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“Come and experience a night you’ll remember for the rest of your life.” Pulp share trailer, and release date, for new film What Do You Do For An Encore?
Pulp have released the first trailer for their forthcoming documentary, What Do You Do For An Encore?, and confirmed that the 90-minute film will be released soon. Directed by Garth Jennings, it follows the Sheffield band’s rise from relative obscurity to major cultural influence, while documenting their biggest arena performance to date.
The film is narrated by singer Jarvis Cocker and combines footage from the global tour supporting More, Pulp’s first album in 24 years, with previously unseen archive material spanning four decades. Its title and focus reflect the band’s return to large-scale live performance and renewed activity after a long gap between studio albums.
In short
- Pulp have unveiled a trailer for a new documentary film.
- The 90-minute film is directed by Garth Jennings.
- It combines recent tour footage with four decades of archive material.
Explained simply
Pulp is a British rock band from Sheffield that became a major cultural influence in music during the 1990s, fronted by singer Jarvis Cocker. The group stepped away from recording and performing for more than two decades but has now returned to both activities.
The forthcoming documentary What Do You Do For An Encore? tells the story of the band's rise from relative obscurity to major cultural influence. Directed by Garth Jennings and narrated by Cocker himself, the 90-minute film combines footage from their recent global tour with previously unseen archive material spanning four decades.
The documentary's release comes at a time of renewed activity for Pulp, including the launch of More, their first new album in 24 years. The film captures the band's biggest arena performance to date and offers context for both their influential past and their contemporary comeback.