Live!

“This performance is an encore. An encore occurs because the audience wants more.” That recorded announcement from <i>Trainspotting</i> star Kelly Macdonald teed up Pulp’s performance at London’s The O2 arena in June 2025, reinforcing the very notion that getting to see the Britpop veterans onstage in the 2020s was a special gift not to be taken for granted by band and fans alike. But with this concert document of that event, Jarvis Cocker and co. aren’t just showing off their deep catalogue of ’90s misfit anthems, they’re making a case for their continued vitality, with selections from their 2025 comeback album, <i>More</i>—like the opening synth-disco salvo <b>“Spike Island”</b> and the lilting romantic reverie <b>“Farmers Market”</b>—fitting snugly into the repertoire alongside <i>Different Class</i> classics like <b>“Disco 2000”</b> and <b>“Something Changed”</b>. And even if you’re the sort of Pulp fan who’s heard these songs a million times before, there’s a fresh thrill to be had in vicariously experiencing them alongside a roaring crowd: With a cast of thousands singing along to Cocker’s every word, the immortal <b>“Common People”</b> is elevated from a sardonic critique of social inequalities to a riotous, smash-the-system rallying cry. <b>Our Favourite Track:</b> <b>“Sunrise”</b>—This multi-sectional epic from 2001’s oft-overlooked <i>We Love Life</i> is dropped in the middle of the set, but delivers all the hair-raising drama of a grand finale.