Graham Coxon
Camden Crawl

YOU can hardly walk down any of the major roads in Camden Town without running into Graham Coxon these days.
If it’s not the man himself – and, invariably, it is – it’s one of his nerdy mop-top, thick-rimmed doppelgangers on their way to The Good Mixer.
While other Brit-poppers may have passed through Camden, Coxon has stayed put. Perhaps that’s why he always looks like he needs a holiday.
But for all the familiarity, there’s a genuine sense of anticipation as the former Blur man comes on stage at The Dublin Castle for the first time in 10 years on Thursday night.
The Buzzcocks may be playing up the road at Barfly, but for the couple of 100 fans packed into the intimate back room at the Dublin, this show was always going to be the highlight of the Camden Crawl.
Coxon may look like a miserable sod at 11am in the queue at the supermarket, but he couldn’t be happier once he hits the stage.
Only his guitarist, who has a face young enough to have learnt the words to Parklife at kindergarten, seems happier – probably because he can’t believe he’s on stage with the great man.
Racing through hits from his solo albums including Escape Song, Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery and I Can’t Think Of Your Skin, interspersed with ad-libbed mutterings in Swedish, Coxon finishes with encores of Fame and Fortune and And Feel Right. The crowd, well refreshed after several hours of drinking, don’t want him to stop.