{"id":2063062,"date":"2026-07-26T10:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063062"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:30:42","slug":"watch-rick-astley-join-blossoms-for-joke-about-divorce-at-tramlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063062","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rick Astley join Blossoms for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 at Tramlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rick_astley_blossoms.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Rick Astley join Blossoms for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 at Tramlines<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The singer also provides backing vocals on the studio version of the band\u2019s new single<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-26T11:30:42+01:00\">26th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rick_astley_blossoms-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Rick Astley &amp; Blossoms Perform The Songs Of The Smiths At O2 Forum Kentish Town, London\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Josh Dewhurst of Blossoms, Rick Astley and Tom Ogden of Blossoms at O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 09, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rick Astley\u00a0joined\u00a0Blossoms\u00a0for a performance of \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 during the band\u2019s set at Tramlines Festival \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1222\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Blossoms interview: \u201cThe last thing we want to do is mimic what we\u2019ve done before\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer made a surprise appearance during the Stockport band\u2019s performance on\u00a0the Sarah\u00a0Nulty Main Stage at Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough Park yesterday (July 25).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Astley joined the group for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019, the lead single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, \u2018Songs From The Wedding Cake\u2019. He\u00a0also\u00a0provides backing vocals on the studio version of the track\u00a0and\u00a0makes a cameo in its accompanying video.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0of the performance below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbOhS2sOfob\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbP6ttOgj_P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in the set, Blossoms gave their recent single \u2018Meet Me In Love\u2019 its first performance in front of an audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The song features backing vocals from\u00a0Declan McKenna, while its accompanying video stars Maya Jama and Callum Scott Howells.\u00a0McKenna will also feature on the new album track \u2018Additional Driver\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Blossoms played:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\u2018Gary\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Getaway\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Oh No (I Think I\u2019m In Love)\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Honey Sweet\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Nightclub\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Perfect Me\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018The Keeper\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 (with Rick Astley)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018I Can\u2019t Stand It\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Meet Me\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018I Like Your Look\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Your Girlfriend\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018There\u2019s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Charlemagne\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXXKA1fsg0D\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Astley and Blossoms have a longstanding history of collaboration.\u00a0They first performed together during the band\u2019s London show in September 2021, covering\u00a0The Smiths\u2019 \u2018This Charming Man\u2019 and \u2018There Is\u00a0A\u00a0Light That Never Goes Out\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The footage quickly went viral, leading the artists to announce\u00a0two full concerts devoted to The Smiths\u2019 catalogue in London and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the first show,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> described it as \u201cthe best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986, when Morrissey and Marr last took the stage together\u201d, and praised Astley as \u201ca fine substitute for Morrissey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The review concluded: \u201cThere are only two people on the planet that could do this better, but until they patch things up, Blossoms, Rick Astley, and a couple of thousand loving fans, all singing in unison, is today the most perfect version of The Smiths you could possibly ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZuDz7vub-X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The collaborators later reunited for a secret Smiths covers set at\u00a0Glastonbury Festival\u00a0in 2023.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0ahead of that performance, Astley said: \u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0tell you how much I love doing this. I know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0sacrilege and they should hang the lot of us on the line for doing it, but I also just\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Songs From The Wedding Cake\u2019 is set for release on October 2 via ODD SK \/ Distiller Records and was produced by Shawn Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Blossoms recently celebrated the album announcement\u00a0with a surprise pop-up performance from the back of a van outside Manchester\u2019s 42nd Street Nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>The band will support the album with their biggest headline tour to date later this year. The UK arena run begins at Cardiff\u2019s Utilita Arena on November 26\u00a0and also\u00a0includes London, Manchester,\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0and Glasgow, with\u00a0The Royston Club\u00a0supporting throughout.\u00a0Find tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Blossoms<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Rick Astley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 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class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Fontaines D.C.