Earlier this summer a UK tour in the autumn was being very strongly rumoured - if that's going to happen though, they seem to be leaving the announcement awfully late.
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Yeah, I noticed in a lot of the news reports on the Leeds/Reading festival it being described as their last festival and one of their last dates before they go their separate ways again. There's been very little talk from them over the summer in the press, apart from the Lamacq interview, just a bit from Mark at the start of the summer and a couple of interviews with Nick. The latest from him was that they had been offered more shows later in the year in different places that they were mulling over. I think the two Brixton shows may be it for the UK, hopefully I'm wrong.
Hmm - reading this thread means I now have no choice but to shell out whatever the touts want on Thursday. For the last 8 years I've been able to boast I was at the last ever Pulp gig, and I'm not going to risk giving that one up.
anet wrote:For the last 8 years I've been able to boast I was at the last ever Pulp gig, and I'm not going to risk giving that one up.
I had that with the Libertines before they decided to go and play Reading last year. Not sure why these would be the last gigs. Nothing has been said to that effect has it? They have only played 8 UK dates (including Glastonbury), and the tickets for Brixton sold very quickly. There appears to be enough demand for a tour later this year, or early next year. Maybe they will just have a break after Electric Picnic, and re-form again, possibly without one or two original members.
I suspect that Pulp will make a statement in the next week or so about future plans. After all, they only announced the Brixton dates after they played Hyde Park.
I suspect that Pulp will make a statement in the next week or so about future plans. After all, they only announced the Brixton dates after they played Hyde Park.
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They'll probablly head into the studio. Surely they are capable of creating an album that isn't 'We Love Live' Part II?
Just because they haven't done any interviews doesn't mean that this is it, right? Maybe they wanted to see how things worked out, if they got any good response and so on.
I refuse to believe there won't be a Sheffield gig to end on. They may have hinted at the Brixton gigs that that was the end, and again at End of the Road, but they also said something similar at Wireless!
Really, really couldn't imagine them going to a studio first. After all, they'd have to write some songs first. And that always seemed to be the torturous part. And the endless demoing. Have a read of the Gospel According To Mark (not Webber) and relive the depressed tones of band members recalling the endless rehearsals and writing sessions...
Really, really couldn't imagine them going to a studio first. After all, they'd have to write some songs first. And that always seemed to be the torturous part. And the endless demoing. Have a read of the Gospel According To Mark (not Webber) and relive the depressed tones of band members recalling the endless rehearsals and writing sessions...
Can't imagine they'd want to go back there again.
Hmm, can think of worse ways to spend time. Surely that's what most bands dream of accomplishing? It has to be better than working at Asda?
Jarvis did say on his show yesterday (a pre recorded show) that Sunday he was "playing the very last concert of the pulp tour"
He didn't say he was playing the very last pulp concert. Wait to hear what they say in the next few weeks, no need for premature obituaries.
I had to listen to it again on the BBC player to make sure, and at 11 minutes in, he clearly says, last concert of the pulp tour. I too hope for something more. At least people in Europe got the chance, unlike us in North America.
