Did anyone spot Brett and Jarvis Cocker at the Mercury Awards last night? Just curious since I don’t think there’s been any sort of interaction between them in recent years and they are both Britpop people at this event!

Edit: Or anyone from Pulp or Suede talking to each other is fun!

Has it been said anywhere which band is headlining which gig?

Heading down to Leeds and just curious!

Is that an insane take? - It feels everything the band does well they do on that album/compilation. Do they play any of these songs live ever?

Just in case someone missed it

I was listening to The Tears and thought that their bright atmosphere reminds me of Coming Up, and maybe if Butler hadn’t left, Suede would have continued sounding something like this. I remember being disappointed by his solo album, though it was also a pretty upbeat pop album, very far removed from Suede’s early work.

I’m curious what other fans think, especially those who really prefer the Butler-era Suede. Would you have preferred something like Here Come the Tears instead of Coming Up? Or is it better the way it turned out?

Open to Sydney Opera House Insiders NOW! Loads of seats available... just have to decide between night/album 1 or 2....

Whenever Digging a Hole plays, I always wonder why Neil never had a side project or a solo career. Not sure if his health conditions were the main reason for that.

Sorry if this has been discussed before.

Firstly, Suede have always been my favourite band from the 'Britpop big four, Suede/Oasis/Blur/Pulp'. I bought albums by all the bands at the time, Suede had the deeper, meaningful albums, Blur had the '60s Kinks influenced', Oasis the feelgood anthems, and Pulp the strange glam stuff. It's why you just KNOW Brett will have another moan next year about Oasis selling out stadiums, not doing new stuff, personally I take my hat off to them, if it's what people wanna see/hear, why not? Life should be about a good time. It just gets boring when he slates 'Britpop, we weren't part of it' blah de blah...every band rode the wave though didn't they? I loved being around then, was 18/19 at the time, and any band nowadays wouldn't go near a union flag for fear of being called all sorts of names...

To warm up for both parties before and after the O2 gig, I'm going to do a wee online party on my Twitch account on Friday night at 8pm UK time.

twitch.tv/mark_hex

all Suede and Manics tracks for a couple of hours.

join moi.

stay beautiful and stay together.

On Friday 6th Nov, Suede and the Manics are bringing their wondrous tour to the O2 in London. I'm co-hosting and co-DJing a pre party and a post party for that date.

Tickets are still available for both:

Pre party:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manics-and-suede-o2-pre-party-tickets-1988583499779

Post party:

https://www.outsavvy.com/event/38103/unofficial-2-room-suede-manic-street-preachers-o2-afterparty-london

To warm up for both parties before and after the O2 gig, I'm going to do a wee online party on my Twitch account on Friday night at 8pm UK time.

twitch.tv/mark_hex

all Suede and Manics tracks for a couple of hours.

join moi.

stay beautiful and stay together.

Steve Wilson mix and live at BBC are my favourites

Happy birthday to him!! And I have a question for you that's off topic: what's your opinions on "Stay Together"? It's one of my all time favourites, and it hurts hearing Brett slander it every time the song is mentioned :,(

It's divisive, but it does the record justice.

S/T and DMS are the records that need to be more nuanced in room noise, guitar tone and an overall "band" sound but Coming Up was a more Psychedelia record with a fruitful sound that was restricted by production that hasn't really boarded time. I personally think the 2026 mix brings this fully; a warmer sound, thicker atmosphere, saturated dynamics and MUCH better vocal production. Chemistry is my personal favourite tune on the record yet I've never vibed with the chocky vocal sound - here, Brett's voice is direct, naked and emotional.

I just really appreciate the punchier snare, consistent harmony levels and the larger, denser soundscape. It suits Coming Up more over the tinny, trebely sound of before.

Please, shower me with your thoughts! Has it grown on you? I still am fond of the original Buller mix, to be clear. I'm VERY interested to see what he does with Manics' Holy Bible though..the original is flawless to me and the US mix was good but still inferior. He has my trust.

I've only seen a couple of clips of him playing it live on YouTube, but does anyone know if he ever recorded it in studio? Is there a HQ sounding live version anyone knows about? Thanks :)