PRS for Music honour Pulp with Heritage Award
Do you remember the first time? PRS for Music honour Pulp with Heritage Award
Pulp, one of Britain’s most loved and successful groups, has received a PRS for Music Heritage Award at The Leadmill in Sheffield, the venue where the band first performed on 16 August, 1980.
Pulp, led by frontman Jarvis Cocker, first played at The Leadmill in August 16, 1980, performing tracks in the typical electronic “Sheffield sound” of the time.
Stage time was half two, we had maybe 50 people there and the bass player fell off stage. We got asked to play the next night, and once we did a couple of concerts we got invited to do more… I was only 16.
The band went on to achieve enormous success in the UK and worldwide, selling millions of albums and playing sold out gigs, including Glastonbury in 1995 where Common People became an anthem during their headline act.
PRS for Music represents over 100,000 songwriters, composers and publishers and established the Heritage Award scheme in 2009. The award recognises the role live music venues play in launching the careers of iconic British talent.
Fifteen plaques have been mounted on sites around the UK celebrating the ‘birthplaces’ of influential musicians including Elton John, Blur, Soul II Soul, Faithless, Spandau Ballet and Queen.
Music is part of our country’s cultural identity: It’s one of our greatest exports and defines who we are as a nation.
Some cities especially excel in nurturing music talent and creativity, developing a personality of their own - Sheffield is one such place. Pulp played an important role in defining the city’s sound and inspiring many other musicians to follow in their footsteps. From grassroots to major stadiums and festivals, live music venues are vital to this journey. They bring communities together and give artists a platform to develop and perform. The Leadmill has been dedicated to doing this for three and half decades. It’s a privilege to present the PRS for Music Heritage Award to two incredible Yorkshire music icons.
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Previous winners of PRS for Music heritage award
| Date | Band | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 30.11.2009 | Blur | East Anglian Railway Museum, Essex |
| 03.12.2009 | Dire Straits | Deptford, London |
| 25.02.2010 | Jethro Tull | Holy Family Church, Blackpool |
| 23.03.2010 | Squeeze | Dance Hall, Greenwich |
| 29.05.2010 | Elton John | The Namaste Lounge, Watford |
| 03.06.2010 | Snow Patrol | Duke Of York Pub, Belfast |
| 21.09.2010 | Status Quo | Welcome Inn, Eltham |
| 04.10.2011 | UB40 | Hare & Hounds Pub, Birmingham |
| 01.11.2011 | James | Former site of the Hacienda, Manchester |
| 21.06.2012 | Soul II Soul | Electric Brixton (formerly, The Fridge), London |
| 19.09.2012 | Faithless | The Jazz Café Camden, London |
| 03.10.2012 | Supergrass | Jericho Tavern, Oxford |
| 05.03.2013 | Queen | Imperial College, London |
| 13.11.2013 | Orbital | The Garage (formerly Town & Country II) |
| 10.09.2014 | Spandau Ballet | Former site of The Blitz Club, Soho, London |
About PRS for Music
Here for music since 1914, PRS for Music is a world-leading music collective management organisation representing the rights of more than 175,000 talented songwriters, composers and music publishers. Redefining the global standard for music royalties, PRS for Music ensures songwriters and composers are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public.
For 110 years it has grown and protected the rights of the music creator community, paying out royalties with more accuracy, transparency and speed. In 2023, PRS for Music paid out £943.6m in royalties and collected a record £1.08 billion in revenues. prsformusic.com
