London (CNN) -- "It's terrifying coming here but we've decided it's just a big pub," Damon Albarn tells the audience at a packed Royal Albert Hall, assembled for the Blur and Gorillaz star's first concert in his own right at London's most prestigious music venue. He may be showing false nerves -- over the past 25 years he has developed into one of the most innovative musicians of his generation, has collaborated with the cream of the music world in a bewildering range of genres, and has the experience of headlining the world's biggest music festival, Glastonbury, twice -- but he seems genuinely humbled tonight in such grand Victorian surroundings, paying tribute to this "ridiculously incredible, spiritual place."
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Damon Albarn performs at Albert Hall, showcasing solo album "Everyday Robots"
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A more stripped-back work than usual for him, the songs look back on his 46 years
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Concert revisits many of the many musical moments of his long and varied career
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Various collaborators join Albarn: Graham Coxon, De La Soul and Brian Eno
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Despite his comments, Albarn is such a seasoned performer that he's totally at ease in the @placeholder's vast space.
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He's a master of pacing: stripped of the machismo of a @placeholder concert, or the graphical wizardry of Gorillaz, the music is the star.
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Just when it can get no better, guitarist Coxon bounces onto the stage to join @placeholder.