Mini-tour of UK & Ireland June 2025 - setlist speculation / organising meetups / spare tickets / videos / etc. - Bar Italia Forum

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Posted by weej
Because this should have its own thread.

 

7 June - OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK

10 June - 3Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

13 June - The O2 Arena, London, UK

14 June - The O2 Arena, London, UK

19 June - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK

21 June - Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, UK

 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
I'm doing Glasgow, London night 2, and Tramlines. If anyone has a spare ticket for London night 1, I'll genuinely bite off your arm for it. Please.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
Setlist prediction...
 
 I Spy
 Babies
 Spike Island
 Something Changed
 Slow Jam
 Sorted for E's and Wizz
 Disco 2000
 Partial Eclipse
 This Is Hardcore
 Got to Have Love
 Do You Remember the First Time?
 Sunrise
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 Farmer's Market
 Underwear
 Common People
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More song - potentially rotating through several options
 Razz/Riders/Lipgloss/OU/Mis-Shapes/Acrylic/Monday Morning/Glory Days/BCV/etc/etc/could be anything really
 A Sunset / Hymn of the North
 
 Hoping for a little more variety than that though tbh - not that bothered about Sorted, Babies or Underwear if there's the likes of Seconds on the table!

-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 29th of May 2025 02:16:30 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
I think I Spy will make way, as set-opener anyway, probably replaced by Spike. Today's session has me encouraged that Different Class can be whittled-down to less than half the album...
 

 
 
 
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Posted by weej
I'm going to Birmingham, might have a spare ticket, also have suggestion of a good pub near the venue from my friend who lives nearby.

Dropping Babies from the setlist would be seismic!
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
I honestly think they might start rotating between Babies and First Time, or Sorted and FEELING, to free up setlist space!

 

Although maybe FEELING's done for anyway. GTHL is nailed on, and that'd mean two songs that both spell the word 'love'.

 

Weeds is probably out. Pink Glove I hope stays at least rotationally. Like a Friend I'd also miss. But it's a necessary sacrifice - can't have everything!

-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 29th of May 2025 03:00:04 PM

-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 29th of May 2025 03:00:39 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
You could fit Tina and Background Noise into a Feeling...
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
What if they do the reworked Common People? Man...
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
I am going to London on 13th June. I had to download some o2 app to view my tickets but nothing is showing. Is anyone else having this problem?

I'm trying to figure out what I paid a booking fee for 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Pip
I'll be at Birmingham and Manchester on the UK tour, probably at the front of the queue with all the other mis-shapes cos PULP innit.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
If anyone knows of a spare being sold for Sheff Tramlines, I'd be happy to buy.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by weener
Eamonn wrote:
If anyone knows of a spare being sold for Sheff Tramlines, I'd be happy to buy.

 Same for me for Tramlines!

I'm doing Glasgow, both london.  Contemplating Dublin but not sure yet.  If I do I'll not book a hotel and hope there's a late bar somewhere!

 

 
 
 
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Posted by weener
lipglossed wrote:
I honestly think they might start rotating between Babies and First Time, or Sorted and FEELING, to free up setlist space!

 

Although maybe FEELING's done for anyway. GTHL is nailed on, and that'd mean two songs that both spell the word 'love'.

 

Weeds is probably out. Pink Glove I hope stays at least rotationally. Like a Friend I'd also miss. But it's a necessary sacrifice - can't have everything!

-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 29th of May 2025 03:00:04 PM

-- Edited by lipglossed on Thursday 29th of May 2025 03:00:39 PM

 Love the song on the album but I'd happily never hear Weeds II live again.  Mind you that's the perfect time to go for a wee

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Weeee-ds !

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Pip
Give us the whole bloody album live. Sod the hits! (I know it won't happen.)
 

 
 
 
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Posted by nightsonthetown
Im so happy to hear youll be queueing Pip! Cant wait to chat in the Birmingham and Manchester queues!
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Pip
nightsonthetown wrote:
Im so happy to hear youll be queueing Pip! Cant wait to chat in the Birmingham and Manchester queues!

 And me, it's been too long! Looking forward to hearing tales of your travels

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Will
At the Q&A in Nottingham Mark Webber was asked about playing the new album live. He commented "there will be some maybe unexpected songs". In terms of staging, background videos, he said to expect similar to previous concerts "and maybe a bit more".

