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Mercury nominee CMAT: Irish music success comes from ‘generation of trauma’

The singer is nominated alongside fellow Irish act Fontaines DC at the event in Newcastle.

Evening Standard

FKA twigs, Sam Fender, Pulp and Wolf Alice lead performers for 2025 Mercury Prize

The shortlisted artists set to perform at the Mercury Prize have been unveiled.

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Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals to reform for tour next year

The Supacabra tour includes six dates in Britain and Ireland next May.

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Mercury Prize 2025 shortlist revealed: Key takeaways and who should win

Who's nominated? Who's broken records? Who should win this year's coveted Mercury Prize? Here's the lowdown on this year's Mercury Prize contenders.

Euronews

Pulp, CMAT and Sam Fender among artists nominated for 2025 Mercury Prize

Britpop band Pulp previously won the prize in 1996 for Different Class.

Evening Standard

CMAT, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names

Only two debut albums – among them the ‘token’ jazz release – feature among this year’s list of nominations for the coveted UK and Irish music prize

The Guardian - UK

Six Britpop bands who will never reunite

For some groups, splits are a permanent thing...

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"We are finally ready for Different Class to be heard in all its glory." Pulp announce 30th anniversary reissue of Britpop cornerstone Different Class, to include their never-before-released Glastonbury 1995 set

Pulp to release remastered reissue of a Britpop classic

Louder

The A-Z of Britpop Anthems

Mid '90s nostalgia is at a peak, but there was much more to Britpop than scene figureheads Oasis, Blur and Pulp

Louder

Do you remember the first time? Why Britpop nostalgia just won’t go away

Robbie Williams has named his new album after it, there’s a new play about the Oasis and Blur rivalry, an avalanche of books, fashion lines … and even a Britpop lager

The Guardian - UK

Chris Martin reveals Charli xcx is an inspiration as he considers what's next for Coldplay

Chris Martin has revealed he's been inspired by Charli xcx as he considers what's next for Coldplay.

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Famous Sheffield club has been gutted in act of ‘wanton destruction’, says owner

Electric Group is preparing to reopen a new music venue in the former Leadmill building after winning a bitter eviction battle.

Evening Standard

Bilbao BBK Live 2025: A shapeshifting, eclectic event of ambitious scale

4/5 European festival saw severe thunderstorms but also severe fun, as Kylie Minogue, Pulp, and Raye drew crowds of over 115,000 people

The Independent UK

“She wanted to go and live in Hackney and be with the common people”: the pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.

It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together.

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The Independent UK

Here’s why the Oasis reunion is the sign of a Britpop summer

ANALYSIS: With Pulp at Glastonbury and the Gallaghers reunited, it feels like there's something in the air again, writes Glenn Fosbraey

The Conversation

Will the Oasis reunion usher in a Britpop summer – or is it just a marketing ploy?

The trend for naming summers has become something of a cultural phenomenon. Think for example of 2019, which was branded a “hot girl summer”, inspired by rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s song.

Evening Standard

Shipping Forecast provides ‘oasis of calm’ – Jarvis Cocker

The Pulp frontman recorded a tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the Shipping Forecast being broadcast on the BBC.

The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo joins Pulp fans to watch surprise Glastonbury set

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Oasis Ride Britpop Revival As 90s Make Nostalgic Comeback In UK

With "Britpop" bands Oasis and Pulp topping the charts and filling concert halls, a 90s vibe is floating over the UK this summer amid nostalgia for a "cooler" time when people seemed "happier".

The Independent UK

Red Arrows soar over Glastonbury during surprise Pulp set

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Watch as the Red Arrows fly over Glastonbury during surprise Pulp performance

Watch as the Red Arrows fly above Glastonbury as Pulp performed “Common People” on Saturday (29 June).

Louder

Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… and it actually isn’t very different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…

The Guardian - UK

Pulp’s secret Glastonbury set review – still the magnificently misshapen oddballs of British pop

Returning to headline the Pyramid for the first time in 30 years, Jarvis Cocker and co are as dark, grubby and joyous as ever, instantly turning the audience to misty-eyed displays of devotion

Louder

Surprise! Glastonbury's worst-kept secret is revealed as 'Patchwork' aka Pulp remind Worthy Farm exactly why they're one of Britain's best-loved and most brilliant bands

Common People? No, national treasures

Evening Standard

The Script pay tribute to late guitarist Mark Sheehan during Glastonbury set

Sheehan died in April 2023.

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