English rock band from London, formed in 1988 from the remnants of Circus. The band consists of vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. The band's debut album, Leisure, was released in August 1991 and featured sounds from the Madchester and shoegaze genres. Inspired by other English guitar bands such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC, Blur transformed their sound and released their next three albums Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape. With these records, the band popularised the new Britpop genre and enjoyed huge popularity in the UK, helped by a battle for chart position with Oasis.

The band's sound evolved again on their fifth album, Blur, this time turning towards the lo-fi indie rock sound that was gaining popularity in the US at the time. The record's single "Song 2" became a hit in the US and brought the band popularity in this country too. The next album 13 experimented with electronica and gospel music, while the sound of the seventh album Think Tank was even more electronic with minimal guitars, drawing more inspiration from hip hop and world ethnic music. Coxon left the band during the recording of the album, and Blur went on hiatus at the end of the album's launch tour.

In 2009, Blur reformed, with Coxon back, and embarked on a European tour. The band's eighth album, The Magic Whip, was released in April 2015 and was the band's first recording in twelve years. Following the end of the tour, Blur paused again until 2023, when the band's ninth effort, The Ballad of Darren, was released.