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ArrGee wrote:

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Currently showing a re-run on BBC2. Recordable on TIVO/HDD.

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Recording in 1080i :)

Also managed to grab a direct copy of the livestream from iPlayer, so my shonky impromptu screening recording can get in the bin.

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Nice.  I missed the start of Sorted as I was recording football and had to stop and start the recording on HDD (as I can only make one recording at a time).  I think I have it on cable box, but I am going to wait and see.   Very impressed the BBC are showing the whole set again.  Worth the licence fee on its own.

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Pip wrote:

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ArrGee wrote:

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Currently showing a re-run on BBC2. Recordable on TIVO/HDD.

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Recording in 1080i :)

Also managed to grab a direct copy of the livestream from iPlayer, so my shonky impromptu screening recording can get in the bin.

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Nice.  I missed the start of Sorted as I was recording football and had to stop and start the recording on HDD (as I can only make one recording at a time).  I think I have it on cable box, but I am going to wait and see.   Very impressed the BBC are showing the whole set again.  Worth the licence fee on its own

-- Edited by ArrGee on Saturday 28th of June 2025 08:01:32 PM

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Yeah, the BBC have done us proud for Pulp this year. Looks like we're getting the whole set on BBC Two which is an unexpected bonus.

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Oh, and the opening. Brilliant. Totally threw me. I thought I'd got it wrong! Has Sorted ever opened a set before??

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It was usually 2nd on the 2002 Forest tour but did start the show at least once: PulpWiki - 3rd August 2002 - Sziget Festival (live)

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Jarvis chatting to Jo Whiley live on BBC Two now!

Here's the full uncut livestream taken from iPlayer: drive.google.com/file/d/1rrVoJ7fSmzuu10VBr9GhffexqDyBX6XQ/view - 2.36GB [720p] - grab it while you can! :)

If anyone wants the full 1080i broadcast from BBC Two I can also sort that out.

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 Yes please Pip, the BBC Two in 1080 would be amazing :) thank you 

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Not really much of a student of these things, but rewatching the set this morning I see that Jarvis is playing Babies on the guitar given to him by his mothers German boyfriend - the first electric he ever owned and used to play along to Peel session with in his bedroom. Is that often the case?

-- Edited by superchob on Sunday 29th of June 2025 10:09:24 AM

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Yep, he's always used it on Babies except on the Hardcore (and WLL?) tours.

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This was brilliant, but... should have been headliners. It was a missed opportunity.

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 Headliners as far as I was concerned. After watching PULP. (twice) every subsequent act paled into insignificance.  Had I gone, I would have packed my tent last night and headed home.  

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Part of me worries that Pulp might decide this is the Peak Part II and the best way to sign-off, (after all remaining touring engagements for More are done). Really hope not.

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 I expect the opposite.  Wouldn't surprise me if there is another LP and big outdoor dates next year.  The band seem energised in a way they weren't back in 2012 or even a year ago. Having a couple of killer new singles helps.  No Glastonbury next year, so maybe they could do something like Forever Now, BST, Reading/Leeds, IoW, or maybe some full on stadium gigs.  Or better still something like the suede South Bank takeover.   PULP.  got prime time broadcast TV coverage last night.  Better than Casualty.

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I LOVED Mark taking JC's bait in Misshapes to hog the limelight and do a little guitar Dad dance during the solo. There were also some close-ups of Webbo nodding his head with what looked like such chilled enjoyment at different points.

While Emma and Richard, the absolute trojans that they are, had beaming smiles throughout and it felt like there was no way they were missing out on this no matter how knackered they were from playing the night before and presumably travelling down Saturday morning before doing another set straight after with BG!

I bet the Elyssians were proud of their musical siblings, uncles and aunties, watching on the telly.

The whole frickin' Pulp Incorporated enterprise seems to be booming, please let it blossom for a couple of more years before Jarv and Candida's pensions kicks in.

