Backstage at Gorillaz' epic, one-off stadium show: 'The vibe is ridiculous'

Damon Albarn, De La Soul and Moonchild Sannelly talk backstage as Gorillaz play their biggest show.

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It's Friday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and he's in the middle of rehearsals for Gorillaz' first ever stadium show - a multicultural, multimedia pop extravaganza, with more guests than a double-booked Airbnb.

As the band launches into Dirty Harry, the long, pitch-side advertising hoardings light up with a cartoon choir, singing the song's refrain, "all I do is dance".

Apparently taken by surprise, Albarn jumps off the stage to watch, with a broad, toothy grin spreading across his face. Then he spots Argentine rapper Trueno striding across the stadium floor, and rushes over for a hug.

The band play on without their leader - and it takes almost 10 minutes for Albarn to realise he might be needed on stage.