I'm going to Birmingham. Slightly regret not getting tickets for one of the other dates as well.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
God. I NEED more tickets.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Wow, they're going all out! Maybe Gareth Jennings will get to make a live concert film after all.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Violin Thing
Will be down the front for both London ones!
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Jean
Will be at Dublin with my mam (she brought me to my first pulp gig at that very venue on 13 Jul 1996 when i was a young one). I think she wants to go for a decent bit of food and have a browse around M&S etc since we're in the big smoke. We'll be heading up early in the day. Not sure I'll have the time to meet up but sure we'll see. Anyone else coming to Dublin?
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Yep, I should be free around 4. I don't have the patience for queueing for the barrier so if you want to meet for a pot of tea in Bewleys, with Mama Jean, it would be great after all this time.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
Dream setlist (not too outlandish - no Wickerman or Sheffield: Sex City, though I'd love them both)
 
 Spike Island
 Lipgloss
 Slow Jam
 Seconds
 Disco 2000
 Tina
 Grown Ups
 Acrylic Afternoons
 Partial Eclipse
 This Is Hardcore
 Got to Have Love
 First Time?
 Sunrise
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 My Sex
 Hymn of the North
 Common People
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Legendary Girlfriend
Party Hard
Pink Glove

-- Edited by lipglossed on Friday 30th of May 2025 03:17:19 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
I think that would top the 2011 Brixtons / 2012 Sheff.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
Now let's see...

• The Fear
• Deep Fried in Kelvin
• Spike Island
• Party Hard
• Weeds
• Got to Have Love
• My Sex
• FEELINGCALLEDLOVE
• It's a Dirty World
• Live Bed Show (super-extended)
• I Spy
• This is Hardcore
• Wickerman
• Bad Cover Version
• Sunrise
• Partial Eclipse

Encore 1:

17. OU
18. Lipgloss
19. Farmer's Market
20. Glory Days

Encore 2:

21. Hymn of the North
22. Common People

I can dream! I do like the idea of "Sunrise" followed by "Partial Eclipse" though...

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
OU really should be a staple. It's fun, immediate (even those who don't know it dance along at the outro wig-out) and it's not too long.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
Eamonn wrote:
OU really should be a staple. It's fun, immediate (even those who don't know it dance along at the outro wig-out) and it's not too long.

Agreed and I particularly like the way they segued the outro into the intro of "Lipgloss" in 1994 (see "Fiction Romance" etc). 

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Wellgroomed
I'm definitely in agreement with Ian's choice of Live Bed Show, and what a great left-field choice with Deep Fried in Kelvin.

I'd still love to have Seconds. Now it's been part of the Radio 6 performance, I do hope it's part of the live set.

Blue Girls too perhaps.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Lads, these are arena gigs. For the knuckle-heads that earn good money and remember two Pulp hits.

Kelvin and Blue Girls...they wouldn't even play those to a living room of Bar Italians. Grateful for Secs and Acrylic.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ste
We'll be off to see them in Manchester. Has Deep Fried ever been played live? I don't at all disagree with the choice, but I don't think I've ever heard a live version. It'd be something nice to have bubbling away before an encore, perhaps. Wishful thinking, but I'd love to see some Street Lites love, and maybe Your Sister's Clothes if they're already giving Seconds a spin. In fact, even more wishful thinking and I know wouldn't have a cat in hell's chance - one single encore of The Sisters EP would blow my mind.

Now I've got to listen to Second Class and The Sisters...

-- Edited by Ste on Friday 30th of May 2025 10:23:13 PM
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
Eamonn wrote:
OU really should be a staple. It's fun, immediate (even those who don't know it dance along at the outro wig-out) and it's not too long.

 Lipgloss is the one that really should be a staple especially as it's one of the more well-known Pulp songs. Mystifying it doesn't get more plays...

OU is great, though, and also welcome although if I can't have Lipgloss, I'm taking Monday Morning over OU.

Mis-Shapes, Sorted, Something Changed all great and all but do we really need all three, or even two? I say rotate between Sorted and Something Changed at the very least, there's enough slower ones on the new album. Same with Underwear and FEELING: I adore them both, but they've been played a lot. Time to shake things up?

In their stead, give us a proper dollop of His 'N' Hers/Intro material - Lippy, Glove, Acrylic, Seconds -  obligatory Hardcore and Sunrise, Common People, First Time, and Disco 2000, and seven/eight new tracks. Any table scraps from Separations or TIH are also gratefully received. How I'd adore the longer spoken-word ones... (and agree with Ste about Your Sister's Clothes!)

