Blur star 'never expected a reunion'

Alex James has revealed that he never expected Blur to perform together again.

The bassist admitted that the group's recent gig at the East Anglian Railway Museum was an emotional experience for all involved.

"The sound of music I never thought I'd hear again," he wrote in The Independent.

"Not a dry eye in the house. Grown men weeping, bawling, losing themselves utterly; young people saying things like, 'That was mint, bro'."

The group played a further surprise gig at the Rough Trade East shop in London on Monday.

Blur play at Glastonbury, T In The Park and Hyde Park during the summer. Their new double-disc Best Of collection Midlife was released on Monday.