Writing in an email to fans, Mark from the band expressed his surprise at the situation:I got a call from Rich who manages our record company Jitter, to say that he'd had a call from our radio promoter, who'd got a call from someone at Radio 1 to ask if we'd like to support Pulp at the Academy in Birmingham on the 31st of October. I said I thought we might possibly be free, and got it confirmed yesterday afternoon just before I went to see the most amazing live performance by Spiritualized. So, there you are...
Tickets for the gig are still available, priced £15