Gorillaz have all the time embraced the spirit of collaboration, and through their present in Los Angeles on Friday evening (Sept. 23), Damon Albarn’s digital band had a complete lot of particular visitors readily available. As Rolling Stone reviews, Beck, Tame Impala, Schoolboy Q, Thundercat, Del the Funky Homosapien, De La Soul and Bootie Brown all joined Gorillaz at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles.
Beck got here out to carry out “The Valley of the Pagans” from 2020’s Season One: Strange Timez and returned for the world premiere of “Possession Island,” from Gorillaz’ star-studded upcoming album Cracker Island.
Schoolboy Q guested on the primary dwell efficiency of “Pac Man” from Song Machine and Thundercat assisted on “Cracker Island.” As he typically does, The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown helped out on a number of tracks, together with “Dirty Harry,” “Stylo,” and “New Gold,” the latter with an help from Tame Impala.
De La Soul got here out for the traditional “Feel Good Inc.,” and Del the Funky Homosapien helped out in the course of the encore on “Rock the House” and “Clint Eastwood.”
Gorillaz are in the midst of their first North American tour since 2018. Cracker Island is slated for a Feb. 23, 2023 launch.
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