Pulp | Spark Arena, Auckland

Name: Pulp | Spark Arena, Auckland
Start: 2026-02-21T09:00:00+13:00
Location: Spark Arena

Schedule

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Spark Arena | Auckland, AU

Handsome Tours, Laneway Presents & Double J are proud to present Pulp!
Fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed 2025 album More, Pulp are set to make their long-awaited return to Australian and New Zealand stages — marking their first visit in 13 years. The UK band have announced headline dates across Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, alongside an appearance at Adelaide Festival.
More is Pulp’s first album since 2001’s We Love Life and came about after the band made their live return two years ago after an extended break. Recorded late in 2024 with producer James Ford, More is Pulp’s eighth studio album and features the singles ‘Spike Island’ and ‘Got to Have Love’. The album has been universally acclaimed by critics prior to release and is now available to buy and stream worldwide.
“The day an album is released to the public is a very special day” says Jarvis, “The music changes from being something owned only by the band to something that can be owned by anyone – it can become part of people’s lives. It’s magic.”
The songs on More, are run through with such a sensation — the thrum of desire and the drift of relationships, the anxieties of parenthood, the sense of belonging to places and people. They are infused with the buzzing of refrigerators and the scent of digestive biscuits, with bare feet on moss and afternoon sunlight falling on hair. Perhaps more than anything, they are an invitation to come alive; the feeling of grabbing life by the lapels.
In 2023, Pulp reformed for the second time, playing a series of rapturously-received shows across the UK, Europe and North America. During their first reunion in 2011, the band had simply revisited old songs, but this time they began to try out a new number, The Hymn of the North, which had been written for Simon Stephens’ 2019 play, Light Falls. It was enjoyable to play, especially with the addition of new band members and a string section, but there still wasn’t a plan to make an album.
Catch the first chance to see this 2025 Mercury Prize shortlisted album live in Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2026.