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[blackcockerel]

I reckon they'll play Sunday too

[russycarps]

neil999, on 08 November 2010 - 11:09 AM, said:

i really dont think they should headline...be perfect for other stage tho, not sure how similar how similar this is to when the verve headlined when they reformed, you could make comparisons on how big they are and fanbase...

why dont you think they should headline.

They are more loved than verve and they headlined (and I thoroughly enjoyed their set now I think about it)

[MEGABOWL]

russycarps, on 08 November 2010 - 09:37 AM, said:

I would generally agree with this, though Blur did buck the trend.

I would rather they didnt play so our memories can remain untarnished, but if they did play it could quite easily be sensational. Or awful.

This reunion doesnt make mich sense to me though I must admit.

Blur was a bit different though wasn't it? Not only did they have a huge pool of hits to draw on but there was the personal side of it. I'm still convinced that Albarn's main motivation was healing friendships (even if the others had money on their mind) and that was a part of what made it so emotional

[FloorFiller]

blackcockerel, on 08 November 2010 - 10:50 AM, said:

They are considered to be one of the best headliners there of all time. And for good reason. And a lot of people didn't expect them to be any good headlining in 95

aye but it'd now be 16 years later, when they don't exactly have anything to prove, and are probably doing it for the money (Jarvis' solo career isn't exactly flourishing sales-wise)
and yeah... Pulp were never exactly HUGE (not upto the standards of Blur etc anyway) and only had one REAL hit (Common People, of course)
with Blur there was sing along after sing along with huge mass crowd participation, but with Pulp.. i don't know
i'd just find it weird if they headlined really. wouldn't seem right. when they broke up they weren't headline size (in 2002 at Reading/Leeds they were second, under The Strokes who literally had one album) so i don't see why they should be headlining now

[russycarps]

MEGABOWL, on 08 November 2010 - 11:20 AM, said:

Blur was a bit different though wasn't it? Not only did they have a huge pool of hits to draw on but there was the personal side of it. I'm still convinced that Albarn's main motivation was healing friendships (even if the others had money on their mind) and that was a part of what made it so emotional

Yeh I agree entirely. That blur gig was special on so many levels.

can I just take this opportunity to once again say to those who were at prodigy that night: "ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha!"

[eFestivals]

russycarps, on 08 November 2010 - 11:32 AM, said:

That blur gig was special on so many levels.

well, apart from the fact it was Blur on stage of course.

[rexclark]

This is the first time the full Pulp line up has played together since 1996, so many people (myself included) would never have got to see the original line up so I think this makes it pretty special.

[blackcockerel]

FloorFiller, on 08 November 2010 - 11:28 AM, said:

aye but it'd now be 16 years later, when they don't exactly have anything to prove, and are probably doing it for the money (Jarvis' solo career isn't exactly flourishing sales-wise)
and yeah... Pulp were never exactly HUGE (not upto the standards of Blur etc anyway) and only had one REAL hit (Common People, of course)
with Blur there was sing along after sing along with huge mass crowd participation, but with Pulp.. i don't know
i'd just find it weird if they headlined really. wouldn't seem right. when they broke up they weren't headline size (in 2002 at Reading/Leeds they were second, under The Strokes who literally had one album) so i don't see why they should be headlining now

I can easily imagine this to be a mass singalong. Probably not with the crowd size Blur had, but a singalong nonetheless. Yes they didn't headline Leeds in 2002, but things have changed haven't they? Strokes were huge back then, Pulp were on the wane. Now they have nostalgia on their side, and a rabid fanbase who haven't forgot them who would kill to see them potentially one last time, especially at the place that was so important to the band.
I'm biased mind...

[Vogue]

Words cannot explain how EXCITED I was to hear this news about half an hour ago. I LOVE PULP. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE SAY THEY'LL PLAY GLASTONBURY!!!!   Surely it's looking very likely to happen? It all makes sense, and it would fit nicely around the dates they've announced....!!

[russycarps]

eFestivals, on 08 November 2010 - 11:35 AM, said:

well, apart from the fact it was Blur on stage of course.

why I outta...!

where is that knowledgable Dom fellow when I need someone for backup?? Probably busy scouring the Sun for headline tips

Edited by russycarps, 08 November 2010 - 11:43 AM.

[Rachie]

rexclark, on 08 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

This is the first time the full Pulp line up has played together since 1996, so many people (myself included) would never have got to see the original line up so I think this makes it pretty special.

completely agree.
(i got to see the original pulp in 96, my first ever gig/festival )

[Joe-]

I hope not cus I didn't get a ticket.

My sister did and SHE DON'T EVEN LISTEN TO THEM.  

[blackcockerel]

I can't believe Russell Senior is back with them!

[Mardy]

Interesting, Blur, when they were together never really seemed that huge to me, when I think of going to see them, at various points during their career, I think I never saw them anywhere bigger than say Brixton academy (release of the 4th album or so)

So, yeah, bit of nostalgia, I can see them headlining, or, I think more realistically, second from top if the headliner is a really big name.

[Mardy]

Oh, and I'm going for them to play the Saturday night, not the Sunday.

[rexclark]

Rachie, on 08 November 2010 - 11:47 AM, said:

completely agree.
(i got to see the original pulp in 96, my first ever gig/festival )

First time I saw the band was 1998 when they headlined T In The Park, I was 16 so never really got the chance to see them before that.

[blackcockerel]

Mardy, on 08 November 2010 - 11:49 AM, said:

Oh, and I'm going for them to play the Saturday night, not the Sunday.

I was thinking Sunday as it tends to be the nostalgia slot and traditionally the biggest band normally headlines Saturday. Of course that's a bit different this year with U2 on Friday

[Bort]

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[neil999]

maybe pulp and not coldplay(hopefully)

pyramid
u2,pulp,foo fighters

other -
chems,daft punk,suede

still prefer pulp on other tho...

[Bort]

If the facebook page and previous lineups are any indication, the crowd is going to be awful at Wireless.  I wonder why they are playing Wireless, of all festivals.  It is definitely not the sort of headliner they usually get (Pink, anyone?).