Think I've just creamed myself......yes.......yes I have !!

OK so in terms of the previous theory that it might be a Leadmill related reunion....is the Leadmill still being shut down next year or..?

Found this: www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/01/sheffield-music-venue-the-leadmill-at-centre-of-closure-row

Not from the UK, so forgive my ignorances about this stuff.

-- Edited by Nebula on Monday 25th of July 2022 09:42:18 PM

I dont know what the latest is, but if it's a question of cash and Pulp are now reactivated, I'm really surprised that the Leadmill live isn't on the cards unless the campaign goes into next year and Pulp do a warm-up show there or something.

Yessss!!!

Unless, of course, these gigs are supporting new music. Seems unlikely, but 16% of the cognoscenti voted that way in the poll

Backed up by Nick Banks on Twitter now too.

Happy days are here again.

Didn't they do two nights at NY Radio City a decade ago? Presumably they'll get similar offers again. It's sad in some ways but nostalgia props-up the music industry and heritage acts cut through in terms of interest and excitement so much more than most of the big modern-day artists.

You'll have swathes of Latin America rabid to see them again too (remember they did their own show to nearly 20 thousand Mexicans in 2012). Probably depends on how arsed they are and band-members' health. Pulp have never overdone it with touring aside from the DC era, late 1995 to summer '96.

SarahAWilson wrote:

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Do you think they could fill Wembley?

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Arena, yes (Though Libertines had much of arena curtained out the other night). Stadium, unlikely without some good support.  Also you wouldnt really want to see a concert at Wembley Stadium.  I went once to see The Who who didnt sell out.  I got a resale ticket in front row upper tier for about £40 and the stage was so far away!  And food and drink was very expensive, so I just refilled my bottle of water.  That written it was better than seeing The Who at Hyde Park on the edge of the Golden Circle where I must have been about 300m from the stage with the sound cutting in and out with the wind.  Wasnt an issue with Pulp as there was no Golden Circle when they played.  Also Wembley is impossible to get home from.  

 

IMHO best venue last time out was Albert Hall, though tickets there are expensive.  Brixton was manic enough in my 40s, so not sure I could do it again in my 50s.  A few nights at The Barbican like Divine Comedy in September is what I would like.  All the LPs + B sides

.. I can dream.

ArrGee wrote:

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.. I can dream.

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 So apparently can I...

Oh, my, god. Fingers crossed they come to Toronto. But Id honestly travel to the uk just to see them

The money they all made in 2011/12 from the last reunion is running-out now. One last round of gigging to see them through to retirement. Help The Aged!

I'm going for:

Legends/Saturday slot at Glastonbury and a few warm up gigs beforehand......

I really hope it's not just festivals, I can't cope with festivals. I went to Wireless last time which isn't even a proper festival and didn't cope with all the crowds and not being able to get anywhere near the stage without having a panic attack. Spent the whole show stood on my tip toes trying to see anything at all as there was no slope at all. Nice tiered seating for short people is what I like! The Royal Albert Hall was great for that, front row of seats is high enough above the standing area to give a clear view. I did brave the front row when I saw Jarv Is... in a very civilised crowd in a fairly small place that didn't push and shove, first time I've ever been that brave.

I'm surprised they feel up to this again, by "they" I really mean Candida. I thought she said she was on the edge of coping with it last time. I got the impression none of them were really into proper touring - Nick said something about travelling out to a festival for a weekend being one thing, trekking around on a tour bus being entirely another. I don't know how the whole Brexit European touring issues are going for any European festivals - there's been a lot of noise about it, I don't know what the reality of the situation is. Last time they seemed to eye up a couple of foreign trips that looked fun - they went to New York didn't they, and California? - I seem to remember they wheeled out Back in L.A. for so they must have done. And Chile? And obviously the cruise ship.

I think at this stage it's got to be greatest hits and fan favorites to make it viable. I'll eat my hat if they bring out Deep Fried in Kelvin or Inside Susan. Cor, what a thing that would be.

Nick chatting to Toby Foster on BBC Radio Sheffield:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cp2hk2

I still had hope about one last reunion around 2024...so this is so great and unexpected!!!

I bet they will be at most of Primavera Sound festivals franchise (Barcelona, Porto, Madrid...and if they decide to go outside Europe... Chile, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles)...due the good relantionship between band and this festival (first gig of last reunion was there)

Do you think we will have some dates on Brixton Academy or similar venue? Hyde Park was ok for me (in my opinion the weakest of all the 5 shows i saw last reunion) ...but nothing like Brixton or even Sheffield Arena.

