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    Fans have taken to social media to react to Gorillaz debuting a new album in full at their phone-free ‘House Of Kong’ mystery show in London last night

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    Last night (Wednesday September 3), fans flocked to the Copper Box Arena in London for the fourth and final night of Gorillaz’s ‘House Of Kong’ exhibition shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of Damon Albarn‘s animated band. Where previous shows saw the band perform some of their most iconic albums in full, last night’s showcase was something entirely special for those in attendance.

    Fans weren’t allowed to access their mobile phones during the performance, and were made to secure them in pouches. Following the end of the gig, fans took to social media to discuss the show, revealing that Gorillaz had debuted a new album in its entirety, and featured a ton of special guests.

    An image of the mystery show’s full band and guest performers was captured and shared on social media – check it out below.

    The full band features Damon Albarn, Mike Smith, Jeff Wootton, Seye Adelekan, Jaega McKenna-Gordon, Karl Vanden Bossche Ruth O’Mahony-Brady, Rebecca Freckleton, Michelle Ndegwa, Jesse Appiah, Angel Williams.

    Featured artists included Black Thought, Omar Souleyman, Asha Puthli, Asha Bhosle, Sparks, Gruff Rhys, Kara Jackson, Yasiin Bey, Paul Simonon, IDLES‘ Joe Talbot, Johnny Marr, Ajay Prasanna, Trueno and Anoushka Shankar.

    The London Arab Orchestra, Demon Strings, Chris Storr, James Copus and Matthew Gunner served as featured musicians, while deceased acts like Dennis Hopper, Bobby Womack, De La Soul‘s Dave Jolicoeur, Tony Allen, Proof and Mark E Smith are billed as Voices from Elsewhere.

    As for the album itself, fans have described it as “absolutely breathtaking”, with one fan writing: “The soundscape of this album is like nothing I’ve ever heard from this band… Almost perfect album. Gorillaz really outdid themselves with this one. 10/10”

    Another wrote that the record is “heavy on Indian tunes”, while others on Reddit said it also included other South Asian, Middle Eastern and world influences – this shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans though, as Albarn previously said in July that the “new Gorillaz record is in four languages”.

    A leaked image from the show also sees artwork of fictional character Murdoc now in the form of a Hindu deity with blue skin, a long beard and prayer beads hanging from his neck. See more reactions below.

    Mystery Show (spoilers)
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    Mystery = New album start to finish.
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    The forthcoming album has yet to receive a release date or a title reveal, but fans are expecting it to arrive as soon as this weekend.

    The Albarn-led band kicked off the first of four limited-capacity live shows at the Copper Box Arena in London last week (August 29) to mark their 25th anniversary. Throughout the first three dates celebrating the milestone, Gorillaz have played their self-titled debut, its follow-up ‘Demon Days’ and ‘Plastic Beach’ in full at the East London venue.

    The third show – which contained the ‘Plastic Beach’ play-through – also saw Gorillaz surprise audiences with ‘The Fall’ tracks ‘Phoner To Arizona’ and ‘California And The Slipping Of The Sun’ live for the first time ever during the encore.

    The four shows were part of the band’s ‘House Of Kong’ exhibition at the Copper Box. It ran from August 8 until yesterday (September 3). The exhibition gallery offered fans a look behind the curtain of the virtual band’s headquarters, and provided insights into the journey they have had since sharing their 2000 debut single ‘Tomorrow Comes Today’, up until present day.

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