I think you did him a favour re 'Cum On People' tooI was the guy who advised Jarvis to change the title of 'Sorted' from its original 'Sorted for cheese and fizz', referring to his childhood favourite snack of mini cheddars and fizzy pop.
I saw them in Cardiff uni in what I guess was 93. They were supporting Half Man Half Biscuit and I only realised a few years later when I found the ticket stub.
They made no impression on me at all.
I was fortunate enough to be given a ticket/wristband on the saturday morning, and a vehicule pass too. So drove my van direct to the main stage from home, Jarvis was in the car in front of us when we got there. Didn't see Pulp play though. Having been heavily into raving I found that listening to Page and Plant on sunday rekindled my love of rock.
Blimey!!
Back in 1993, Pulp would have entirely been playing either obscure very early material that not even many really big Pulp fans know well, or songs from 'His n' Hers', some of which are excellent. I'm guessing here, but my guess seems plausible.
But!! Half Man Half Biscuit with pre-fame Pulp as support? That's pretty fucking cool
I was at both Glastonbury 1995 (very sunny and hot ) and Glastonbury 1998 (ultra-muddy and rainy -- also cold ).
On neither occasion did I see Pulp, to my retrospective regret.
Was doing other things at other, smaller stages, with so much weed and cider involved that I have no memory now of the non-Pulp alternative attractions!
E2A: Apologies for being snappy here. See later post explain the unconnected cause of my ire
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Wasn't there, but would like to be considered for the follow up project - People who weren't at Pulp at Glastonbury in 1995, but fondly reminisce about it anyway.
No need at all! As I say, apologies if I made some huge faux pas. Really enjoying reading all of these, though.
Seems like there's a lot more material for that. Or "people whose 20 years of Glastonbury memories have all melded into one huge, eternal party". But that's what it's all about really...
I know I'm cool, but I was near the front to watch them a year earlier than you Johnny come lately!
Yea i was there, i was pretty fucked off squire had fallen off his bike and busted his arm up and we were left with fcuking pulp instead of the roses.
They did play the Arena around that time. I was there, with cleavage unadorned.I didn’t. But I did see them at Wembley Arena (edit, having slept, I think it may not have been Wembley. But a lot of venues look similar from the front) on the tour that followed. I painted the word “common” across my cleavage area in red nail varnish and got there hours early (skived off early from my pgce) so I could be front row. It was awesome.
Have you seen this clip from Reading the year before? I believe it's the first time they'd played Common People live, and it's really weird because no-one sings along with it.
I loved it during common people when they put the lights on that lit up the whole crowd to see them going mental. one of my most memorable gigs.Even if this gets binned I just want to say - that Pulp set (wasn't there ) is my absolute no.1 thing I enjoy watching from 'wasn't actually there' Glastonbury YouTube clips. Common People is sensational - the violin, the crowd, the lyrics - just .
I was at that one to. mid/late afternoon I seem to remember.Heh - I was at Reading '94 and remember seeing Pulp. They were great - that festival had just a ridiculously good line-up for a young indie-kid....
Let's just YouTube the 1995 Pulp thing!
I think you can probably allow it for someone headlining Glastonbury after plugging away for a decade and a bit of public indifferenceTheres nothing more annoying than a "if you believe in something enough it will happen to you" bit of philosophising from someone who has "made it" if only life were that simple
I think you can probably allow it for someone headlining Glastonbury after plugging away for a decade and a bit of public indifference
The Shamen headlined the year earlier didn't they?I saw them at Glastonbury in 1995 (after the Stone Roses pulled out) but only stayed for half the set as we were seeing them the following month in Leeds. I think we went to see The Shamen.
A nice pic of Mrs SFM at that same Glastonbury :
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