What's All This About?

[saw119]

Another pop up but this time in Sheffield.

[eamonn]

Good to take it back to the source.

Similar to what they did for Wythenshawe, I assume.
 

[weej]

What was the one in Wythenshawe like?

[Barcroft]

Manchester was old Pulp posters and photos everywhere, leading to a merch store which included signed vinyls etc.

They'd also got Pulp window vinyls, bar matt's, beers mats, plus the usual cardboard cutouts etc.

By night there was Pulp karaoke 🎤.

[HoltbyCity]

I was in the Hallamshire Hotel the other night watching a band called T Is For Thomas Band.  Pulp connections to TIFTB - 1) Singer Tom Hogg played in Seafruit with Alan Smyth, producer of Separations. 2) Bassist Charley McKee plays in the Everly Pregnant Brothers with Nick Banks

Anyway, does anyone know how different it is since it reopened last year, compared to its original 1980s heyday?  Has it been reconfigured, or is the stage etc. roughly in the same place?

[saw119]

I was in the Hallamshire Hotel the other night watching a band called T Is For Thomas Band.  Pulp connections to TIFTB - 1) Singer Tom Hogg played in Seafruit with Alan Smyth, producer of Separations. 2) Bassist Charley McKee plays in the Everly Pregnant Brothers with Nick Banks

Anyway, does anyone know how different it is since it reopened last year, compared to its original 1980s heyday?  Has it been reconfigured, or is the stage etc. roughly in the same place?

Honestly, I haven't been upstairs since the mid 90's so I don't imnediately know. The pub as it is now is pretty gentrified compared to the rather dirty boozer I knew in the 90's. Anyway, here's an interesting article from the Sheffield Tribune with some nice pics.
https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-hallamshire-hotel-was-a-hub-for/

[Pip]

Pulp announce one-off hometown pop up at Hallamshire Hotel in Sheffield on 30 October to celebrate their induction into the city's Walk Of Fame

Pop Up Pub Timings:

12:00 - 13.00 Pulp Meet & Greet w/ Candida & Nick (strictly 1 hour)
12:00 - 20:00 Pop Up Shop
17:30 - 19:30 - Pulp Quiz, Raffle & Fancy Dress Competition
20:00 - 22:30 - Pulp Karaoke

Jarvis is hoping his hometown will join in the celebrations:

"People of Sheffield - do you know where the Town Hall is?

People of Sheffield - do you know what time it is?

It is time to have fun.

On Friday the 30th of October 2026 at 2pm PULP are being inducted into the Sheffield Walk of Fame. You can come & watch.

Then, if you walk up West Street to the Hallamshire Hotel (site of PULP's first ever concert in a pub in Sheffield in (!) August 1980), you will be able to visit the PULP POP-UP PUB.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness PULP being honoured in their home-town AND celebrate afterwards in the venue that they have played at the most number of times during their 46 year career.

& it's (nearly) Halloween.

What are you waiting for?

Put the Party of the Year in your diary right now."