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Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker announced as a keynote speaker for The Great Escape’s conference

Pulp‘s Jarvis Cocker has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers of The Great Escape‘s newly revamped conference.The Brighton festival will be returning from May 15-18 and will play host to a raft of speakers from across the music industry.Cocker will be presenting a talk on May 18 called ‘Biophobia’, a a special climate-themed talk about getting to grips with nature. It will be presented by EarthPercent, the charity founded by Brian Eno to help the music industry support the most prominent organisations tackling the climate emergency.Meanwhile, Darcus Beese OBE will give the conference’s opening keynote conversation on May 15 in which he is set to reflect on his career as the UK’s first black record company CEO and his prestige as an A&R, having been responsible for signing and nurturing artists like Amy Winehouse, Florence and the Machine and U2.Another of the keynote speeches will be delivered by Tom Gray, Chair of the Ivors Academy and Labour Party prospective candidate for Brighton Pavilion, and Yolanda Brown OBE DL, musician, broadcaster and Chair of the BPI.
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Watch Pulp debut soaring new song ‘Background Noise’ live in Mexico
Pulp appeared to debut a new song called ‘Background Noise’ live last night (November 17) – check it out below.This summer saw Pulp reunite for a string of reunion gigs across the UK and Ireland – including a massive show at London’s Finsbury Park, two Sheffield homecoming gigs, a headline set at Latitude, and a finale at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.The band were performing at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez during the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico yesterday when the new song received its live debut.Introducing the song, Cocker said they had a new song that “we want to play…for you” while also dedicating it to his girlfriend who was watching in the audience.Check out the new song here and the band’s full set list below:Pulp played:‘I Spy’‘Disco 2000’‘Background Noise’ (new song)‘Pink Glove’‘Weeds’‘Weeds II (The Origin of the Species)’‘F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.’‘Sorted for E’s & Wizz’‘This Is Hardcore’‘Do You Remember the First Time?’‘Babies’‘Sunrise’‘Underwear’‘Common People’This December will see the band play what is currently their last scheduled gig together at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations on New Year’s Eve. Visit here for tickets and more information.Cocker said of the gig: “When your grandkids ask, ‘Do you remember the first time Pulp played Edinburgh’s Hogmanay?’ What will your answer be? Come along and start 2024 in the very best way possible.
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Pulp’s reunion tour will please “deep cut obsessives”, says drummer Nick Banks
Pulp‘s upcoming reunion shows will please “deep cut obsessives” of the band, drummer Nick Banks has teased.The Jarvis Cocker-fronted group are due to return to the stage next month (May 26) with an intimate comeback gig at Bridlington Spa.Further headline concerts are scheduled for Dublin (June 9), London (July 1), Scarborough (9) and Cardiff (12), as well as a homecoming two-night billing at Utilita Arena Sheffield (14, 15).Additionally, Pulp will appear at numerous UK festivals this summer including Neighbourhood Weekender, Latitude and TRNSMT.The highly-anticipated dates will mark the band’s first live performances together since 2012.Taking to Twitter last night (April 18), Banks gave a hint at what fans can expect from Pulp’s 2023 shows.“Hey folks, great to hear what you are hoping to experience in just over 5 weeks,” he wrote.“Now, I can’t reveal any of the tracks that are due to be played, just to say that we will not be able to please everyone, but you WILL leave happy (I hope).”Hey folks, great to hear what you are hoping to experience in just over 5 weeks.Now, I can’t reveal any of the tracks that are due to be played, just to say that we will not be able to please everyone, but you WILL leave happy (I hope) even the deep cut obsessives will love it.— Nick Banks (@therealnickbank) April 18, 2023The musician added that “even the deep cut obsessives will love” the setlist.Later, Banks cryptically responded to a fan who asked if Pulp could make an appearance at Glastonbury 2023 in June.“Glastonbury. Talk to me,” the follower tweeted, to which the drummer replied: “Somewhere[.] In a field in Somerset.” Check out that interaction in the post below.SomewhereIn a field in Somerset.
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