Overview

• Pulp headlined the opening night of Tramlines Festival at Hillsborough Park with a two-hour homecoming performance.
• The band debuted “Last Day of the Miners’ Strike” live for the first time and played “Sheffield: Sex City” for the first time since 2012.
• Frontman Jarvis Cocker joined fans in booing over the closure of The Leadmill and quipped about removing its Pulp plaque on stage.
• Pulp resurrected the spirit of their early haunt The Limit in a one-night-only segment recalling the club’s formative impact.
• The set included a tender homage to late bassist Steve Mackey and featured guest appearances by Sheffield native Richard Hawley.