Those opening chords to I Spy sure went on a long time. Gives me shivers thinking about it. Was also a little worried that he'd be behind bars after the Brits. Kids, eh?
Was also a little worried that he'd be behind bars after the Brits. Kids, eh?
Oh gawd yeah! I remember my big brother telling me with glee what had happened & the concert would be cancelled.
He was just frustrated because our mother wouldn't let him go to gigs until he was 16 but because he returned from concerts alive and well, I could go to this one, my first and I was only 12!
I wish there was a recording of it. Jarvis' was on top comedic form & they played the perfect set for me at the time. Everything from DC bar Pencil Skirt & all the singles from HnH plus Acrylic Afternoons. I think it was the only time on this tour that they played 'Lipgloss'
I'd only just started to delve further into their back catalogue beyond DC & HnH. I remember starting with 'It' and taking the CD back to HMV because I honestly thought it was the wrong band. I swapped it for Intro, which was a much more to my liking.
I wasn't there, but I'm just listening to the Boston Paradise Club show from 1998. This was the first night of the "This is Hardcore" USA/Canada tour and the first time many of the songs from the album were played to a big audience. Jarvis' between-song banter is on fine form and it's quite a varied setlist ("I Want You", "We are the Boyz" etc). It's well worth a listen.
In case anyone reading this is concerned, I'd just like to say that it's not completely inevitable that if you go to a Pulp or Jarvis gig, I'll be somewhere nearby, ruining it for you. I'm not sure I've even been to that many, compared to some of you.
How many is many? Think I am at 16 (12 Pulp + 4 Jarvis). Only Pulp tour I missed was in 1998 due to getting married that year and being on honeymoon whilst Finsbury Park gig happened.
Glastonbury 99
Leeds Cockpit 99
Shepherds Bush Empire 99
So 13 Pulp, 3 Jarvis. Unless I've forgotten any.
Strikes me that I didn't get to all that many 'proper' Pulp gigs - lots of festivals. Guess I didn't really have the means to go following them round the country back when they were touring.
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I've started to compile it, with a lot of help from the magic of Pulpwiki..
You're gonna think I'm a right bragging cunt and i suppose you'd be sort of right...
Dublin Ambassador 2001 (We Love Life tour)* Barcelona Primavera Festival 2011 (Reunion) London Brixton Academy (Night 1) 2011 (Reunion) Electric Picnic Festival (Ireland) 2011(Reunion) Azzano Decimo (Italy) 2012 (Reunion) Sheffield Arena 2012 (Reunion)
Jarvis:
Manchester Academy 2008 (Rough Trade at 30 tour) Ejekt Festival (Greece) 2009
In-Store at Rough Trade East with Chilly Gonzalez 2017
Room 29 Live at London Barbican 2017
Jarv Is... Patterns Club Brighton 2018
Jarv Is... EarTh Hackney/Dalston (whatevs) 2018
Jarv Is... Chat's Palace London 2019
Jarv Is... All Points East Festival Hackney 2019
* My first ever gig, I was 17, I didnt know a thing at all
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-- Edited by Eamonn on Monday 5th of October 2020 02:34:46 PM
oh god i think i've seen them about 20/25 times plus jarvis stuff must be at least 30/35. Didn't see them properly until 98 so I made up for a lot of lost time.
I remember when I was little watching some random bbc show on a sunday in the 70s and it was about some weird middle aged women who followed barry manilow around. And I thought I'LL NEVER BE THAT SAD
Manchester Academy 2008 (Rough Trade at 30 tour) Ejekt Festival (Greece) 2009 In-Store at Rough Trade East with Chilly Gonzalez 2017 Room 29 Live at London Barbican 2017 Jarv Is... Patterns Club Brighton 2018 Jarv Is... Chat's Palace London 2019 Jarv Is... All Points East Festival Hackney 2019
* My first ever gig, I was 17, I didnt know a thing at all
I always like threads like this. Go on then I'll play.
Pulp
Leadmill Nov 93 (very important to me on a personal level)
Octagon Apr 94 (my best/fav show)
Leeds Heineken Jul 95
City Hall Oct 95
Then I really lost interest cos Russell left
Magna Dec 02
Arena Dec 12
Jarvis
Carling Academy Nov 08
Extra bonus show!
I was at the live performance of The Big Melt at the Crucible in Sheffield in June 2013. Not a solo show but not a Pulp show. Rather a bit of both.
Some enviable lists there saw119 and ArGee - personally I've never been to a Pulp concert that I didn't enjoy, but I still wish I could swap a few of those early-00s festival sets for some in the 92-95 period.
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Rockwells, the beehive - 26.07.84
Rockwells, the beehive - 18.12.84
the Leadmill - 29.12.84
the Limit - 7.05.85
Gotham city - 10.07.85
the Leadmill - 22.09.85
Sheff Uni - 25.10.85
the Limit - 14.01.86
Maze Bar - 29.04.86
the Limit - 13.05.86
the Library theatre - 2.07.86
the Leadmill - 19.07.86
the Leadmill - 8.11.86
the Limit - 3.03.87
the Limit - 19.05.87
the Leadmill - 8.08.87
take 2 club - 21.08.87
Sheff Uni - 10.03.88
the Leadmill - 9.08.88
the Leadmill - 8.0289
1991...
the Leadmill - 16.03
the Borderline - 23.04
the Leadmill - 25.05
the Hallamshire - 25.07
Piece hall - 31.08
the Leadmill - 1.09
Sheff Uni - 4.10
the Subterrania - 15.11
the Leadmill - 28.12
1992...
the Leadmill - 11.05
Camden underworld - 27.05
Salford Uni - 28.05
Norwich waterfront - 4.06
Sheff city hall ballroom - 13.07
Piece hall - 5.09
ULU - 23.10
Sheff uni - 7.12
1993...
Leeds Uni - 2.03
the Leadmill - 5.04
the Garage - 15.05
the Leadmill - 20.11
LA2 - 23.11
the Garage - 18.12
The rest....
Sheff Uni - 29.04.94
Drury Lane - 18.12.94
Leicester Uni - 10.10.95
Sheff Arena - 29.02.96
Sheff Uni - 19.11.2001
Royal Albert hall - 31.03.2012
Sheff arena - 8.12.2112
Pretty comprehensive that Jason. What for you were the standout tracks performed from the early days? I really do still crave a live performance of Death Comes To Town (aside from the excellent Drury Lane and 1987 live gig thats out there).