Pulp Drops Trailer for Comeback Tour Documentary
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- Pulp shared the first trailer for What Do You Do for an Encore?, a documentary centered on their 2025 comeback tour in support of their LP More, with frontman Jarvis Cocker serving as narrator.
- The trailer pairs never-before-seen archival footage spanning four decades with concert clips from the 2025 tour, soundtracked by a live performance of the band's classic "Common People."
- Director Garth Jennings — whose film credits include Sing and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — previously helmed Pulp's music videos for "Help the Aged" (1997) and "A Little Soul" (1988), and said he first approached Jarvis after hearing reunion rumors in summer 2022.
- The documentary will feature 20 songs culled from the 2025 concerts and premiere exclusively on Mubi on Sept. 25, with a one-night-only U.S. theatrical screening the day before on Sept. 24.
- Mubi described the film as charting the band's "circuitous journey from Sheffield outsiders to unlikely cultural icons," drawing its title from a line in Pulp's 1998 album This Is Hardcore.
Why it matters: Pulp's 2025 reunion was a rare second-act for a band that disbanded in 2002, and Jennings — who has a personal history with the group going back to their late-80s videos — is now the one preserving it on film. The Mubi-exclusive window and single-night theatrical event on Sept. 24 give fans a narrow window to see the concert footage on a big screen before it moves behind the streaming paywall.
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