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Mark's really come into his own hasn't he? You felt that Russell and Steve were Jarvis's 'lieutenants', that he'd interact with them and lean on then, and that each of them cultivated their own stage presence that drew attention by themselves, a charisma and an aura. Mark's doing that now, he's nailed the role down for sure. And he seems to be enjoying Pulp more than ever, too - joking around with the other Pulps, sticking his hands in his pockets when he's nothing to play, moving around on the stage, enjoying those solos which punctuate key songs and bring clear focus onto him, and then it's really great seeing him really locking in and losing himself in the music, twirling around during 'Help the Aged', striking chords during 'Acrylic Afternoons', clearly relishing 'The Fear'. During 'Sunrise', at the first night of the O2 too, he lifted both his arms up in the air just as the song started, as if to say 'this is MY moment'. It stood out to me as it's not often someone other than Jarvis gets into it like that, embracing the sense of performance and stardom that comes with being a band of that size. Rock on, Mark!

He's also the OG Mis-Shape. He clearly has his own unique tastes, in music and film. Was a young fan when they emerged, progressed to running the fanclub, roadied for them, helped them out on stage, became too skilled to ignore, got asked to join. (Back in those days he looked like I'm sure many Pulp fans did, with his mop of hair and painted nails.) Then he refined and played the solo on the song! It's sweet that Jarvis turns to him and they have that little dance down that calls to mind the video 'Mis-Shapes' was Mark's first appearance on a Pulp record and I think it exemplifies a lot about him, in terms of his place within the Pulp story.

All the Pulps have so much character and so much about them - Candida obviously is as much an icon as Jarvis is, judging from the roar that greets her every time she's introduced to the crowd but also from the fact that, well, she's Candida! Nick is interesting, smart, characterful and has the toolkit to be the frontman of any band - I mean, he's got more about him than many of the frontmen who trailed in Britpop's wake. And I love what Mark brings to the performance: professionalism, proficiency, personality, but also a sense that he's really engaging with what Pulp means, too.

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I LOVED Mark taking JC's bait in Misshapes to hog the limelight and do a little guitar Dad dance during the solo. There were also some close-ups of Webbo nodding his head with what looked like such chilled enjoyment at different points.

While Emma and Richard, the absolute trojans that they are, had beaming smiles throughout and it felt like there was no way they were missing out on this no matter how knackered they were from playing the night before and presumably travelling down Saturday morning before doing another set straight after with BG!

I bet the Elyssians were proud of their musical siblings, uncles and aunties, watching on the telly.

The whole frickin' Pulp Incorporated enterprise seems to be booming, please let it blossom for a couple of more years before Jarv and Candida's pensions kicks in.

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Mark's really come into his own hasn't he? You felt that Russell and Steve were Jarvis's 'lieutenants', that he'd interact with them and lean on then, and that each of them cultivated their own stage presence that drew attention by themselves, a charisma and an aura. Mark's doing that now, he's nailed the role down for sure. And he seems to be enjoying Pulp more than ever, too - joking around with the other Pulps, sticking his hands in his pockets when he's nothing to play, moving around on the stage, enjoying those solos which punctuate key songs and bring clear focus onto him, and then it's really great seeing him really locking in and losing himself in the music, twirling around during 'Help the Aged', striking chords during 'Acrylic Afternoons', clearly relishing 'The Fear'. During 'Sunrise', at the first night of the O2 too, he lifted both his arms up in the air just as the song started, as if to say 'this is MY moment'. It stood out to me as it's not often someone other than Jarvis gets into it like that, embracing the sense of performance and stardom that comes with being a band of that size. Rock on, Mark!

He's also the OG Mis-Shape. He clearly has his own unique tastes, in music and film. Was a young fan when they emerged, progressed to running the fanclub, roadied for them, helped them out on stage, became too skilled to ignore, got asked to join. (Back in those days he looked like I'm sure many Pulp fans did, with his mop of hair and painted nails.) Then he refined and played the solo on the song! It's sweet that Jarvis turns to him and they have that little dance down that calls to mind the video 'Mis-Shapes' was Mark's first appearance on a Pulp record and I think it exemplifies a lot about him, in terms of his place within the Pulp story.

All the Pulps have so much character and so much about them - Candida obviously is as much an icon as Jarvis is, judging from the roar that greets her every time she's introduced to the crowd but also from the fact that, well, she's Candida! Nick is interesting, smart, characterful and has the toolkit to be the frontman of any band - I mean, he's got more about him than many of the frontmen who trailed in Britpop's wake. And I love what Mark brings to the performance: professionalism, proficiency, personality, but also a sense that he's really engaging with what Pulp means, too.

