Pulp praise TRSNMT claiming Glasgow festival is the furthest north they've ever played
dailyrecord.co.ukBritpop stars Pulp brought a colourful close to night one of TRNSMT in what was their first show in Scotland for over a decade.Crowds were teased with a lengthy introduction with captions on a screen reading: “This is a night you will remember for the rest of your life.
You are about to see the 529th concert by Pulp. This performance is an encore. An encore happens because the crowd wants more.”The band, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, surprised fans at the end of 2022 by announcing a run of shows this summer at festivals and outdoor gigs across the UK.Arriving on stage to I Spy, from their 1995 album Different Class, Cocker was elevated on via a stage lift.
He said: “Thank you for being here. It’s really boring without an audience. We did it the other day, it’s called a rehearsal.“We’re not going to do a rehearsal.
We’re going to do the real thing. We are Pulp, you are Glasgow. We are going to spend some time together this evening. This is the furthest north we’ve ever been.”Afterwards, he got the crowd to clap the first three distinctive bars of the much-loved hit Disco 2000.
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