What is Gorillaz?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Gorillaz | image = Gorillaz, Brixton Academy, London (34377484273).jpg | caption = Gorillaz, Brixton Academy, London, 2017 | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]] | Years_active = 1998-present | Current_members = 2-D<br>Noodle<br>Russell Hobbs<br>Murdoc Niccals | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[trip hop]], [[electronica]], {{nowrap|[[alternative hip hop]]}}, [[experimental music|experimental rock]] | Label = [[Parlophone]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[EMI]] }} '''Gorillaz''' are an [[Animation|animated]] [[Britain|British]] [[rock music|rock]] [[band]]. The band was invented by [[Damon Albarn]], a member of the band [[Blur]], and Jamie Hewlett, who has worked on the [[comic book]] series ''Tank Girl''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gorillaz Next Concert Setlist & Tour Dates|url=https://concerty.com/artist/gorillaz-550583|website=Concerty.com}}</ref> Even though the band members are [[fictional character|fictional]], they have released a large number of [[album]]s and [[music video]]s. The band's animated members are [[2-D (character)|2-D]], Noodle, Russell Hobbs, and [[Murdoc Niccals]]. The band's [[Music genre|genre]] is mostly a combination of [[alternative rock]], [[alternative hip hop]], and [[electronica]]. It also has elements of [[experimental music|experimental]], [[trip hop]], [[dub music|dub]], and [[psychedelic rock]]. ==Live performances== Since they are an animated group, they cannot perform live, like other bands can. At Gorillaz concerts, the real members of the band stand behind screens which show [[computer-generated]] images of the animated group performing. Despite the animated performances, the actual band members did go on tour as the Gorillaz (which the animated band referred to as ''that Gorillaz tribute band''), playing at various venues across the states, headlining at Coachella. The live Gorillaz band played at the 2010