Paris is coming ! probably one day or two before/ My prediction about Paris being their comeback gig is about to come true !

-- Edited by andy on Thursday 31st of March 2011 07:00:43 PM

French @~#s...Barcelona was gonna be the comeback :(

 

Edit: This is a proper show, rather than a festival yeah? So they'll probably test out the entire summer set of songs they'll play (18 maybe for example) when most festival dates will see them play 12 as a sub-headliner and 15 or 16 as the main headliner.

Wouldn't be surprised to see another French date or two, Paris perhaps. What's the capacity of this place in Toulouse?

-- Edited by Eamonn on Thursday 31st of March 2011 07:16:43 PM

You sound pretty sure...

This is just what I've heard directly from the venue.
The band will stay for a few days in Toulouse (for a rehearsal residency).

Deebs wrote:

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Kind of worked out well for me this. I hate flying so I'm heading to Barcelona for Primavera by train. Just bought a ticket for this gig so looks like I'm now going via Toulouse instead of Montpellier as I was previously looking at.

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 This is hardcore.

 

Don't worry, there will be a second sale of tickets for the gig next week!

thanks Nisw

nisw, do you when those tickets may go on sale exactly?

I'm a bit annoyed they haven't emailed the mailing list about this which would have stopped touts from getting tickets :(

OK, thanks for the reply. Ill keep checking.

I will be in Barcelona for Primavera. Is there any way I can swing this and make it back to Barcelona early on the 26th? The bus is 80 euros and doesn't return until 1530, which is too late because I really need to be back by noon at the latest? Are there any cheaper ways to travel?

Did Blur play 2 hour sets back before the split? I know Pulp sets were always on the short side at 12-16 songs for headlining gigs.

I want a 220 minute set like LCD Soundsystem did for their farewell shows this week, but that will never happen at a festival.

-- Edited by Bort on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 10:52:12 PM

There's no way Pulp will play close to 25 songs. Primarily for two reasons.

1: Their songs tend to be on the longer side. Sure, there's plenty of 3-4 min gems but stuff like Sunrise, Hardcore, Common People, FEELING CALLED LOVE, Live Bed Show extended, She's A Lady with build-up etc. (which all stand a good chance of being played), combined, take a good chunk of time.

2: Jarvis is the king of banter. The talking between songs will be as long as the time it takes for many bands to play a song in full! And that's a good thing. Give me that over Albarn's non-stage persona.

Pulp gigs tend to be ''events'' more than straightforward concerts, if that doesn't sound too precious. Or at least they'll want these reunion shows to be. Every ounce of intensity etched from each song. Of course I could be wrong and they might rattle their way through as many songs as possible in the allotted time they're given but I just don't see it. Extended intros/outros/banter etc. is the Pulp way.
Hopefully an indoor tour of their own shows will yield longer, more unusual set-lists at a later stage.

Plus, they're all getting on a bit. They have to pace themselves ;)

It's very annoying that the first gig won't be in the UK, or if it is, will undoubtably be whilst I am in Catalunya.

Ha ha! James have you gone mad?! 'Do You Remember The First Time?' is the obvious set opener and I'd imagine with festivals + reunion shows = obvious to be the theme of the day!

Bort wrote:

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I will be in Barcelona for Primavera. Is there any way I can swing this and make it back to Barcelona early on the 26th? The bus is 80 euros and doesn't return until 1530, which is too late because I really need to be back by noon at the latest? Are there any cheaper ways to travel?

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 There's a train leaves Toulouse at 6.54am on the 26th, gets in Barcelona 11.48, one change at Narbonne. Not that cheap though, 65 English pounds one way. See Rail Europe site for further details.

I'd potentially be interested in a car share but only the Toulouse to Barcelona direction. Might be a long drive winding through the Pyranees though, and there's a border to cross. Paying a little extra for the train is often worth it.

 

 

-- Edited by Deebs on Monday 4th of April 2011 08:20:25 PM

The second sale should start in "the middle of the week", according to the french magazine MAGIC (http://www.magicrpm.com/infos/pulp/des-places-pour-le-concert-au-bikini-de-toulouse-remises-en-vente)

http://www.vieillescharrues.asso.fr/attente/attente1.php

Flight booked - now looking for a cheap hotel. Or is anyone staying in a hostel for this?

Bad news : more tickets are avalaible, but only for people in the Toulouse area (no "mail-order selling", I mean nothing by phone or internet).
The tickets are sold at the venue or at the FNAC in Toulouse.

I'm going. Only getting to Toulouse in the afternoon then heading off to Barcelona next morning so just there for the show really. Booked in Hotel Castellane which is in the town centre and not too far from the train/bus station which is important for me.

Bikini, where the concert is, is a few miles out of town it appears. I believe there is a metro service with a stop nearby though.

Can't wait for this show, two weeks today and Pulp are back!

Review on here ASAP please!

liltman wrote:

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Review on here ASAP please!

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 I've got internet access when I reach Barcelona so will do my best.

i'll try too!

There is a lot of disinformation about the setlist in the other topic
Here is the actuel setlist:

First set (festival set)

1. Do You Remember the First Time?
2. Pink Glove
3. Pencil Skirt
4. Something Changed
5. Disco 2000
6. Babies
7. Sorted For E's & Wizz
8. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.
9. I Spy
10. Underwear
11. This Is Hardcore (without Russell)
12. Sunrise (without Russell)
13. Bar Italia
    
    Encore:
14. Common People

2nd set

1. O.U. (Gone, Gone)
2. Countdown
3. Joyriders
4. His 'n' Hers
5. Acrylic Afternoons
6. Mis-Shapes

-- Edited by alphi on Thursday 26th of May 2011 09:04:42 AM

Sore throat and hangover ...... perfect! Was an absolutely awesome concert. Their stage presence is strong as ever and the venue was intimate but lively at the same time. Lots of chatting (in French and English) and great humour. I haven't danced like that since I saw them in 1995! One of the best concerts that I have been to in a long, long time. A great band and people are in for a treat at the forthcoming gigs. A strong set list from start to end ..... and 2 hours long! The best 28 that I have ever spent!!!!

The version of Feeling...was it more like the 1995 version or the piost 2000 version?

Sarah - f.e.e.l.i.n.g was original version.

I must say mark looks like Simon Mayo with his specs!

This is STUPIDLY exciting... but I dunno, I feel kinda sad to know that Russell isn't playing on any of the songs from after he left. This Is Hardcore is an amazing album... Coxon played on Think Tank songs when Blur reformed! Oh well, maybe if they tour after this year then they'll add bits for Russell? Though it seems unlikely they'll continue with the band after 2011. Still, can't wait, fucking Countdown man...

So is there another guitar player for when Russell is off-stage? I was kinda wondering if Simon Stafford would be part of the tour to provide guitar/keyboard/b. vox support.

Yeah, I just looked at the pictures and video, and there's another guitar player but doesn't look like Simon. Is it Martin Craft, maybe?

Fizzy wrote:

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alphi wrote:

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"There is a lot of disinformation about the setlist in the other topic"

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disinformation  (dsnfmen)
n
	false information intended to deceive or mislead

A little harsh to use that word here, and especially to put it in bold. There was no deliberate intent to deceive or mislead here, just a few mistakes made with the best of intentions, I'm sure.

Thanks for providing the correct setlist!

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I know there were no bad intention to give wrong infos, but I meant disinformation in the sense that a lof of rumours were going on, and it was like a kind of a bomb.