Britpop legends Pulp are well and truly back, with the Yorkshire band confirming a whole new raft of domestic dates, including one absolutely massive gig here in Manchester.
The alternative, art rock and indie pop tastemakers of the 1990s originally booked in a run of summer shows last year after announcing an official reunion along with a first return to North America in more than a decade back in March, and now the Sheffield stars are making it a proper tour.
With Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks and Mark Webber all set for a proper UK and Ireland comeback, we can’t wait to see them up on stage again.
And as far as Manchester venues, it quite literally doesn’t get bigger than this.
While their long-waited homecoming appearance at Tramlines Festival at Hillsborough Park already nailed on as a sell-out, especially after having handpicked the 2025 lineup, we’re all in with a chance to see them back in the North.
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Pulp enjoyed a short reunion back in 2011 and couldn’t resist playing a number of special performances in the summer of 2023 either; it looks as though the reception from the fans who’d been patiently waiting for them to grace us once again.
Informing the masses on socials, Cocker wrote, “You deserve more – and we have more. In fact, we have More – (but that’s a whole other story… you’ll have to wait a little more time to hear that one). In the meantime: see you this Summer!”
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Make of that somewhat cryptic middle bit what you will but yes, sir: you will indeed be seeing us and we can’t wait to scream ‘Do You Remember the First Time?’ in perfect pitch, we promise.
Scheduling their return to Manchester as what is now not just the biggest indoor entertainment arena in the city but one of the largest and most state-of-the-art in Europe, Pulp will be heading to Glasgow and Dublin before a double bill in London and a stop off in Birmingham before their Co-op Live debut.
Jarvis Cocker on IG:
"we have more to tell you – but that's another story, you'll hace to wait a little more time to hear that one"
General sale tickets to see Pulp in Manchester at the Co-op Live arena will be available from 9:30am next Friday, 21 February, but pre-sale for the gig will be available to those on the mailing list on Tuesday (18 Feb). Official Co-op members can also access it the following day (Wed, 19 Feb).
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The sensational summer date is set for Saturday, 21 June – get ready to grab yours HERE.
Now is probably a good time as any to ask that fateful question: which is the best Pulp song of all time? I think you already know our answer.
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Noah Kahan begs fans to ‘just go to the bathroom’ ahead of Manchester shows
Daisy Jackson
Noah Kahan has had to issue a bizarre warning on concert etiquette ahead of his UK tour, after a fan apparently defecated on the floor at his show.
The Stick Season singer-songwriter, who will headline two massive gigs in Manchester this year, has begged his fans to ‘just go to the bathroom lmao’.
He’s had to speak out after videos circulated online that appeared to show human faeces beneath a chair and in the walkway at one of his US gigs.
According to witnesses at his Philadelphia show, one concert-goer relieved themselves onto the floor, then tried to kick the faeces under the seat in front.
Noah Kahan has now released a statement online that says: “If you have to poop at a show please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao.
“I’ve pooped my pants as much as the next 29 year old but you guys gotta understand there’s a venue worker out there with a 1000 yard stare after dealing with that.”
The star has since gone one step further, and addressed the poop incident on stage in Toronto.
He told fans inside the venue: “This is awkward. When you enter this building, you enter a social contract, right?
“And rule number two besides ‘don’t literally f**king kill each other’, is ‘don’t s**t on the floor’.
“So we’re gonna do some therapy type thing where we all repeat after me, okay?”
He then led the crowd to repeat the following chant: “I solemnly swear, I will not s**t my pants, and if I do, I won’t take it from my pants and put it on the floor.”
Indie legends Two Door Cinema Club announce arena show in Manchester
Daisy Jackson
Indie legends Two Door Cinema Club have announced their first arena headline tour in seven years, with a huge night in Manchester.
The group will be celebrating 15 years since the release of their seminal debut album, Tourist History.
And they’ll be playing that album in full, along with some of their greatest hits, when they hit the road next year.
Two Door Cinema Club have included a night at the AO Arena in Manchester on the tour, which will also visit Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and London.
The trio will be calling on some big names to support them for their five arena gigs – Circa Waves and Arkayla will support in Glasgow, Manchester and London, with The Royston Club joining them for the rest.
Fans can expect to hear timeless indie anthems from Tourist History, including ‘What You Know’, ‘Something Good Can Work’, ‘Undercover Martyn’, and ‘I Can Talk’.
Speaking on the tour, the band said: “It’s been over seven years since we’ve done a UK and Ireland tour.
“Each and every one of these cities holds a special place in our hearts, we’ve played almost every venue there is to play in each of them, now it’s time for the big ones. We can’t wait.”
The news comes off the back of a massive sold-out gig at Crystal Palace Park last week, where they played to 25,000 fans, as well as a headline performance at Madison Square Gardens.
Fan presale will begin from 9am on Wednesday 1 July, before general sale stars on Friday 3 July – you can get tickets HERE.
Danny Jones -
14th February 2025 
