Blur have toured the world, sold millions of albums, reinvented Britpop, produced some songs that will remain in the annals of pop music forever, but there was still one last thing missing from their rock n roll bucket list.

They had never played at Wembley Stadium.

How is that even possible? The band has had headlining gigs at other huge venues like Coachella, Glastonbury, Hyde Park, Reading, but never at the 90,000 seat national stadium of England - until last weekend when they played two sold out gigs there.

Blur, who has broken up, taken hiatuses, and splintered off into successful side projects (like singer Damon Albarn's Gorillaz), reunited again this year to tour - their first in eight years. Along the way they also happened to make an album.

But playing Wembley Stadium (not the smaller arena), that was one of the driving forces of the reunion. It was an accomplishment the band with indie roots could have never imagined in the 1990s when they were first finding their niche. And now that the band are all in their 50s, even on that grand stage it all seemed a bit odd.

“There’s something, for me and I’m sure, for you, something vaguely hilarious about old men throwing themselves around the stage," Albarn said to the opening night crowd on July 8, before blasting into "Song 2," their biggest hit. "It's a bit ridiculous, but f*** it."

On that first night the band played over two dozen songs, from each of their albums including their forthcoming offering, The Ballad of Darren. They even made time for non-album tracks like "Popscene" and the rarely performed, "Under the Westway."

Speaking of rare, for their first encore, Blur dusted off "Lot 105," a song from Parklife they hadn't performed live since 1994.

Also in that encore they brought out the London Community Gospel Choir to provide background to "Tender" from 13.

Throughout the set Albarn's emotions were on display at the band's achievement.

In interviews before the pair of shows, the band said they were nervous they wouldn't be able to sell all those tickets because one never knows until the show goes on sale.

“We’re a band that’s done almost everything it’s possible to do," drummer Dave Rowntree told NME. Now they can cross Wembley off the list. "What an iconic place, what an iconic venue. It’s just incredibly exciting.”

Blur continues their world tour with stops throughout Europe, Asia and South America. Get tickets on their website.