# Pulp on their full circle moment with the Mercury Prize and Brian Eno nearly throwing their prize money away

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pulp-on-their-full-circle-moment-with-the-mercury-prize-and-brian-eno-nearly-throwing-their-prize-money-away/
- Published: 2026-10-25T14:24:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T15:11:22+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-interview-mercury-prize-war-child-help-2-brian-eno-different-class-3974140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pulp-interview-mercury-prize-war-child-help-2-brian-eno-different-class
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Pulp performed for War Child at the 2026 Mercury Prize.
- They donated their £25,000 1996 prize to the original ‘Help’ album.
- Brian Eno nearly threw away the cheque by mistake.

## Summary

Pulp performed ‘Begging For Change’ at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony in Newcastle, representing ‘Help(2)’, a charity compilation supporting War Child. The appearance brought the band back to a cause linked to their 1996 Mercury win for ‘Different Class’, when they donated the £25,000 prize money to the original ‘Help’ album.

The band recalled that bassist Candida Doyle handed the cheque to Brian Eno in an envelope with the award, and he nearly discarded it because he did not realise it contained the money. ‘Help(2)’ follows the 1995 compilation, with contributions from artists including Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg and Olivia Rodrigo; Pulp said it was an honour to represent the album.

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