Pulp
Jarvis Cocker's common people, still uncommon. Britpop's sharpest wit in glorious late-era form, 'Common People' still detonating class rage.
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About Pulp
Pulp is a britpop band from Sheffield, UK, formed in 1978.
Pulp formed in Sheffield around 1978, founded by Jarvis Cocker while he was still at school, and spent well over a decade in relative obscurity before breaking through in the mid-1990s. The line-up that found success included Cocker, Candida Doyle on keyboards, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey and Nick Banks.
The band's music combined glam and disco elements with cheap synthesisers and Cocker's spoken-sung narratives about sex, class and suburban boredom, delivered with a novelist's eye for specifics. His Different Class and the single "Common People" made them central figures in Britpop, though Pulp's tone was more sardonic and uneasy than most of their contemporaries. The group split in the early 2000s and has since reunited for further live work.
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Questions about Pulp
Where is Pulp from?
Pulp is from Sheffield, UK.
Who is in Pulp?
Pulp is Jarvis Cocker (guitar, keyboards), Candida Doyle (keyboards, background vocals), Nick Banks (drums), Mark Andrew Webber (guitar, keyboards), Leo Abrahams, Saskia Cocker, Jean Cook, Ian Dalton, Peter Dalton, Wayne Furniss, Antony Genn, Richard Hawley, David Hinkler, Simon Hinkler, David Lockwood, Michael Paramore, Jamie Pinchbeck, Jimmy Sellars, Mark Swift, Jill Taylor, Philip Thompson and Garry Wilson. Former members include Peter Boam, Russell Senior, Peter Mansell and Tim Allcard.
When did Pulp form?
Pulp formed in Sheffield in 1978.
What was Pulp's first album?
Pulp's first album was It (1983). The latest is More. (2025).
What kind of music does Pulp play?
Pulp plays britpop.
What festivals has Pulp played before?
Pulp has played End of the Road 2026, Glastonbury 2025.