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Stem nu: wat is het beste album van Gorillaz?
Aan de geanimeerde bandleden is het niet af te lezen, maar Gorillaz bestaat toch echt al bijna drie decennia. Het project van muzikaal meesterbrein Damon Albarn heeft in al die jaren al acht studio-albums opgeleverd. Met de negende (The Mountain) op komst, zal de veelzijdige groep wederom touren langs de Europese festivals.
Gorillaz is geen band die zich netjes in één hokje laat plaatsen. Het virtuele project van Damon Albarn en tekenaar Jamie Hewlett draait al sinds het eind van de jaren negentig om experiment, samenwerking en het loslaten van vaste kaders. Met geanimeerde bandleden, steeds wisselende gastartiesten en een geluid dat moeiteloos schakelt tussen hiphop, elektronica, pop en alternatieve muziek, blijft Gorillaz zichzelf telkens opnieuw uitvinden.
En juist dat maakt de volgende vraag zo interessant: wat is het beste Gorillaz-album? Ga je voor het iconische Demon Days, een plaat die voor veel fans het startpunt was? Of verdient het ambitieuze Plastic Beach volgens jou de kroon? Misschien kies je wel voor het debuutalbum met tracks als “Clint Eastwood” en “19-2000”. Tijd om te stemmen en te laten weten welk Gorillaz-album voor jou met kop en schouders boven de rest uitsteekt. Het is tijd om je stem te laten horen!
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Wat is het beste album van Gorillaz?
Gorillaz op Best Kept Secret en Rock Werchter 2026
Na eerdere Nederlandse festivalshows op Lowlands 2018 en Down The Rabbit Hole 2022, is het dit jaar de beurt aan Best Kept Secret 2026 om Gorillaz op het hoofdpodium te verwelkomen. Ook voor onze zuiderburen is Rock Werchter 2026 de derde keer dat de groep een Belgisch festival aandoet (na Rock Werchter 2018 en Werchter Boutique 2022).
Voor beide festivals zijn nog tickets beschikbaar. Voor zowel een zaterdagticket voor Rock Werchter, als een dagticket voor de BKS-zondag betaal je 140 euro. Weekendtickets gaan voor respectievelijk 315 en 309 euro over de toonbank.
