DAMON Albarn blasted the crowd watching Blur at Coachella on Sunday night before vowing never to perform there again.
The Charmless Man singer, 56, was left unimpressed by the Coachella audience and their apathetic reaction during the Britpop band's set.
As the group rattled through a 13-song set containing some of Blur's best-loved 90s hits - including Song 2, Girls And Boys, and Tender - Albarn noticed the audience was less than enthusiastic.
Despite the singer's attempts to engage with the crowd, the gig-goers at the annual US festival refused to join in, causing him to get increasingly irritated before eventually snapping at the crowd.
During Girls And Boys, where an attempt to get the audience to sing along to the iconic chorus got no results, Albarn declared they could “do better” and asked them to try again.
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When that attempt also failed, Albarn said: “You’re never seeing us again, so you might as well f***ing sing it.”
As livestream footage from the incident circulated online, fans were quick to defend the beloved British group and slammed the "embarrassing" audience.
“I can’t believe how dead Blur’s Coachella crowd is,” wrote one.
“Most of these ppl at Coachella don’t even know how lucky they are to see Blur THAT SHOULD BE MEE,” added a second.
While a third ranted: “WHAT THE F**K IS HAPPENING? I'm convinced Coachella has the worst vibes and people possible. It’s f**king Blur, show some respect!!!”
Others claimed it was on the Coachella organisers for placing Blur in a timeslot and space that wasn’t a fit for their audience - noting they never achieved the same US success as they did in the UK.
“Love Blur, but Coachella set them up for an L,” one person noted, while another stated: “Blur were absolutely wasted on Coachella, that crowd was an embarrassment. Americans just don’t get it.”
It seems like the band were somewhat prepared for a mixed reaction ahead of performing at the Californian event - albeit not one quite as disheartening.
Speaking to KROQ radio before their show, Albarn and bassist Alex James acknowledged they were expecting a “weird one”.
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“This was a wonderful opportunity, it's the biggest festival on the planet,” said James. “If I wasn't here I'd have FOMO to be honest.”
"I have no idea how it will go,” added Albarn. “It's a weird one, Coachella when it comes to the audience. It's hard to know sometimes, because they're sort of on their own planet a bit.”
Despite this the band tried to make the best of it, even paying tribute to the Mojave desert, where the festival is held, by bringing on stage the local Torres Martinez Cahuilla Bird Singers to close their set.
