{"id":2040055,"date":"2026-07-12T21:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040055"},"modified":"2026-07-12T21:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:46:58","slug":"watch-the-moment-pulp-play-common-people-at-mad-cool-2026-as-england-fans-celebrate-win-against-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040055","title":{"rendered":"Watch the moment Pulp play \u2018Common People\u2019 at Mad Cool 2026 as England fans celebrate win against Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch the moment Pulp play \u2018Common People\u2019 at Mad Cool 2026 as England fans celebrate win against Norway<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;But we don&#8217;t care about football because we&#8217;d rather play a concert for you people&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Andrew Trendell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-12T22:46:58+01:00\">12th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Pulp\" title=\"pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Pulp live at Mad Cool 2026. credit: Javier Bragado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Pulp played an epic closing set at Mad Cool 2026 last night (Saturday July 11), with their performance also doubling up as a celebration for England fans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Pulp\u2019s Jarvis Cocker: \u201cThis is like going back to when you start a band\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The escalations of the World Cup have been a focal feature of the Madrid festival, particularly the day before when Spain beat Belgium. Not only was the home country\u2019s match shown on a big screen in the middle of the Iberdrola Music arena site, but their 2-1 victory was celebrated by Kings Of Leon and Interpol from the stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then on the closing Saturday, the England match clashed with the latter part of Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds\u2019 headline set, as well as those from David Byrne and Pulp. The line-up drew a large number of British fans and many in England shirts, who could be seen celebrating when goals were scored as they kept up to date on their phones. The blowing of the whistle on England\u2019s 2-1 win coincided with Pulp kicking into set closer \u2018Common People\u2019, with many taking to their friends\u2019 shoulders to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>During the song, Jarvis Cocker also got guitarist Mark Webber (who\u2019d been previously watching the match backstage with drummer Nick Banks) to share news of the score, before the frontman wryly told the crowd: \u201cBut we don\u2019t care about football because we\u2019d rather play a concert for you people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DatOHiao7d8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reviewing the set in <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s highlights from the day, we wrote: \u201cRunning into the early hours of Sunday morning, their set also saw classics like \u2018Babies\u2019 and \u2018Do You Remember The First Time\u2019 come in thick and fast, as well as a euphoric rendition of newer single \u2018Spike Island\u2019 and an elaborate performance of \u2018Farmer\u2019s Market\u2019 \u2014 which the frontman fittingly introduced by throwing some grapes into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFluttering between intense theatrical performances of deeper cuts and straightforward, feel-good versions of their biggest hits, the closing set was a pure visual spectacle from start to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pulp\u2019s Mad Cool 2026 setlist was:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Sorted for E\u2019s &amp; Wizz\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Disco 2000\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Spike Island\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Razzmatazz\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Farmers Market\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018This Is Hardcore\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Sunrise\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Begging for Change\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Do You Remember the First Time?\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Mis-Shapes\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Got to Have Love\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Babies\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Common People\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3956563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3956563\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3956563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pulp Jarvis Cocker\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3956563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulp\u2019s Jarvis Cocker live at Mad Cool 2026. credit: Javier Bragado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pulp\u2019s 2026 summer tour is almost at an end up with upcoming shows including a Rough Trade 50th anniversary celebration show at London\u2019s Southbank Centre and headline appearances at All Together Now in Ireland, Manchester\u2019s Wythenshawe Park and End Of The Road Festival as they wrap up the campaign for 2025\u2019s acclaimed comeback album \u2018More\u2018. Visit here for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME is the official media partner of Mad Cool.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jarvis Cocker<\/li>\n<li>Pulp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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Not only was the home country\u2019s match shown on a big screen in the middle of the Iberdrola Music arena site, but their 2-1 victory was celebrated by Kings Of Leon and Interpol from the stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then on the closing Saturday, the England match clashed with the latter part of Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds\u2019 headline set, as well as those from David Byrne and Pulp. The line-up drew a large number of British fans and many in England shirts, who could be seen celebrating when goals were scored as they kept up to date on their phones. The blowing of the whistle on England\u2019s 2-1 win coincided with Pulp kicking into set closer \u2018Common People\u2019, with many taking to their friends\u2019 shoulders to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>During the song, Jarvis Cocker also got guitarist Mark Webber (who\u2019d been previously watching the match backstage with drummer Nick Banks) to share news of the score, before the frontman wryly told the crowd: \u201cBut we don\u2019t care about football because we\u2019d rather play a concert for you people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DatOHiao7d8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reviewing the set in <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s highlights from the day, we wrote: \u201cRunning into the early hours of Sunday morning, their set also saw classics like \u2018Babies\u2019 and \u2018Do You Remember The First Time\u2019 come in thick and fast, as well as a euphoric rendition of newer single \u2018Spike Island\u2019 and an elaborate performance of \u2018Farmer\u2019s Market\u2019 \u2014 which the frontman fittingly introduced by throwing some grapes into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFluttering between intense theatrical performances of deeper cuts and straightforward, feel-good versions of their biggest hits, the closing set was a pure visual spectacle from start to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pulp\u2019s Mad Cool 2026 setlist was:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Sorted for E\u2019s &amp; Wizz\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Disco 2000\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Spike Island\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Razzmatazz\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Farmers Market\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018This Is Hardcore\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Sunrise\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Begging for Change\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Do You Remember the First Time?\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Mis-Shapes\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Got to Have Love\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Babies\u2019<br \/>\n\u2018Common People\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3956563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3956563\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3956563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pulp Jarvis Cocker\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3956563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulp\u2019s Jarvis Cocker live at Mad Cool 2026. credit: Javier Bragado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pulp\u2019s 2026 summer tour is almost at an end up with upcoming shows including a Rough Trade 50th anniversary celebration show at London\u2019s Southbank Centre and headline appearances at All Together Now in Ireland, Manchester\u2019s Wythenshawe Park and End Of The Road Festival as they wrap up the campaign for 2025\u2019s acclaimed comeback album \u2018More\u2018. Visit here for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME is the official media partner of Mad Cool.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-the-moment-pulp-play-common-people-at-mad-cool-2026-as-england-fans-celebrate-win-against-norway-3956573&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pulp-mad-cool-credit-javier-bragado.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch the moment Pulp play \u2018Common People\u2019 at Mad Cool 2026 as England fans celebrate win against Norway &#8220;But we don&#8217;t care about football because we&#8217;d rather play a concert for you people&#8221; By Andrew Trendell 12th July 2026 Pulp live at Mad Cool 2026. credit: Javier Bragado Pulp played [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2040055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2040055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2040055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2040055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2040055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}