This weekend the UK live music scene saw somewhat of a 90s revival. Brit Pop legends Blur performed at Wembley Stadium in London, whilst closer to home Pulp made a rare appearance on the North Yorkshire coast.
Pulp rounded out a stellar week of shows at Scarborough Open Air Theatre. The likes of The Hollywood Vampires featuring Johnny Depp, The Cult and Tom Grennan all played at the OAT just a few days prior.
The Sheffield-originating outfit performed a headline set at TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow on Friday evening. And despite a brief downpour following the opening act the Oracle Sisters, the poncho-bedecked fans weren't going to let a little bit of rain spoil the party.
Accompanied by an orchestra, Pulp took to the stage to a warm welcome from the Scarborough crowd. As the anticipation began to build, frontman Jarvis Cocker made quite the entrance from the rear of the stage appearing at the top of a flight of stairs in front of a projection of a full moon.
With an arsenal of timeless anthems in their repertoire Pulp are the perfect band to perform at open-air events such as Sunday’s show. Each of their tracks has the kind of singalong choruses that work so well in this environment.
The band opened the show with I Spy, the classic Disco 2000 and Mis-shapes. And whilst concerts are typically happy events, the band did take a moment to reflect on the loss of Steve Mackey who passed away in March. A beautiful airing of Something Changed was a fitting tribute to the sadly missed Pulp bass player.
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Halfway through the show, Jarvis Cocker made his way down into the pit at the front of the stage, whilst shaking hands with some lucky fans at the front. The iconic frontman entertained throughout.
Many of the songs in the set magically transported the audience back to the 90s. This was particularly the case with fan favourites like Do You Remember the First Time? And Babies. Whilst Common People was always going to bring an explosive conclusion to the proceedings.
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Just like the title of their seminal album, on Sunday evening Pulp were a Different Class.
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