Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker discussed the likelihood of him getting arrested as he discussed the loss of iconic venue The Leadmill in Sheffield
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker joked about potentially getting arrested as he discussed the loss of iconic venue The Leadmill in Sheffield. The group played their first-ever public concert at the venue in 1980, and returned to perform many times as they got more and more famous.
However, the venue lost their appeal against their eviction notice from The Electric Group in 2024 and asked artists if they would like to perform farewell concerts at the venue for one last time. During a recent interview, Jarvis was asked whether there would be a chance the group could play at The Leadmill one final time.
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Jarvis said he doesn’t think Pulp ‘would fit into’ the venue now but admits he wants to take home a black plaque that commemorates the group’s first concert.
“My main thing is trying to figure out how to get that plaque outside off the wall before the new owner moves in,” he said to NME.
“I vowed that’s what I’d do if it was to close, and now it is. If the next thing you read about me is that I’ve been arrested trying to crowbar off a plaque from the outside of The Leadmill, you’ll know why.”
Pulp might not be performing at the venue but Miles Kane recently hinted he could be joined by Alex Turner at the final-ever gig. Miles, 39, who collaborates with the Arctic Monkeys’ frontman in The Last Shadow Puppets, is set to headline the iconic venue’s farewell gig on June 27, following The Leadmill’s forced departure.
Sheffield-based band the Monkeys performed at Leadmill countless times before the release of their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not.
Now, Wirral-born Miles’ performance could see Alex reuniting with Miles on stage, as hinted during Miles’ chat with Radio X
When quizzed about the possibility of Alex, also 39, joining him, Miles joked: “Well, he’s redecorating it (The Leadmill) at the minute, so he’s making it all leopard print for us, because, you know, it’s got to be done by hand.”
He affectionately added: “My door’s always open for my bro, he knows that, and that’s that.” Alex hasn’t performed on stage since Arctic Monkeys wrapped up their tour for their latest album, The Car, in 2023.
Speaking to Radio X, he reflected: “It’s served me well, and Sheffield as a city as well has always had my back with gigs, that’d be one of the first to sell out or whatever.
“So, it’s a complete honour, and let’s give it a good send-off. I think it’ll be a very special night, and it always pops off in there, and hopefully next Friday it won’t be any different.”
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