Sorry not to have met up with anyone! Would've been up for a pub trip but wouldn't have really been fair on my aged host who was already going over and above in putting me up and ferrying to and from the venue.
That was a very good do. Jarvis was in fine voice. More actual singing than 2011/12 I'd say.
Best T shirt I spotted was undoubtedly the Daily Mirror Justice for Jarvis one! (And the unexpected Wind-up Birds one, but that's more niche...)
If anyone wants to get a coffee or something tomorrow let me know, planning to have a leisurely wander round Brid.
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"Yes I saw her in the chip shop / so I said get yer top off"
Jarvis absolutely in peak voice. Jesus christ. Some of that was as-good-as-studio, not even joking. His movement and presence - incomparable, amazing. Better than any expectation.
Nick was just monstrous on the drums - properly bashing away.
Candida underpins everything and Mark continues to be the real engine room, trying to be inconspicuous but really he's responsible for some of the most tender moments (Dishes) and some of the most raucous (Sunrise). Also he did flash a smile at me at one point, when I gave him a wave :)
Best song? It's easy to just pick the final song, but gun-to-my-head, Glory Days takes it. As a Gen Z-er, its lyrics have aged exceptionally well. It sounded absolutely colossal tonight. Jarvis's performance sealed the deal for me.
First Time was very warmly received. The crowd recognised Babies from a single Dmaj7 chord. Underwear has grown to rival the biggest hits for stature. Weeds and Weeds II were glorious - I'm so glad they're revisiting WLL! After You getting its debut was special. It was all special. So very fucking special.
-- Edited by lipglossed on Saturday 27th of May 2023 01:28:47 AM
I'm in Three Brass Monkeys charging my phone before drive home to Manc if anyone wants to say Hi.
Won't be here long.
Grey jumper, glasses middle of the room under a 'toilets ' sign .
Also if anyone needs a lift to Manchester way then shout!
Ah sorry we missed you, spotted Eamonn at the bar. My phone was nearly flat and my husband put it in such a mega power saving mode that I was struggling to get it to do anything at all.
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Great to meet Fran & partner again and Lipglossed/Sam - the bright new hope of Bar Italia who will hopefully keep this place running and full of life post-2050 (coincidentally which is when we will eventually hear the We Love Life demos ). Hopefully you didn't have to kip under some park bushes in York?!
And a pleasure to finally meet Mr Mark Sturdy for the first time this afternoon, after all these years #i'llrememberthefirsttime #live on
This morning, still coming down from the gig, I went out on the Yorkshire Belle to spot the puffins but the fuckers were hiding, only saw a handful, briefly. Plenty of gannets but c'mon, puffins are clearly Pulppeople (well, Pulpbirds).
Now at the station waiting for my train back south, a bit worse for wear. Only regret is that I didn't have time to get fish and chips. It's been a brilliant 24 hours in Bridlington though and has kind of reminded me that my favourite holidays are actually short city/town breaks in a new place where you see a gig of an artist you love at a quirky venue and then sample in some of the local culture before bogging off back home.
-- Edited by Eamonn on Saturday 27th of May 2023 06:26:11 PM
I was a bit late to to The 3 Brass Monkeys due to my phone sending me in the opposite direction. I then went straight to the Bar because I was desperate for hydration, but seemed I was invisible to the bartender who served everyone around me first.
My phone also got terrible reception in the bar so it took another 10 minutes to sort out their wifi access in order to check the msg board for updates. By the time I could check in with the msg board crew I was probably too late to find any of you. I did search around for Barcroft, but to no avail.
I thought The Monkeys had a bit of an intimidating townie vibe and I didn't really feel comfortable there by myself, I left but was drawn into the lounge across the street called "The Garden", where they were exclusively playing Pulp on Spotify all night, so it became a kind of beacon for wayward Pulp fans. Met lots of people there including the Mexican fan club.
We closed that place out then led a group on a Pulp-fan takeover of The Appollo, which was a bit like the Misshapes video tbh.
I did, ultimately, see the sunrise on Bridlington.
I was looking forward to sleeping on the trainride home. Unfortunately network problems let a series of missed connections, and a 8 hour epic journey back to London. Via Sheffield, fwiw.
-- Edited by Simply Fuss Free on Saturday 27th of May 2023 09:03:37 PM
Glad we weren't the only ones who ended up in the Apollo - due to the nonexistent taxi situation!
3 Brass Monkeys was shutting by the time we rocked up and we'd ended up elsewhere beforehand but it was great to be in a town basically taken over by Pulp people. Felt like a really good atmosphere