Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
2006·Music·1h 10m
7.1
★
Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House is a Grammy Award nominated live DVD by Gorillaz, It compiles live performances by the band from the 1st through the 5th of November 2005 at the Manchester Opera House that recreated the Demon Days Studio album.
Directed by David Barnard and Grant Gee
concert
hip-hop
pop
live performance
manchester
live concert
gorillaz
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Cast
Damon Albarn
Self - Vocals [Gorillaz]
Phil Cornwell
Murdoc Niccals [Gorillaz]
Haruka Kuroda
Noodle [Gorillaz]
Remi Kabaka Jr.
Russel Hobbs [Gorillaz]
Neneh Cherry
Self - "Kids With Guns"
Ike Turner
Self - "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead"
Romye Robinson
Self - "Dirty Harry"
David Jolicoeur
Self - "Feel Good Inc."
Kelvin Mercer
Self - "Feel Good Inc."
Vincent Mason
Self - "Feel Good Inc."
Shaun Ryder
Self - "Dare"
MF DOOM
Self - "November Has Come" (archive footage)
Crew
David Barnard
Director
Damon Albarn
Songs
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
r0b0c0nePRO
9.0★ · 01/05/26
Only watched again for Shaun Ryder
Only watched again for Shaun Ryder
David
9.7★ · 09/01/25
I would ship myself in a fed ex box to be able to experience this album live
I would ship myself in a fed ex box to be able to experience this album live
Wyatt
10.0★ · 05/24/25
So fun watching w an audience and DRAGGG werk. how have i never seen that performance of dare live...?!!! I wish i was one of those kids on that stage it would have changed my life.....
So fun watching w an audience and DRAGGG werk. how have i never seen that performance of dare live...?!!! I wish i was one of those kids on that stage it would have changed my life.....
Kristen
8.2★ · 03/10/25
I am incapable of being super objective about this because I love Gorillaz and I love live music so much and this made me cry numerous times. The harmonies in the choir during “Demon Days” KILLED me.
That “Dare” performance though, woof! Damon tried to save it at the end I know he was mad as hell that Shaun Ryder was so trashed lmao 😭
Damon Albarn I love you very much, probably as much as you love that fucking melodica.
That “Dare” performance though, woof! Damon tried to save it at the end I know he was mad as hell that Shaun Ryder was so trashed lmao 😭
Damon Albarn I love you very much, probably as much as you love that fucking melodica.
I am incapable of being super objective about this because I love Gorillaz and I love live music so much and this made me cry numerous times. The harmonies in the choir during “Demon Days” KILLED me.
That “Dare” performance though, woof! Damon tried to save it at the end I know he was mad as hell that Shaun Ryder was so trashed lmao 😭
Damon Albarn I love you very much, probably as much as you love that fucking melodica.
That “Dare” performance though, woof! Damon tried to save it at the end I know he was mad as hell that Shaun Ryder was so trashed lmao 😭
Damon Albarn I love you very much, probably as much as you love that fucking melodica.
Cillian
7.1★ · 02/19/25
Hard to rate this one for now, and I’m mainly going to use this to dump quite a lot of thoughts about Gorillaz.
Demon Days is one of my favourite albums, and is one of the two or three main albums that “got me into music”. Demon Days and Plastic Beach are obviously the best Gorillaz albums (the newer stuff isn’t bad by any means, Song Machine is great, but they aren’t the same quality as the older stuff, Humanz is a mixed bag and Cracker Island/The Now Now are decent), but one thing I do think has improved is the live shows. Seeing them back in 2022, I way preferred those renditions of El Mañana and Last Living Souls, those are the ones that stick with me (this is vindicated by rewatching any versions of the newer tours). There is just something off about the performances pre-the comback (the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour ones are still pretty good though) that just doesn’t sit right, and maybe it was the fact this hasn’t really been remastered video or sound wise even on the iTunes version, but still. I didn’t dislike it at any times, I was happy and it allowed me to relive how essential this album was to 14-year old me. DARE is quite funny in this like everyone else says, but I still danced. I would love if they did a tour of this again though for the 20 year anniversary with maybe an hour or so afterwards of the other stuff (I could go for a recreation of all of Plastic Beach’s music as well instead) with the better, new live versions of the track in the bigger arenas. The best tracks of the original album are El Mañana, November Has Come and if I had to pick a third I would be in-between Dirty Harry, but I’d also want to shout out the more obscure Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head, it’s the closet thing we have gotten to a modern day Listening Wind. Obviously Stop Making Sense is still the best concert film out there, I am in the mood for watching/re-watching some other ones though!
Demon Days ranking (studio versions):1. El Mañana2. November Has Come3. Dirty Harry4. Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head5. Feel Good Inc.6. O Green World7. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead8. Kids with Guns9. All Alone10. DARE11. Don’t Get Lost in Heaven12. Last Living Souls13. Demon Days14. White Light15. Intro
Demon Days is one of my favourite albums, and is one of the two or three main albums that “got me into music”. Demon Days and Plastic Beach are obviously the best Gorillaz albums (the newer stuff isn’t bad by any means, Song Machine is great, but they aren’t the same quality as the older stuff, Humanz is a mixed bag and Cracker Island/The Now Now are decent), but one thing I do think has improved is the live shows. Seeing them back in 2022, I way preferred those renditions of El Mañana and Last Living Souls, those are the ones that stick with me (this is vindicated by rewatching any versions of the newer tours). There is just something off about the performances pre-the comback (the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour ones are still pretty good though) that just doesn’t sit right, and maybe it was the fact this hasn’t really been remastered video or sound wise even on the iTunes version, but still. I didn’t dislike it at any times, I was happy and it allowed me to relive how essential this album was to 14-year old me. DARE is quite funny in this like everyone else says, but I still danced. I would love if they did a tour of this again though for the 20 year anniversary with maybe an hour or so afterwards of the other stuff (I could go for a recreation of all of Plastic Beach’s music as well instead) with the better, new live versions of the track in the bigger arenas. The best tracks of the original album are El Mañana, November Has Come and if I had to pick a third I would be in-between Dirty Harry, but I’d also want to shout out the more obscure Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head, it’s the closet thing we have gotten to a modern day Listening Wind. Obviously Stop Making Sense is still the best concert film out there, I am in the mood for watching/re-watching some other ones though!
Demon Days ranking (studio versions):1. El Mañana2. November Has Come3. Dirty Harry4. Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head5. Feel Good Inc.6. O Green World7. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead8. Kids with Guns9. All Alone10. DARE11. Don’t Get Lost in Heaven12. Last Living Souls13. Demon Days14. White Light15. Intro
Hard to rate this one for now, and I’m mainly going to use this to dump quite a lot of thoughts about Gorillaz.
Demon Days is one of my favourite albums, and is one of the two or three main albums that “got me into music”. Demon Days and Plastic Beach are obviously the best Gorillaz albums (the newer stuff isn’t bad by any means, Song Machine is great, but they aren’t the same quality as the older stuff, Humanz is a mixed bag and Cracker Island/The Now Now are decent), but one thing I do think has improved is the live shows. Seeing them back in 2022, I way preferred those renditions of El Mañana and Last Living Souls, those are the ones that stick with me (this is vindicated by rewatching any versions of the newer tours). There is just something off about the performances pre-the comback (the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour ones are still pretty good though) that just doesn’t sit right, and maybe it was the fact this hasn’t really been remastered video or sound wise even on the iTunes version, but still. I didn’t dislike it at any times, I was happy and it allowed me to relive how essential this album was to 14-year old me. DARE is quite funny in this like everyone else says, but I still danced. I would love if they did a tour of this again though for the 20 year anniversary with maybe an hour or so afterwards of the other stuff (I could go for a recreation of all of Plastic Beach’s music as well instead) with the better, new live versions of the track in the bigger arenas. The best tracks of the original album are El Mañana, November Has Come and if I had to pick a third I would be in-between Dirty Harry, but I’d also want to shout out the more obscure Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head, it’s the closet thing we have gotten to a modern day Listening Wind. Obviously Stop Making Sense is still the best concert film out there, I am in the mood for watching/re-watching some other ones though!
Demon Days ranking (studio versions):1. El Mañana2. November Has Come3. Dirty Harry4. Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head5. Feel Good Inc.6. O Green World7. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead8. Kids with Guns9. All Alone10. DARE11. Don’t Get Lost in Heaven12. Last Living Souls13. Demon Days14. White Light15. Intro
Demon Days is one of my favourite albums, and is one of the two or three main albums that “got me into music”. Demon Days and Plastic Beach are obviously the best Gorillaz albums (the newer stuff isn’t bad by any means, Song Machine is great, but they aren’t the same quality as the older stuff, Humanz is a mixed bag and Cracker Island/The Now Now are decent), but one thing I do think has improved is the live shows. Seeing them back in 2022, I way preferred those renditions of El Mañana and Last Living Souls, those are the ones that stick with me (this is vindicated by rewatching any versions of the newer tours). There is just something off about the performances pre-the comback (the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour ones are still pretty good though) that just doesn’t sit right, and maybe it was the fact this hasn’t really been remastered video or sound wise even on the iTunes version, but still. I didn’t dislike it at any times, I was happy and it allowed me to relive how essential this album was to 14-year old me. DARE is quite funny in this like everyone else says, but I still danced. I would love if they did a tour of this again though for the 20 year anniversary with maybe an hour or so afterwards of the other stuff (I could go for a recreation of all of Plastic Beach’s music as well instead) with the better, new live versions of the track in the bigger arenas. The best tracks of the original album are El Mañana, November Has Come and if I had to pick a third I would be in-between Dirty Harry, but I’d also want to shout out the more obscure Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head, it’s the closet thing we have gotten to a modern day Listening Wind. Obviously Stop Making Sense is still the best concert film out there, I am in the mood for watching/re-watching some other ones though!
Demon Days ranking (studio versions):1. El Mañana2. November Has Come3. Dirty Harry4. Fire Coming out of the Monkey’s Head5. Feel Good Inc.6. O Green World7. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead8. Kids with Guns9. All Alone10. DARE11. Don’t Get Lost in Heaven12. Last Living Souls13. Demon Days14. White Light15. Intro