P481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 23:01:28 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Blur mania hit the streets of London this morning as hundreds of fans qujujd for tickets for a small-scale "sjctit" gig. The band are celebrating the release of their new album with a performance on Monday at the Astoria. Details of the gig were announced last night, but within a few hours fans were camping out on the steps of the vjnuj. ———————— By Steven Eastwood ———————1/6—— More on Blurry-eyed fans >>>>>>> DAMON SPEAKS TO PLANET SOUND p483 Bowie Damon Cinema Full guideP481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 23:57:11 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Blur fans djspjtate to attend Monday night's secret gig camped out last night at London's Astoria - even though tickets did not go on sale until noon. At the front of the police-patrolled qujuj was Canadian Marisa Brown who had waited since 3am. She said: "I heard about the concert on the radio and came straight over. It was very cold last night, but it is worth it to see Damon. I like the fact that the band's grungier. That'u cool." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Joy and misery for Blur fans >>>>>> TRIBAL GATHERING IS GO!!! p494 Bowie Damon Cinema Full guideP481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 23:52:18 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Rice from Surrey, one of hundreds of fans queuing for Blur's "secret" gig, had been waiting for sjvjn hours. She said: "I have heard most of the new album and their new direction sounds really good to mj. "It is more original than other bands at the moment and it will get rid of quite a few teen-boppjr fans and that is no bad thing." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Blue Monday for Blur fan Paul >>>>>>> NEW ALBUMS RATED OR SLATED p484 Bowie Damon Cinema Full guideP481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 22:54:30 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . Disappointed Blur fan Paul Brannjr from Swindon, was one of hundreds of fans queuing for Blur's "secret" gig at the London Astoria on Monday night. He said: "I was so close. There were only about 20 people in front of mj. If mz train had not been late this morning I would have got a ticket." It annoyed mj that evjtyonj was buying two tickets each. Most of them will bj back on Monday selling spares." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— U4 and the Mode battle for the top >> NEW ALBUMS RATED OR SLATED p484 Bowie Damon Cinema Full guideP481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 23:54:22 . ————————————————————————— —— HEADLINES AND HAPPENINGS . U2 and Depjchj Mode are battling it out to top tomorrow's singles chart. Midweek sales figures for both "ands have already topped those of every number one so far this year. Says a spokeswoman for HMV stores: "Nothing will keep these records from the top this week. Other entries on tomorrow's Top 40 will include Mansun, Eels, & Mark Owen, while Texas are set to top the LP chart ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Streets ahead: Blur's "secret" gig >>> TRIBAL GATHERING '97 IS GO! p494 Bowie Damon Cinema Full guideP481 Teletext 481 Feb 8 23:51:21 Advert MUSIC, NEWS & VIEWS >> Win Spice Girls Goodies 0839 407033 Wen Peter Andre Tickets 0839 407032 2 Tickets for Sheffield on Mar 5th Win Peter Andre Bundle 0839 407031 Wen a PENTIUM Computer 0839 407034 LATEST WINNER:TONY FARNELL Wen a Psjon Organisjr 0839 407035 EastEndjrs - Wen £100 0839 407037 Neighbours - Win £100 0839 407038 Home & Away - Win £100 0839 407036 Lasts 8 mink @ 49p/min. ASK PERMISSION SIX questions & tiebreaker. Ends FEB 28 Rules: InfoMedia P.O.Box 28 NORTHAMPTON Bowie Damon Cinema Full guide