Will be there and plan on queuing for barrier! Fingers crossed...

Just got a standing ticket for my birthday on Tuesday. I think my head is going to explode.

Bah, don't give me your reasoned, film-knowledge opinions Pip!

The Dublin set was probably the best I've seen (Sheff '12 or Brixton '11 might pip it but this tour has the best visuals and "moments") so I won't mind in the slightest if More Live is now locked-in. Plus there's still one choice we can decide upon as a collective.

 

 

And the DELUXE edition:

After ages of saying no and I hate big arenas and never again after, was it Wembly during different class? and not to see the same set again that I've seen 3 times. I caved, fomo got the better of me.... that and the updates about special extended set tipped me over the edge. Anyway, bought myself a seat last week paid the 90 squids and have been getting. more and more excited about going, of course...... very much looking fwd to a few drinks and a chair bop evening! And while I would love standing I think actually standing for that long would kill me right now, so still very pleased with me seat and little plan for the evening. Bet it'll be amazing and hope everyone has a brilliant time!

Was hoping for countdown but no regrets and stood the entire time bopping away and throwing me own shapes so deep heat time for me when I gwt home! Wouldn't change a thing. Awesome as always.

That was fabulous. Good mix of songs and the newbies slotted-in nicely. Pulp concert number eight for me - I wonder if therell be any more for me?

So lovely to hear it again.

I've been saying it re OU for a while - it's the most effective song in the canon at getting an immediate reaction from people who don't know it. Helped by Jarvis' trick of audience participation into separating us by O's and U's. It's got great energy, arguably the riff of Russell's life (maybe violin or guitar) and a jubilant "Yeah yeah yeah" outro to rival Babies. Absolute travesty it's been overlooked all these years. Mark working the stylophone next to Candida on the keyboard was such a look too.

As for Party Hard, it was so great to hear it (think the last time I did, it broke-down at Sheffield 2012 or was that Help The Aged?).
The only disappointment was that it was under-powered. Emma didn't join-in until the choruses so Mark was carrying the intro and verses. And there was none of the synth-stabs on the second chorus which is probably the poppiest moment on TIH. Just needed to sound bigger and louder especially in an arena so I was a bit surprised.

I'll never tire of seeing the core four out front. Something Changed was probably the song that sealed my love for Pulp years ago, it was my favourite song for years, sometimes it still is. But it's one of the few, that I've felt never really sounds better live than on the album and I've heard them do it live so often that I wouldn't mind it being dropped. But this new version, semi-acoustic, with Jarvis setting the scene for how Pulp got back together, in a living room, just him, Nick, Candida and Mark having a slow jam...it's just perfect! Hope they play it this way for the rest of their natural lives.

I love Mark's involvement in Babies. He des the extra keyboard riffs in Babies when the song heightens, then steps away with a flourish, and waits, looking like a boss before returning to his station for a few more seconds.

It was quite sweet that it was Jarvis' wedding anniversary and dedicated Farmers Market to his missus.

There are probably more observations but they're what come to mind this morning. Great to watch it all with Violin Thing. We have only met at Pulp gigs but used to be colleagues for quite a few years!

Indeed it was Party Hard that broke down. Jarvis with his repetitive "haaaaaaard.......haaaaaaard"s during the intro. 

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I've been saying it re OU for a while - it's the most effective song in the canon at getting an immediate reaction from people who don't know it. Helped by Jarvis' trick of audience participation into separating us by O's and U's. It's got great energy, arguably the riff of Russell's life (maybe violin or guitar) and a jubilant "Yeah yeah yeah" outro to rival Babies. Absolute travesty it's been overlooked all these years. Mark working the stylophone next to Candida on the keyboard was such a look too.

As for Party Hard, it was so great to hear it (think the last time I did, it broke-down at Sheffield 2012 or was that Help The Aged?).
The only disappointment was that it was under-powered. Emma didn't join-in until the choruses so Mark was carrying the intro and verses. And there was none of the synth-stabs on the second chorus which is probably the poppiest moment on TIH. Just needed to sound bigger and louder especially in an arena so I was a bit surprised.

I'll never tire of seeing the core four out front. Something Changed was probably the song that sealed my love for Pulp years ago, it was my favourite song for years, sometimes it still is. But it's one of the few, that I've felt never really sounds better live than on the album and I've heard them do it live so often that I wouldn't mind it being dropped. But this new version, semi-acoustic, with Jarvis setting the scene for how Pulp got back together, in a living room, just him, Nick, Candida and Mark having a slow jam...it's just perfect! Hope they play it this way for the rest of their natural lives.

I love Mark's involvement in Babies. He des the extra keyboard riffs in Babies when the song heightens, then steps away with a flourish, and waits, looking like a boss before returning to his station for a few more seconds.

It was quite sweet that it was Jarvis' wedding anniversary and dedicated Farmers Market to his missus.

There are probably more observations but they're what come to mind this morning. Great to watch it all with Violin Thing. We have only met at Pulp gigs but used to be colleagues for quite a few years!

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Agree about Party Hard lacking the punch of the album recording (and what I recall from previous times it was played too long ago). Thought the new songs worked well except for Tina which I would have switched for Background Noise or My Sex. Had a good view and the sound was great. I did notice, perhaps obviously, that all the Different Class tracks plus Babies and DYRTFT got a different level of recognition from the majority of the crowd and unsure how many people around me knew the other tracks; although Spike Island seems to have entered the popular consciousness and is now one of the big hits. Hopefully they may end the year with some smaller UK shows (in a dream world I would love a This is Hardcore heavy set).

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