\u2019s Tom Coll launches new label Inis Records with Richter Collective\u2019s Michael Roe and Ken Allen of Faction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/morrissey_1984-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/morrissey_1984-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Morrissey\u2019s unseen teenage letters predicting he would become a \u201crock \u2019n\u2019 roll star\u201d are going up for auction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the_sunshine_underground-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the_sunshine_underground-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The Sunshine Underground play first show in nearly 10 years ahead of huge Leeds reunion<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div 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   <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rick Astley\u00a0joined\u00a0Blossoms\u00a0for a performance of \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 during the band\u2019s set at Tramlines Festival \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1222\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Blossoms interview: \u201cThe last thing we want to do is mimic what we\u2019ve done before\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer made a surprise appearance during the Stockport band\u2019s performance on\u00a0the Sarah\u00a0Nulty Main Stage at Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough Park yesterday (July 25).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Astley joined the group for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019, the lead single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, \u2018Songs From The Wedding Cake\u2019. He\u00a0also\u00a0provides backing vocals on the studio version of the track\u00a0and\u00a0makes a cameo in its accompanying video.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0of the performance below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbOhS2sOfob\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbP6ttOgj_P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in the set, Blossoms gave their recent single \u2018Meet Me In Love\u2019 its first performance in front of an audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The song features backing vocals from\u00a0Declan McKenna, while its accompanying video stars Maya Jama and Callum Scott Howells.\u00a0McKenna will also feature on the new album track \u2018Additional Driver\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Blossoms played:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\u2018Gary\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Getaway\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Oh No (I Think I\u2019m In Love)\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Honey Sweet\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Nightclub\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Perfect Me\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018The Keeper\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 (with Rick Astley)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018I Can\u2019t Stand It\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Meet Me\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018I Like Your Look\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Your Girlfriend\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018There\u2019s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)\u2019<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2018Charlemagne\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXXKA1fsg0D\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Astley and Blossoms have a longstanding history of collaboration.\u00a0They first performed together during the band\u2019s London show in September 2021, covering\u00a0The Smiths\u2019 \u2018This Charming Man\u2019 and \u2018There Is\u00a0A\u00a0Light That Never Goes Out\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The footage quickly went viral, leading the artists to announce\u00a0two full concerts devoted to The Smiths\u2019 catalogue in London and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the first show,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> described it as \u201cthe best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986, when Morrissey and Marr last took the stage together\u201d, and praised Astley as \u201ca fine substitute for Morrissey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The review concluded: \u201cThere are only two people on the planet that could do this better, but until they patch things up, Blossoms, Rick Astley, and a couple of thousand loving fans, all singing in unison, is today the most perfect version of The Smiths you could possibly ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZuDz7vub-X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The collaborators later reunited for a secret Smiths covers set at\u00a0Glastonbury Festival\u00a0in 2023.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0ahead of that performance, Astley said: \u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0tell you how much I love doing this. I know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0sacrilege and they should hang the lot of us on the line for doing it, but I also just\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Songs From The Wedding Cake\u2019 is set for release on October 2 via ODD SK \/ Distiller Records and was produced by Shawn Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Blossoms recently celebrated the album announcement\u00a0with a surprise pop-up performance from the back of a van outside Manchester\u2019s 42nd Street Nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>The band will support the album with their biggest headline tour to date later this year. The UK arena run begins at Cardiff\u2019s Utilita Arena on November 26\u00a0and also\u00a0includes London, Manchester,\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0and Glasgow, with\u00a0The Royston Club\u00a0supporting throughout.\u00a0Find tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-rick-astley-join-blossoms-for-joke-about-divorce-at-tramlines-3959045&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rick_astley_blossoms.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Rick Astley join Blossoms for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 at Tramlines The singer also provides backing vocals on the studio version of the band\u2019s new single By Max Pilley 26th July 2026 Josh Dewhurst of Blossoms, Rick Astley and Tom Ogden of Blossoms at O2 Forum Kentish Town on October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2063062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2063062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2063062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2063062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2063062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}