This is soooo close to me, I live in Chorlton, I've ran through this park before!

Sooo exciting .

Mark's Manchester book talk snippets continue to come to fruition... please don't let them bow out after next year

Are any of the European date announced so far indoors? I might do one of those instead because the sound quality is always so much better

The BBC article states "Wythenshawe Park will be one of very few opportunities for fans to see Pulp perform live in 2026, and the only chance to see them play outdoors in the north of England next year." - so not ruling out other appearances elsewhere in the UK.

If the prices are on a par with the other Wythenshawe concerts, we're looking at about £80 general admission, £130+ VIP (fast track entry etc) with booking fees.

saw119 wrote:

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Well, this is a bit of a surprise. Only uk headline gig in '26!? Feel like I have to go.

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Maybe they'll do festivals? Green Man and End of the Road type affairs. Emma was at Green Man last year, so maybe was a sly recky?

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Ian wrote:

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It's not far for me so I am tempted. What are the issues surrounding Manchester Pride?

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 They declared voluntary bankruptcy earlier this year.

They usually announce big outdoor gigs and festivals before because they take time to fill, then smaller dates maybe if that goes well.

Really hoping for indoor gigs, have not seen them since 2012 but i'm not interested in festivals.

First time i saw Pulp in 2011 was at Hyde Park, and it was nice, but also not. Too many people who didn't really care about the music and it kinda ruins the experience. I gotta say i cant really pretend they don't exist, and also i dont really understand why going to a gig if you don't listen to the band.

The Olympia gig in 2012 was way, way better.

Somuchtoanswer-fer

9 months notice for work is reasonable, no? Life is made in such time...

But yeah, open airs are a bit crap for sound and casuals chatting and walking their way through the sets...

With new Pulp music in 2026 and a couple of key changes to the setlist (We Are The Boyz, it's your time) I might be tempted but I'm sure nearer the time Twickets will have spares.

Yeah, fingers-crossed there will be more (non-More).

lipglossed wrote:

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Maybe not 'major'...

C'mon Jarvis. Give us some small indoors...

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A 4 or 5 night run at the Octagon would be the dream

Sorry my mate nicked my phone

Anyone know what the parking is like round there? Is it ok because its residential suburbs? Or are you starting to get into airport restriction zones?

Sale Water Park tram stop has a Park and Ride and is 8 mins on the tram to Moor Road (assuming that's the closest tram stop to the gig entrance).

Sale Water Park tram stop is just off the M60 too for a quick getaway once you're off the tram. The trams will be busy but I suspect this will still be a good option.

In Manchester you can also normally park on side streets around most tram stops outside the city centre.

It also says 'a special show'. It's going to be their swan song isn't it

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Every Pulp show is a special show.

Manchester would be an odd choice for a finale! I think they might do some London gigs. Really they need to do one more Sheffield/South Yorkshire performance. Especially if Mark felt a disconnection at Tramlines.

Anybody have an idea what VIP means? Wondering if that means a 'golden circle' type area near the stage, with 'plebs' kept the other side of a road width gap. I haven't been to a big outdoor performance since Benicassim 2007, and that was before all these golden circle areas existed.

Really fancied this when I saw the pre-sale link with Self Esteem, but the comments here about casual attendees chattering, and all the standing around, and traffic hassles... ooh, not sure at all. I wonder if I'll ever see Pulp again.

Definitely not the golden circle. Just a shorter queue for the toilets. This is what Ticketmaster says for this show:

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Yeah, that VIP upgrade is a piss-take. You'd want someone wiping your bum for that money. Well, maybe not. But a couple of beverages and a tofu curry or summat.

Eamonn wrote:

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Yeah, that VIP upgrade is a piss-take. You'd want someone wiping your bum for that money. Well, maybe not. But a couple of beverages and a tofu curry or summat.

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 At Rock n Roll circus it was the Greggs VIP area. Y'know, for that extra touch of class! 

The Tramlines VIP area was nowhere near a stage but it did have somewhere you could sit down at least. I didn't have tix for it, other rich people told me. 

lipglossed wrote:

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I think we might finally be on with the small indoors, lads.

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I'm in two minds; the email says "This is likely to be our only major UK headline concert next year" so whether that means there will also be festivals or smaller shows remains to be seen. I don't think that it is their swansong; I think that we will get another album before they call it a day. Due to an injury, I might struggle in a crowd that size, seated or a smaller venue would be fine. I would buy a VIP ticket if it meant I could watch the show from a different place to the main crowd but it doesn't. In fairness, the last couple of times I held out, it ended up working in my favour. 

saw119 wrote:

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Presale tickets are still available for this. I'm a bit surprised as the presale allocation usually sells out.

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 Im not too surprised given Pulp have played a few outdoor headline gigs in UK and pretty much everyone who wants to see them has seen them once or twice in last couple of years (three times for me).   Only so many times the less committed fan or those with a passing interest will go and see a band.   Or even the more committed fan.  Especially when tickets are £80 and you have to add in travel and potentially accommodation.  There were two big gigs in Lancashire/Yorkshire this year.

Yeah, the psychology is interesting. The arena shows got amazing reviews and given the size of the venues, there would have been a chunk of casual attendees. A lot of them would have been won-over and happy to go see them again. Along with some of their pals that they raved about the show to.

Just not sure if that number is more than those who are content with their Pulp-diet and are more worried about taxes going up in the budget next week...

Eamonn wrote:

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Yeah, the psychology is interesting. The arena shows got amazing reviews and given the size of the venues, there would have been a chunk of casual attendees. A lot of them would have been won-over and happy to go see them again. Along with some of their pals that they raved about the show to.

Just not sure if that number is more than those who are content with their Pulp-diet and are more worried about taxes going up in the budget next week...

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 For younger fans, they probably want to see the likes of pulp, oasis, blur, suede, supergrass etc. once in their lives and they will have done it.  Faced with another big spend, there may be other attractions.  At least back in 1990s it cost relatively little to see pulp, so never a question of not seeing them for me.  Now I think about it a bit more (excuse the pun).  I was in two minds about all three dates I went to in last couple of years, but as per usual folded when tickets went on sale rationalising that I had no travel costs to add to the ticket price.  I have sold some tickets on Twickets this year because my rational mind went into overdrive telling me spending a night in Cambridge to watch a band I was off to see in London the following week wasn't justified!   I am still questioning why I am off to see The Damned at Wembley Arena next April even if it is their 50th anniversary gig. 

I go to gigs once a fortnight on average and will travel if need be.  However when I tot it all up, it's becoming expensive.  And from end of this month, I might take a big hit on my disposable income. One problem with retirement is you don't get pay rises but you pay out more every year.

So for now, my Pulp diet is sated, but all they have to do is announce some intimate gigs and I will be draining the pension.

PS - I suppose I have resisted buying the Different Class re-issue, so I do have a spare £100...

Before the latest 'unusual' fest announcement I already thought there might be more acoustic offerings. What had made me think of this earlier in the year was how they finished the concerts with A Sunset and had done an acoustic version of Something Changed too. Farmer's Market has its gentle moments too and I remember thinking Jarvis might end up a Leonard Cohen type figure doing these quiet songs. A Sunset was visually quiet different.
Maybe they've done such a big production for the last 2 tours and they now want to do something different.

Wishing they'd come back to Dublin. The last 2 gigs in Dublin have been the best I've ever seen. I'd love to see them in a small venue like The Olympia or Vicar Street.