News about Dave Rowntree

After Liz Truss' 'calamitous' time in No. 5, the musician, 57, said he wants to reclaim national pride. 10. He slammed Rishi Sunak and the government for smuggling the UK's international recognition and insisting that loving your country wasn't racist. The Blur drummer said he wanted to travel back to when loving your country was cool and union jacks were strewn everywhere, including all over Geri Halliwell's appearance at the Brits in 1997. Mr Rowntree said: 'Wouldn't that be wonderful if it was cool, and Britannia was cool again?

Rowntree, the party's nominee for Mid Sussex, was announced last night, just hours after launching a string of attacks on Jeremy Hunt's Budget. Rowntree, a retired rowntree, accused Mr Hunt of 'the oddest Budget ever' before describing it as "pathetic" and "what a waste of an hour.' After overcoming alcohol and cocaine addictions, the actor, whose band's albums include Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife, and The Great Escape, has long been a committed Labour activist and potential future candidate. He admitted to being involved in 'a mid-life crisis,' and he has chastised Tony Blair for jumping on the Britpop bandwagon in the 1990s, when rivals Oasis' Noel Gallagher attended a Downing Street party.

After Labour selected him as a candidate in the forthcoming general election, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree will attempt to make it to Westminster for the second time. He will stand in the Mid Sussex constituency, which includes Burges Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, and Mid Sussex villages. Rowntree is one of the hundreds of celebrities to try their hand at politics, with some having varying degrees of success. Here are some of the most memorable moments from Katie Price's ill-fated run in Stretford and Urmston, promising 'free plastic surgery for all', to Olympic gold medalist middle-distance runner Seb Coe's glorious campaign for the Tories in 1992.

On Wednesday evening, Dave Rowntree, 59, (pictured), will appear in Mid Sussex, with the constituency including places such as Burges Hill and Haywards Heath. Rowntree, who has been active in the band Blur since 1988, will contest against the Conservative Party, which currently holds the seat. Rowntree said in a tweet: "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to become Labour's first Mid Sussex MP." Residents have their best chance in a decade to make their vote count count and return a Labour MP to parliament.' The Tories have run out of ideas, and the Lib Dems have run out of steam. I'm running for parliament to provide the energy and vision that the area so desperately needs.'

According to recent details, an iconic nineties band is set to perform on stage at the British Awards on March 2nd. The 1990s band, made up of singer Damon, bassist Alex James, guitarist Graham Coxon, and drummer Dave Rowntree, went on hiatus in 2015 before announcing their reunion information in 2022.

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Since making their epic music comeback earlier this year, they've been ardent die-hard fans. Guitarist Alex James said that being in the band'something that no one of us can ever walk away from.' The 1980s band, made up of Alex, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Dave Rowntree, went on hiatus in 2015 and then announced their reunion news last year.

Blur has been forced to miss a headline slot at France's Festival Beauregard this week due to Dave Rowntree's injury, meaning their return to Wembley Stadium is in question this weekend. On Thursday, the Charmless Man hitmakers had been scheduled to appear at the Bordeaux music festival, but the drummer sustained a knee injury last weekend. A French translation of a Festival Beaubourg tweet revealed: 'The bad news has just fallen: Blur will not be able to attend their concert in Beaugard.'

Blur were back with a bang on Wednesday evening after they appeared at a live gig in Colchester. It comes shortly after they revealed that they would debut their new album The Ballad Of Darren in just a matter of months. This is eight years since the rock stars' last chart-topping album The Magic Whip appeared.

Since his own rock band announced their reunion tour, Blur's Damon Albarn has revealed he'put money on Oasis reconstruction.' The 1980s band, made up of Alex James, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Dave Rowntree, went on hiatus in 2015 before announcing their reunion news last year. Now that the singer, 55, has guessed that another legendary band would appear back together, giving them some competition.

Blur have announced that they would debut The Ballad Of Darren, their next album, in a matter of months. It comes eight years since the rock stars released their new chart-topping album The Magic Whip. The 1980s band, made up of Alex James, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Dave Rowntree, went on hiatus in 2015 and then announced their reunion news last year.

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Blur is expected to make their music comeback with a massive gig at Wembley Stadium, it has been announced. According to reports, the English rock band is revamping ahead of the launch of their well-known album Parklife in 1994. Blur formed in London in 1988, and it includes singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree.