Live at the Budokan is a two-disc live album by the English band Blur, recorded during the 1995 tour for their album The Great Escape, at the Budokan on 8 November 1995. Until 2009, it was the only official standalone live Blur album.
Two songs performed at concert that didn't make the cut for the album can be found on the Japanese single, "It Could Be You": "Charmless Man" (originally performed before "Jubilee") and "Chemical World" (originally performed before "Coping"). The version of "She's So High" is an anomaly, as it is actually the 9 November 1995 performance from the NHK Hall in Tokyo.
It was originally released only in Japan but was later made available internationally via iTunes in 2014. To commemorate the album's 30th anniversary, a two LP vinyl version was released for Record Store Day 2026.
Reception Writing for AllMusic, Ned Raggett found that the album "conclusively demonstrates that in concert Blur is Coxon's band, not Albarn's" with the latter seeming "somewhat tired at points and a parody of himself at his most English at others." In their mini-review, called the release of the band's Budokan performance "proof of their importance."
Track listing Disc one
Disc two
Charts + Chart performance for Live at the Budokan Chart (1996) Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 36 Chart (2026) Peakposition Greek Albums (IFPI) 78 Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 16
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