A ripple of pure excitement spreads out through the Friday night Printworks crowd. To be honest, everyone here was already pretty thrilled when they arrived, ready to see the return of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s much-loved Gorillaz project.

That eagerness has been growing with each track performed, as a succession of special guests – ranging from Graham Coxon to Pusha T – has come on stage, transforming a potentially tricky full run-through of a new record no one’s actually ...