Pulp drummer Nick Banks joined the tribute band Pulp’d for a version of ‘Disco 2000’ in Sheffield this week – watch footage below.
Banks, a member of the Britpop greats since 1986, played along with the band at Fake Festival in the city’s Endcliffe Park on Saturday night (May 10), later posting a video of the performance on social media.
“Joined Pulp tribute band last night Pulp’d,” he wrote on Bluesky. “Had a blast!”
The Jarvis Cocker stand-in introduced Banks to the stage, quipping: “Can you believe this? This is something quite special, it definitely makes Fake Festival history. Because nobody in Fake Festival history has ever had a member of the band that they are tributing get on stage and play a song with them.”
Watch the video here:
Joined Pulp tribute band last night Pulp’d for a tune at Fake Festival at Endcliffe Park. Had a blast!
— Nick Banks (@therealnickbanks.bsky.social) 2025-05-11T11:13:31.140Z
“This could all go horribly wrong, you do know that, don’t you?” Banks said before settling down behind the drumkit, but the rendition appeared to go down a treat with the crowd in attendance.
Posting after the show, Pulp’d wrote: “Incredible night, being joined on stage by @welovepulp legend @realnickbanks at Sheffield @fakefestivals. Thanks Nick for a special experience.”
The real Pulp, meanwhile, are releasing their comeback album ‘More’ on June 6 via Rough Trade. They shared the lead single ‘Spike Island’ in April, and that track will be available on vinyl from May 23. Pre-order both here.
Unveiling ‘More’ in April – their newest record in 24 years – Pulp confirmed to BBC 6 Music that “the record has been done for a while” and the wait between records felt like “a lifetime”.
“[Playing live] was a big influence on it – that we played and the songs came back to life,” Cocker added. “We did play one new song towards the end of the tour and no one threw stuff at us or left to go to the bar. We chose to do it quickly… it wanted to come out.”
Pulp are also due to head off on a slew of dates, including a UK arena tour and a North American tour. Along with two shows at London’s O2, the band will also head to Atlanta, Boston, Detroit and more, finishing with two shows at LA’s Hollywood Bowl with LCD Soundsystem.
See all dates here and nab UK tickets here and North American tickets here.
Elsewhere, Pulp, IDLES and Fontaines D.C. are among dozens of artists to sign Heavenly Recordings’ letter defending Kneecap’s “freedom of expression”.
