Later... with Jools Holland
Sunday 1st June 2025
BBC Two HD 22:00-22:45

Jools welcomes the return of Pulp, one of the most influential and successful British bands of the last 30 years. Sheffield’s Britpop legends perform a couple of songs from their album More as well as a treat from their extensive back catalogue. Jarvis and Jools also chat at the piano about the album and how it feels to be performing as a band once again.

Pulp: Radio 2 In Concert
Sunday 1st June 2025
BBC Two HD 22:45-23:50 (23:15-00:20 in Northern Ireland)

Pulp perform an intimate and exclusive show for BBC Radio 2 In Concert, with Jarvis and the band playing some of their most-loved classic hits as well as exclusive tracks from their album More. Recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in Londons Broadcasting House in front of a small audience of lucky fans, and introduced by Jo Whiley, this is a world exclusive from Jarvis, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Mark Webber and the band, playing hits including Something Changed, Disco 2000, Do You Remember the First Time?, Dishes, Sunrise, Sorted for Es & Wizz, and Common People, alongside new Pulp songs Spike Island, Tina, Got to Have Love, Farmers Market and A Sunset.

“‘Love’ is a word I was unable to say until I was approaching 40,” says Jarvis Cocker, introducing the new single. “I listened to love songs all the time but couldn’t use the word in real life. The words to this song are me having a word with myself about this state of affairs. I gave myself a real talking-to. I have now learnt how to say it whilst keeping a straight face. ‘You’ve got to have love’. Oh yes you have.”

Would you like to hear More? In anticipation of the release of Pulp new album More on 6 June, the band are arranging to preview the record in some of their favourite record shops around the world.

Taking place on 29th May in the UK and Ireland, if you head to one of the stores involved – there is a full list on Pulp’s website – you will be able to hear More in full before its release.

Details of listening parties taking place elsewhere around the globe on other dates can be found on the Pulp website too.

Additionally, at those shops, a limited-edition LP of the album will be available for pre-order only to those who attend. Coming on crystal clear vinyl, this edition will uniquely feature the name of the shop where it was purchased. Pulp goodie bags will also be up for grabs on the day too.

“We are really looking forward to this. From my time at 6 Music, I remember that the BBC Radio Theatre is a very intimate venue. As long as we can fit all our equipment in there it’s going to be great to play some songs for Radio 2 and 6 Music.”

“This is the first Pulp album since “We Love Life” in 2001. Yes: the first Pulp album for 24 years.

How did that happen?

Well: when we started touring again in 2023, we practiced a new song called “Hymn of the North” during soundchecks & eventually played it at the end of our second night at Sheffield Arena. This seemed to open the floodgates: we came up with the rest of the songs on this album during the first half of 2024. A couple are revivals of ideas from last century. The music for one song was written by Richard Hawley. The music for another was written by Jason Buckle. The Eno family sing backing vocals on a song. There are string arrangements written by Richard Jones & played by the Elysian Collective.

The album was recorded over 3 weeks by James Ford in Walthamstow, London, starting on November 18th, 2024. This is the shortest amount of time a Pulp album has ever taken to record. It was obviously ready to happen.

These are the facts.

We hope you enjoy the music. It was written & performed by four human beings from the North of England, aided & abetted by five other human beings from various locations in the British Isles. No A.I. was involved during the process.

This album is dedicated to Steve Mackey.

This is the best that we can do.

Thanks for listening.”

You’re seeing double ... & it’s all okay.

Pulp and LCD Soundsystem. Together, for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in September 2025.

This is what dreams are made of. Bring your dancing shoes.

“You deserve more – & we have more.

In fact, we have More – (but that’s a whole other story… you’ll have to wait a little more time to hear that one)

In the meantime: see you this Summer!” – Jarvis Cocker

Pulp are pleased to announce that they have signed a record deal with Rough Trade Records.
“Rough Trade have managed Pulp for over 30 years so it feels great to be finally on the label. We did it!”