"But we're lost on the West way" – For Tomorrow, Blur

So I popped to Portobello Road market in Notting Hill with the kids today. Ostensibly so Eve going do some mobile phone accessory shopping and Alice could buy a new bobble hat. But also to pop by the Gorillaz pop-up shop G-foot at the bottom, frankly closer to Ladbroke Grove.

And the gang was all there. With new Jamie Hewlett art for the occasion, as the Gorillaz super group reforms in brand new and interesting ways ahead of a British tour. They'll be at the O2 next week, and yes, I'll be there on the Monday so this was all preparation.

With helpful staff dressed in black with white nomenclatures, who seemed to melt into the zig-zag flooring. And attempted to create Christmas cheer with what little they had, considting of a few robins and some Brussel sprouts and Gorillaz socks making impromptu stockings.

Oh and a bit of mistletoe from Murdoc. The G-Magazine was on sale as well…

I say "on sale", but the price was £15. Which I only just managed to part with, complete with iron on patches, pull out fold out double sided posters…

…and an interview of Jamie Hewlett by the member of Gorillaz which goes wrong from the get-go.

And then when I got home and checked that on eBay they are going for £70. Which has more than paid for my O2 ticket on Monday. Profit!

Plenty of T-shirts too of course.

Well, okay, there were a few left. They'd had a busy day…

And hey, you got snow globes, what else do you want?

Okay, there are beanie hats, vinyl, sunglasses, Christmas wrapping paper, box sets, hoodies, sticker sets and all manner of other Gorillaz-merch at astronomical prices. Well, it is West London.

And for such a small pop-up, there was plenty more bizarreness to get lost in. And wallets to damage. Mine came out with quite the bruising…

The shop will only pop until next weekend, and then you are done. So get your Hewlett-related pre-Christmas shopping, you had better get your jet-powered roller skates on right now. 357 Portobello Road. Under the west way… and then up a bit.