You, dear reader, are given the chance to vote in 16 categories from late November this year to tell us your favourite theatre, music, TV, film and podcast of 2023.
By Neil Durham
WHEN? Friday 28 July, tour runs until Saturday 29 July 2023
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
SETLIST: I Spy; Disco 2000; Mis-Shapes; Something Changed; Pink Glove; Weeds; Weeds II; F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E; Sorted For Es And Whizz; This Is Hardcore; Do You Remember The First Time?; Babies; Sunrise; Like A Friend; Underwear; Common People; After You; Razzamatzz; Glory Days; Hymn Of The North
The most moving moment during this 535th gig by Pulp was when lead singer Jarvis Cocker dedicated Something Changed to bassist Steve Mackey who died on 2 March 2023 aged 56 and revealed that his wife Katie and son Marley are with us in the audience.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHEN?: Tuesday 9 November 2021, touring until 12 November 2021
SETLIST: She’s A Lady; House Music All Night Long; Slow Jam; Fat Children; Am I Missing Something?; Sometimes I Am Pharoah; Big Julie; Swanky Modes; C**** Are Still Running The World; Must I Evolve?; Children Of The Echo; Further Complications; Aline; My Legendary Girlfriend
We haven’t seen Jarvis Cocker live for a quarter of a century and when we last did his band Pulp were headlining V Festival in Essex but it felt, for us at least, that they’d peaked with the appropriately titled Different Class album.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
OUT: now
There’s always a sense of trepidation when a friend recommends a song they think you’ll like.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
OUT: now
TRACKLIST: Save The Whale; Must I Evolve?; Am I Missing Something?; House Music All Night Long; Sometimes I Am Pharaoh; Swanky Modes; Children Of The Echo
The first Pulp album we fell in love with (His’n’Hers) contains a track that pinpoints the exact moment when summer dies (David’s Last Summer), ‘the whole sound of summer packing its bags and preparing to leave town’.
Do you remember the first time? Glastonbury Festival was due to celebrate its 50th birthday this month and to celebrate we’re casting our mind back to the highlights of the five years we’ve attended.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE?: Southbank Centre
WHEN?: 10/5/18, booking to 29/7/18
STOP PRESS: Super Troupers arrives at The 02 6/12/19 to 31/8/20 Tickets
Did you ever see ABBA live? Probably not because, as we learn here, they remained in Sweden for all but three months of the 10 years they were at their most popular.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
OUT: now
TRACKLIST: The Reunion; Something New; Magpie Eyes; Whyteleafe; Dive; Church Pew Furniture Restorer; Take It All In; Popmaster; Underneath The Apple Tree; Out Of My Mind; After Hebden; Breakneck Hill; Heather; Sports Report; Train Drivers In Eyeliner; Unopened Fanmail; What Kind Of World; Sweet Arcadia; Angel Of Woodhatch
Saint Etienne are now out on tour, we’ve had a look at a recent setlist and are disappointed that only five songs from this impressive collection made it to their current live shows.
