''Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House'' is a

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DVD by

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, released 27 March 2006 in the UK (see

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). It compiles the live performances from 1 to 5 November 2005 at the

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that recreated the ''

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'' studio album and was directed by David Barnard and

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. Nearly all of the album's performers were available to participate in the event, including

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and

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. MF Doom and

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appeared through video and audio narration, respectively. Local

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choirs were hired for the performances. Included as an encore are "Hong Kong", a song written for the War Child album '' Help!: A Day in the Life'', and "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" from the ''

'' album, as a tribute to the memory of

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, who died before the event took place. Also included are the visuals seen on the large screen for all but three of the performances, as those songs featured single cover art for the duration of each respective song. The visuals for "Kids with Guns" are the contribution by the " Search for a Star" video winner "Carlos". During the performance,

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and

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appeared (as

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s) in a box and were motioning for the encore toward the end. The live performances in Manchester were a pre-festival commission for the

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, which took place in 2007.News – Gorillaz to take family on tour
– from NME.com The DVD peaked at number 3 on the UK DVD charts. The film was nominated for a

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. In 2011, an audio-only version of the show was released on

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Track listing

#"Intro" – 1:11 #" Last Living Souls" – 3:21 #"

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" (featuring

) – 4:04 #"O Green World" – 5:17 #"

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" (featuring

) – 4:00 #"

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" (featuring

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) – 3:56 #" El Mañana" – 4:07 #"Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" (featuring

) – 5:30 #"November Has Come" (featuring

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) ''(footage)'' – 2:58 #"All Alone" (featuring

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) – 3:52 #"White Light" – 2:26 #"

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" (featuring Roses Gabor and

) – 4:38 #"Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" – Read by

– 3:32 #"Don't Get Lost in Heaven" (featuring The London Community Gospel Choir) – 2:07 #"Demon Days" (featuring The London Community Gospel Choir) – 4:52 #"

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" (featuring

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) – 6:37 #"Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (featuring

) ''(footage)'' – 3:53

Personnel

* Vocals/piano/melodica –

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* MD/keyboards – Mike Smith * Guitar –

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* Guitar – Simon Jones * Bass –

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* Drums –

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* Percussion - Karl Vanden Bossche * Turntable – Darren Galea

Backing vocalists

* Wayne Hernandez * Sharlene Hector * Rosie Wilson * Wendi Rose * Aaron Sokell

String section

* Cello – Isabelle Dunn * Cello – Dan Keane * Bass – Emma Smith * Viola – Amanda Drummond * Viola – Nina Kapinsky * Violin – Antonia Pagulatos * Violin – Jennifer Berman * Violin – Kirsty Mangan * Viola – Gary Pomeroy * Cello – Deborah Chandler

Guests

– Guest vocals on "

" *

– Guest rap on "

" *

– Guest raps on "

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" *

– Guest piano on " Every Planet We Reach is Dead" * MF Doom – Guest rap on " November Has Come" *

– Guest rap on " All Alone" *

– Guest vocals on "All Alone" * Rosie Wilson – Guest vocals on "

" *

– Guest vocals on "Dare" *

– Spoken word vocals on "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" * The London Community Gospel Choir – Guest vocals on "Don't Get Lost in Heaven" and "

" * Zeng Zhen – guest

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on "Hong Kong: *

– Guest vocals on " Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"

Charts

Certifications

Release history

The DVD was released in various countries:

References

External links

Gorillaz-Unofficial DVD webpage
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