They weren't on the line up in 2011 either iirc...
That said I did give a sharp inhale of breath seeing Bar Italia on the park stage, before remembering that is the name of an actual band.
-- Edited by SarahAWilson on Thursday 14th of March 2024 01:01:30 PM
You peaked my curiosity so I looked Bar Italia up. Found this tidbit in a Guardian article:
"Cristante who moved to the UK from her native Rome in 2007 came up with the apparently still internally divisive Bar Italia name (it immediately elicits a groan from Fehmi), a reference to the storied Soho cafe popular with the post-club crowd. It is not, they clarify, a nod to the lugubrious, comedown-themed Pulp track of the same name. Fenton says hed never heard of the song and even if they had, the band arent exactly falling over themselves to pay tribute to the Britpop giants. I dont think any of us like Pulp particularly, says Fehmi. Jarvis once came to a gig I did and disliked it audibly in the crowd.
Sounds spurious to me. I imagine Jarvis did go to a show to see what they are all about but I rather doubt modern-day Jarvis would call attention to himself by heckling a young up-and-coming band. Sour grapes perhaps.