Anyway, i'll try to be in Hyde Park or wherever they are.

Congrats everyone! 

328 forum viewers in the past day! Fame for Bar Italia at last!

seductivebarry wrote:

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I'm going for:

Legends/Saturday slot at Glastonbury and a few warm up gigs beforehand......

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Why wouldnt they take a headline slot at Glastonbury?  I suspect the likesof blur and Oasis would if they suddenly reformed. I dont think they qualify as legends just yet 

Is there a Sheffield in the US? The kind of thing Jarvis would do, play there cos of the name.

Alabama is pure and utter shit. Nobody in their right mind goes there.
(I'm from the USA, so..sadly know this as fact and glad I live very fucking far away from Alabama lol.)

Just found this while sleuthing the ol' internets:

www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php

Saw, you're meant to have your ear to the ground more than most. As penance, hang-out outside the old Axis Studios for the next 6 months and report back on what you've strained to hear of rehearsals.

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Saw, you're meant to have your ear to the ground more than most. As penance, hang-out outside the old Axis Studios for the next 6 months and report back on what you've strained to hear of rehearsals.

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 I consider myself suitably chastened. I've got to say thought that this is the last piece of news I ever expected to hear about the band. Now I have the constant anxiety of worrying about tickets, venues etc.

Wow, some of those posters really know their Pulp. It's weird, you forget that even though there's only a dozen or two regular posters on here, plenty more lurk...

saw119 wrote:

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saw119 wrote:

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Now I have the constant anxiety of worrying about tickets, venues etc.

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 Yes, me too.  I even considered buying a cheap camper van and registering for Glastonbury.  

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 Meh, I think Glasto is a non starter for me so I'll just have to wait and see. Doesn't make it any easier though.

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I suppose I could do Glastonbury, but truth be told having spent a day at Hyde Park in 2011, I was glad to get home.  And all I had to do was get home on the Central line.  I was a little more ambitious last weekend going to Ealing Blues Festival and getting last tube home.  

However, I will be out of work, and have plenty of time, but the last time I spent a night in a tent I could barely move the next day and that was about 15 years ago.  If only I knew someone with a nice comfy camper van.

Will need to get my passport in order I guess :0 And here we go again ...

saw119 wrote:

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I've already been to two Pulp farewell concerts. How many more must I be subjected to? 

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 Getting beyond a joke now    

seductivebarry wrote:

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Nebula wrote:

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Just found this while sleuthing the ol' internets:

www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php

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 As a long time lurker on CnB, I find it utterly reassuring when I see the board over there talking about this board and viva Versa.  

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 Still waiting for them to approve my request to join there lol. 

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Nebula wrote:

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Just found this while sleuthing the ol' internets:

www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php

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 As a long time lurker on CnB, I find it utterly reassuring when I see the board over there talking about this board and viva Versa.  

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 Still waiting for them to approve my request to join there lol. 

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 Are you sure you wanna post there? It's a bit of a dark and scary place sometimes, but as a digital artist you might do well in the annual Wimblewrong thread. If you can stomach it that is.

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Lol!!!!! I was just gonna post on the Pulp thread but what exactly is that forum?? Lololol *gets scared* haha

What's Wimblewrong? Lol

SarahAWilson wrote:

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I think it started as a Chris Morris fan forum and then expanded into commentry on other stuff such as Comedy, TV, films music etc. Can get brutal sometimes. There are also of arguments, especially when politics gets involved.

 

Wimblewrong is an annual Photoshop contest in which two players take turns making pictures, each taking an element from the previous poster's pic. Then forum members vote for their favourite and the winner goes through to the next round. It gets very very NSFW.

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 Lol!!! Pfffft.  Used to forum bitchiness. Lol. Been on sooooo many worse than that. Should see some of the band forums I've frequented over the years lol. Plus, deal with the politics nonsense on a daily basis with some family. Lol I just ignore it when they get super nasty about it. Lol

 

The Wimblewrong thing sounds funny lololol but not my thing. But be funny to lurk about on. Lol

 

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So Jarvis joined Hawley on-stage at the Leadmill last night for a cover and a new/old song that they once wrote together according to the Yorkshire Post.

