Pulp have confirmed their long-rumoured 2023 reunion, announcing a huge UK and Ireland tour for next summer – see dates and buy tickets here.
Pulp went on to perform a number of shows, including He went on: “There have been wide reports of a full reunion for UK concerts today. We are playing in the UK and Ireland in 2023. “Jarvis and I remastered Pulp’s entire Universal Records back catalogue together just over two years ago at Abbey Road Studios. Upon the announcement, bassist Steve Mackey has announced that he will not be taking part in the reunion tour. [2012’s standalone single ‘After You’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-36-1248004), which was produced by [James Murphy](https://www.nme.com/artists/JAMES-MURPHY) of [LCD Soundsystem](https://www.nme.com/artists/LCD-SOUNDSYSTEM). [Jarvis Cocker likened Pulp to “a dormant volcano”](https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-12-1221550). [a surprise set at Glastonbury 2011](https://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/pulp-at-glastonbury-2011-review-771657) and [headline slots at Reading & Leeds that year](https://www.nme.com/blogs/festivals-blog/pulp-at-reading-2011-review-765910). He said: “Pulp is a very important part of my creative life… [Pulp](https://www.nme.com/artists/pulp) have confirmed their long-rumoured 2023 reunion by announcing a huge UK and Ireland tour for next summer – see the dates below and [buy tickets here](https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/c/2862475/431519/7559?sharedid=NME&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fpulp-tickets%2Fartist%2F747247). [a “big” announcement was teased yesterday (October 27)](https://www.nme.com/news/music/jarvis-cocker-teases-big-pulp-announcement-3337526) by Cocker, Pulp have now confirmed the dates for their 2023 reunion tour, which features headline slots at [Latitude](https://www.nme.com/festivals/latitude) and [TRNSMT](https://www.nme.com/tag/trnsmt) festivals, two hometown headline shows in Sheffield, a London gig at Finsbury Park and more. [Jarvis Cocker](https://www.nme.com/artists/jarvis-cocker) confirmed that [the band would be hitting the road next year](https://www.nme.com/news/music/jarvis-cocker-confirms-pulp-reunion-shows-for-2023-3276640) for their first gigs together since 2012.
Pulp are set to reunite for a string of 10 shows across the UK in 2023, the band have confirmed today.
They eventually recorded and released their first album, It, in 1983. Taking to Instagram, he said Pulp ‘is a very important part of my creative life… good end to that. [The Creative Independent](https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-jarvis-cocker-on-recognizing-your-calling-the-pleasure-of-being-in-a-band-and-the-ways-music-supports-us-during-terrible-times/): ‘We got back together in 2011 and we did a lot of shows and for me, that really brought that chapter to a satisfying end.’ [during the height of the Britpop era](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/12/pulp-keyboardist-candida-doyle-shares-arthritis-journey-17538377/), had been [ cryptically teasing a return](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/26/jarvis-cocker-confirms-pulp-will-reunite-in-2023-after-10-years-17068238/) for some time. [Pulp](https://metro.co.uk/tag/pulp/) are set to reunite for a string of 10 shows across the UK in 2023, the band have confirmed today.