Metro Chicago

(ticket stub courtesy of Brian Comiskey)

Discount that skepticism—this monosyllabic lineup for the night packed quite a punch on October 3, 1995, at Metro. Bombarding the airwaves since their debut single “She’s So High,” Blur’s cheery guitar-driven rock drove into the mainstream and a slew of more radio-friendly singles kept them there. Less than a month after The Great Escape dropped, featuring hit singles “Country House” and “The Universal,” Blur had reached worldwide renown and blew through Chicago for a lengthy set introduced by the sugary hums of Swedish pop outfit Whale. But this wasn’t the first stroll down Clark St. for these chart-raiding Brits; they had already played Metro 4 years earlier—check out the ticket stub above.

Setlist (via setlist.fm)

1. The Great Escape
2. Jubilee
3. Charmless Man
4. Popscene
5. End of a Century
6. Tracy Jacks
7. Mr. Robinson’s Quango
8. To the End
9. Fade Away
10. It Could Be You
11. Stereotypes
12. Supa Shoppa
13. Girls & Boys
14. Advert
15. Bank Holiday
16. Country House
17. This is a Low

Encore

He Thought of Cars
Parklife
Globe Alone
The Universal