Cocker and Hawley performed two duets - a cover of The Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat and a new Leadmill-inspired song called A Sunset. It is inspired by the original venue logo which features a sun set and pays homage to past good times at the venue.

The song was created by the pair years ago but has never been performed publicly before.

If Pulp's reunion was already in full-swing, you imagine they might have played here. Apparently Jarvis said it was his first time performing on that stage since 1993 (the Lipgloss tour, I'm guessing. He probably had to Pulpwiki it himself!).

Does anyone know if Rebecca Taylor (Self Esteem) is a Pulp fan? Hawley had her onstage the night before.

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I'd be very surprised if she wasn't. Nick Banks is a fan and is very supportive, reposting a lot about her on his twitter stream. 

There's nothing new, the only thing we know is that Nick Banks is rehearsing and that's all

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Any rumours on dates yet? Trying to keep 2023 as free as I can, but a couple of gigs booked in March along with two trips to Dublin in January and Paris in October.

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Seen 5 of the 9 days of BST Hyde Park have been set for P!nk(2), Billy Joel(1) and Springsteen(2).

Leaves Fri 23 Jun (Glastonbury weekend), Fri 30 Jun, Sat 1 Jul & Sun 2 Jul if Pulp play this.  

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BST Hyde Park sucks. I hope they stay away from that.

Finsbury Park, The Park Is Mine II please as it's a happy hardcore 25th anniv.

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More about speculating when it might happen 

After my last trip to Hyde Park in 2015, cant say it would be my choice. Then again neither would Finsbury Park after seeing Stone Roses there in 2013.   Suspect it will be a London park; personally I would prefer Victoria Park.

 

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Well it's on your doorstep presumably, so of course you would!

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   Actually, Hyde Park would be best as I wouldnt have to change train.  Bit of a walk from Victoria Park to get to Stratford.

No Steve Mackey

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/28/pulp-confirm-reunion-shows-for-2023

The Sheffield band which, for these dates, consists of Cocker, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks and Mark Webber 

This article was amended on 28 October 2022. Steve Mackey is not playing on this Pulp tour, as previously stated; Mark Webber is.

Confirmed by Steve himself on Insta.

Finsbury Park price - GENERAL ADMISSION £75.35 (£68.50)

And for the less common people

VIP GENERAL ADMISSION £143.00 (£130.00)

DESIGNATED VIP ENTRY LANE - General admission ticket(s) to see Pulp VIP VILLAGE - Chill out area - VIP bar selling cocktails, champagne, beer, wine, spirits & soft drinks* - Food trucks selling gourmet food* - Complimentary cloakroom facilities - Luxury restrooms - Commemorative VIP wristband

ArrGee wrote:

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Wet Leg down as support at Finsbury Park.  Which is kind of apt given my last experience of a gig at Finsbury Park

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Eeeew. Was it weewee?

Jayenkai wrote:

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\o/yeay\o/
But also, boo. Quite booo..
As someone housebound, this is as much interest to me as the last set of live performances they did.
Boooo...
Gimme new stuff.

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Jarv Is is the new stuff.  And there has been a fair amount of it.  That written, there is also a fair amount of post Hardcore material that could be released and even remixed/remastered into a new LP.  After all, who saw After You coming?  Though I must admit, I was surprised that was end of the second coming.

They have an alarming name but Wet Leg are a neat fit with Pulp I think. Anyone who hasnt heard them, give Wet Dream or Chaise Longue a go. The other obvious current big (and great) act to pair with them is Self Esteem - she sang with Hawley at a Leadmill fundraiser and Nick is often bigging her up on Twitter.

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Jarv Is...gigs are half the price and you still get She's A Lady or His'n'Hers!

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 And My Legendary Girlfriend last time out which I have never heard Pulp play live.  

Any pre-sale links?

(Friday 16th)

It narrows the window in June for non-UK festivals. Primavera in Barcelona must be a strong contender, they always enjoy it there.

Got Warrington tickets!

Violin Thing wrote:

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Unfortunately don't have a Barclaycard credit card, nightmare!

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Same here, so frustrating as due to back problems I prefer to get seating where I can and there were several front row seats available when I checked this morning. Will have to try our luck in the general pre-sales tomorrow.

Jarv is on Lauren Laverne's show on 6Music tomorrow AM.

Which will already equal the amount of press Pulp did in 2011/12!

Maybe they're worried they need to push these shows a bit in case they sell slowly. Or he's just being nice to a radio mate who has asked him on to chat about it.