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Posted by Wellgroomed
@Eamon - but it's nice to dream eh!!   I don't believe for a moment that Deep Fried would be played, but would be great to hear.  If we're going for a what would be a realistic arena gig set list, then we might as well just go for the IOW festival set list.  But where would the fun in that be!?

 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Fair point. Jarvis has clearly relented on opening up the catalogue which we probably have Mark and Nick to be thankful for. Just don't want folk to be disappointed with outlandish dreams!
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
I won't be disappointed but I would say that "Live Bed Show" is not beyond the realms of possibility though they would most likely just play the album version.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
Yeah, I was thinking of Kelvin, Blue Girls and Filthy World.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Ian
They did revive "Blue Girls" in 1999 (to good effect) but those shows were very low key and it was dropped the following year.

That said, "Back in LA" made an appearance in 2012...
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
I do think it's a bit different when you're touring an album - these songs are going to be new to everyone anyway. Might as well play some hidden gems while you're at it!

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Posted by Eamonn
I hope so and from what Mark has hinted at, and the choice of songs played at the Beeb, fingers-crossed that will happen.
 
 It would be all too easy to go the other way. Apologetically play half the new album and make-up for it with most of Different Class and the obvious other singles.

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Posted by HoltbyCity
Lipgloss, OU and Seconds would be my three big hopes, as well as plenty of More. I don't mind what gets culled, so long as Feelingcalledlove is always there.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
Yeah, I wouldn't mind wholesale changes to be honest. Even Pink Glove (if it's replaced by something rare off His 'n' Hers).
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
She's A Lady would more than cover the job done by Pink Glove. Let Emma fly with her fiddle.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by seductivebarry
Has it been said who is doing the support yet?
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Jean
Was amazing to hear Seconds the other day.

Eamonn, I'll PM you on my number so if you're still on for Bewleys at 4pm you can send me a WhatsApp or text closer the time. My mam will probably go off browsing around the city but be nice to finally have a chat!

Says doors at 6.30pm which sounds very early. I actually do want to get up close enough as I've always been a good bit away. Having said that I probably won't venture in till after 7. What time do people reckon Pulp will be on stage? It's usually around 9pm isn't it.

Lisa O Neill is playing support in Dublin. Can't say I know any of her stuff. Must have a listen before it.

Hoping for some hits as well as new songs and some random ones. Can't wait to see the set up. I thought the whole production was fantastic in 2023. They really surpassed themselves. Cannot wait.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by legohairjordan
Id love it if they just sprinkled a couple of really random unexpected ones in each night.

Imagine out of nowhere - The Babysitter.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by HoltbyCity
legohairjordan wrote:
Id love it if they just sprinkled a couple of really random unexpected ones in each night.
 
 Imagine out of nowhere - The Babysitter.

 

Didnt they play Anorexic Beauty at Sheff Octagon around 2002? It was the time they ditched Common People too

 

 
 
 
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Posted by HoltbyCity
****, my memory is better than i thought: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pulp/2001/octagon-centre-sheffield-england-2bd16c22.html

 

 
 
 
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Posted by lipglossed
David's Last Summer is my great white whale.
 

 
 
 
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Posted by Eamonn
lipglossed wrote:Eamonn wrote:
OU really should be a staple. It's fun, immediate (even those who don't know it dance along at the outro wig-out) and it's not too long.

 Lipgloss is the one that really should be a staple especially as it's one of the more well-known Pulp songs. Mystifying it doesn't get more plays...

OU is great, though, and also welcome although if I can't have Lipgloss, I'm taking Monday Morning over OU.

 

I prefer Lipgloss to OU too, and it's really been terribly under-represented in Pulp sets since 1995.

The reason I say OU should be a staple is not because the crowd will know it but that it's so easy to get into. That violin riff is infectious and the Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!'s carry the last half of the song with a rhythm that is impossible to ignore. And since Jarvis has invented a participatory element for the crowd "You half go 'O' - the other half go 'U'", it's a real easy win for an obscurity but also a respectful nod to the single that really started Pulp's imperial era.

 

 
 
 
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Posted by weener
I might have a spare for Saturday London - standing. Will know in a week (giving my pal some time to find cover for her work). LMK if anyone wants first dibs
 

 
 
 
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