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 I've been wondering if the expansion of the band has really helped Mark's confidence. Until that happened, he was always the most recent and youngest member of the band. Now he is one of the original 4, with loads of extra people added on.

I'm not familiar with Glastonbury, this is a very british tradition isn't it

3 observations:

- Some people hold a giant flag for a day and watch gigs like that. And some people pay a lot of money to hear music and see only those flags all day behind them ! Also, is there a message behind those flags ? 
- First time i've seen Jarvis with a cordless mic, and that is weird ! it's like something is missing
- Jarvis sounded a bit tired

- Bonus observation : I dont think ive ever seen Jarvis wear a cap, and he's got apparently "stage shoes" and "offstage shoes" 

Thanx again Pip, it's perfect.

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Have to confess that when I went in 1999 I must have seen maybe three bands all weekend, spent significantly more time dancing outside a stall selling an energy drink called Indigo.

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 99 was the last time I went, I looked at the line up yesterday and I think I saw a similar amount

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I never felt at ease at festivals, always felt like people are there not for seeing the bands in the first place.

I dont know, i feel silly watching (or not seeing a band) from far away, with overly loud PA, a bad sound, and a lot of people behaving badly around me. I just cant ignore that around me. So i just dont go to those kind of gigs anymore.

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Some festivals are better than others.  I was at Forever Now weekend before last and it was very good seeing bands close up and the behaviour was generally very good bar one minor squabble.  Decided to pass on Fontaines DC/Kneecap this weekend as I expect the crowd to be less well behaved and getting out of Finsbury Park is a drag.   Off to Audley End in August which is an excellent festival where you can bring camping chairs. Saw suede and Johnny Marr there a couple of years ago. Closer than I have ever seen either indoors.

That written, most of my upcoming gigs (Divine Comedy, suede *3, Boomtown Rats, DAM) are all seated.  Only standing for Stranglers and Damned, but that's with loads of old folks 

 

 

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Divine Comedy is always better seated. I'm going to a standing one, first time since 2016, its gonna be odd. I'm used to hearing that great music in a comfy (or not so comfy) chair. 

I enjoyed some festival when i was younger. Oasis at Finsbury was great, but like you said, i dont know how many hours we walked to get into the tube. 

All in all, i guess festivals are for people who enjoy standing still. I dont, i'm made to walk. So maybe they should do walking festivals, where the stage would move and you would have to follow it 

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It's an amusing quirk that of Pulp's 5 Glastonbury appearances, Acrylic Afternoons was performed at 4 of them despite not being a perennial set-list staple. I think it's only bettered by DYRTFT (played on all five occasions) and equalled just by Babies and Common People.

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One of the Pulpiest of Pulp songs. Possibly the Pulpiest. It should be etched onto a gold disc and fired into space

I'd been a bit nervous watching the Pulp gig back in case it hadn't of been as good as I remembered... but I now have, and it was.

A really special gig, finally seeing my favourite band in my favourite place, and they absolutely smashed it.

As the previous artist was wrapping I rushed to the toilets towards the back of the Pyramid arena, and on the way back bumped in to a group I hang around with at the festival but more at night in the dance areas. They were going to watch Pulp (from the back) but I was rushing back towards the front with another friend who was a more avid fan like me. I saw that bigger group of friends later in Block 9 and they all agreed that Pulp were brilliant, too which made me very happy as I'd been telling them to go and watch!

Despite Pulp being strong favourites there were still doubts if it would be them going around the farm, and one guy suggested to me on the Friday he thought it would be a 'patchwork' of artists curated by Pulp in someway. The opening with the people in ponchos walking out at the start added to the tension, excitement and confusion right up until they launched in to Sorted!

It was so loud towards the front that people didn't even hear or notice the red arrows fly past.

With regards to Jarvis ripping up his speech... I was wondering if that was more of a 'plan B'. They were short on time, so I thought perhaps he intended to do the speech, but ran with plan B instead saying 'its in the past etc' before tearing it up!?

My eleventh Glastonbury and probably favourite to date .

-- Edited by Barcroft on Tuesday 8th of July 2025 12:09:44 AM

Forget Patchwork, Here's Pump!