Pulp announced a temporary takeover of Manchester’s Rat and Pigeon pub ahead of their concert at Wythenshawe Park, NME reported. The outdoor performance was scheduled for August 28 and billed as the band’s exclusive British headline show. The pub activation was due to run across the same weekend, opening from noon until 7 p.m. on Friday, noon until late on Saturday and noon until 2 p.m. on Sunday. Planned attractions included live music, limited-edition merchandise, competitions and test pressings of the group’s forthcoming live album, Live! Frontman Jarvis Cocker programmed the jukebox, while material from the band’s archive was to be used to decorate the venue. NME identified the pub’s location as Back Piccadilly in Manchester city centre. The announcement tied the temporary venue to a specific concert weekend rather than a permanent Pulp business venture. The article also noted the band’s associated concert-film plans, placing the pub event within a wider period of live activity and releases.