{"id":18026,"date":"2026-07-26T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18026"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:38:27","slug":"watch-rick-astley-join-blossoms-for-joke-about-divorce-at-tramlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18026","title":{"rendered":"Watch Rick Astley join Blossoms for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 at Tramlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rick-astley\">Rick Astley<\/a>\u00a0joined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/BLOSSOMS\">Blossoms<\/a>\u00a0for a performance of \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 during the band\u2019s set at Tramlines Festival \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<p>The singer made a surprise appearance during the Stockport band\u2019s performance on\u00a0the Sarah\u00a0Nulty Main Stage at Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough Park yesterday (July 25).<\/p>\n<p>Astley joined the group for \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blossoms-return-with-jaunty-new-single-joke-about-divorce-3941422\">Joke About Divorce<\/a>\u2019, the lead single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blossoms-announce-new-album-songs-from-the-wedding-cake-with-meet-me-in-love-featuring-maya-jama-and-2026-uk-arena-tour-3951557\">Songs From The Wedding Cake<\/a>\u2019. He\u00a0also\u00a0provides backing vocals on the studio version of the track\u00a0and\u00a0makes a cameo in its accompanying video.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0footage\u00a0of the performance below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbOhS2sOfob\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbP6ttOgj_P\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in the set, Blossoms gave their recent single \u2018Meet Me In Love\u2019 its first performance in front of an audience.<\/p>\n<p>The song features backing vocals from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/declan-mckenna\">Declan McKenna<\/a>, while its accompanying video stars Maya Jama and Callum Scott Howells.\u00a0McKenna will also feature on the new album track \u2018Additional Driver\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Blossoms played:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\u2018Gary\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Getaway\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Oh No (I Think I\u2019m In Love)\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Honey Sweet\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Nightclub\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Perfect Me\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018The Keeper\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 (with Rick Astley)<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018I Can\u2019t Stand It\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Meet Me\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018I Like Your Look\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Your Girlfriend\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018There\u2019s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)\u2019<\/b><br \/><b>\u2018Charlemagne\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXXKA1fsg0D\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Astley and Blossoms have a longstanding history of collaboration.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-blossoms-and-rick-astley-team-up-to-cover-the-smiths-3044696\">They first performed together during the band\u2019s London show in September 2021<\/a>, covering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/THE-SMITHS\">The Smiths<\/a>\u2019 \u2018This Charming Man\u2019 and \u2018There Is\u00a0A\u00a0Light That Never Goes Out\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The footage quickly went viral, leading the artists to announce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/see-footage-from-first-night-of-blossoms-and-rick-astleys-smiths-cover-shows-3066376\">two full concerts devoted to The Smiths\u2019 catalogue in London and Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the first show,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/blossoms-and-rick-astley-live-london-forum-smiths-johnny-marr-morrissey-3067301\"><i>NME<\/i> described it as \u201cthe best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986, when Morrissey and Marr last took the stage together\u201d<\/a>, and praised Astley as \u201ca fine substitute for Morrissey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The review concluded: \u201cThere are only two people on the planet that could do this better, but until they patch things up, Blossoms, Rick Astley, and a couple of thousand loving fans, all singing in unison, is today the most perfect version of The Smiths you could possibly ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZuDz7vub-X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The collaborators later reunited for a secret Smiths covers set at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/glastonbury\">Glastonbury Festival<\/a>\u00a0in 2023.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/rick-astley-blossoms-glastonbury-secret-set-interview-morrissey-johnny-marr-3459852\">Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0ahead of that performance<\/a>, Astley said: \u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0tell you how much I love doing this. I know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0sacrilege and they should hang the lot of us on the line for doing it, but I also just\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Songs From The Wedding Cake\u2019 is set for release on October 2 via ODD SK \/ Distiller Records and was produced by Shawn Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Blossoms recently celebrated the album announcement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-blossoms-perform-surprise-pop-up-gig-in-manchester-from-inside-a-van-3952127\">with a surprise pop-up performance from the back of a van outside Manchester\u2019s 42nd Street Nightclub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-blossoms-perform-surprise-pop-up-gig-in-manchester-from-inside-a-van-3952127\">The band will support the album with their biggest headline tour to date later this year<\/a>. The UK arena run begins at Cardiff\u2019s Utilita Arena on November 26\u00a0and also\u00a0includes London, Manchester,\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0and Glasgow, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-royston-club\">The Royston Club<\/a>\u00a0supporting throughout.\u00a0Find tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fblossoms-tickets%2Fartist%2F2097211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Astley\u00a0joined\u00a0Blossoms\u00a0for a performance of \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 during the band\u2019s set at Tramlines Festival \u2013 watch footage below. The singer made a surprise appearance during the Stockport band\u2019s performance on\u00a0the Sarah\u00a0Nulty Main Stage at Sheffield\u2019s Hillsborough Park yesterday (July 25). 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