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26 May 2006

Exclusive tracks

Click on the link to hear four tracks recorded for the Radio 2 concert with the BBC Concert Orchestra that will NOT be included in the broadcast of the show.

Related link:
Radio 2 Sold on Song

Headlines May 2006

28 May 2006
UK albums chart

'Fundamental' has entered the official UK albums chart at number 5.

27 May 2006
Hear the PSB/BBC Concert Orchestra concert tonight!

27 May 2006
Fundamental lyrics

All the lyrics for the songs on 'Fundamental', including 'Fugitive' from 'Fundamentalism', can now be read in the LYRICS section.

26 May 2006
Exclusive tracks

26 May 2006
iTunes worldwide charts

25 May 2006
Exclusive tracks on iTunes

24 May 2006
A life in pop tonight

24 May 2006
A new review...

22 May 2006
Fundamental released today

The long-awaited new Pet Shop Boys album, “Fundamental”, is released today, 22 May, by Parlophone Records.

20 May 2006
On TV tonight

Pet Shop Boys are interviewed on "The Culture Show" on BBC2 tonight (May 20th) at 8.10 pm.

19 May 2006
A new review…

...of "Fundamental" in The Independent newspaper.

19 May 2006
Another review

This time in today's Guardian newspaper.

19 May 2006
The Daily Mirror

"In the war between pop and rock, Tennant and Lowe have just taken the advantage", writes Gavin Martin in today's Daily Mirror newspaper.

18 May 2006
Tower 2

A second Tower of London date has been added and will go on sale tomorrow. The date is June 29th (the day after the first one).

17 May 2006
American release

Rhino, a division of Warner Bros, will release Pet Shop Boys' new album, "Fundamental", in the USA on June 27th. They will also release, on the same day, the limited-edition, double-CD version including the dance album "Fundamentalism". The download release of the album will be earlier and we will post the download release date when we have it.

17 May 2006
International charts

Some "I'm with Stupid" chart positions from around the world: Germany #29 Thailand #26 (video airplay) Denmark #3 Hong Kong #24 (airplay) Sweden #10 Spain #5 Holland #46

17 May 2006
Potemkin in Dresden

On 20th July 2006 Pet Shop Boys will perform their original music for "Battleship Potemkin" with the Dresdner Sinfoniker from the balconies of a high-rise apartment block on the famous Prager Strasse in celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the city of Dresden. Click the links below to read the Press Release for this concert.

15 May 2006
UK Radio Play

"I'm with Stupid" has moved back up the UK radioplay chart from 27 to 12.

14 May 2006
PSB on Radio One????!!!!

Although BBC Radio One doesn't play Pet Shop Boys' new single (this week's highest chart entry) they are still happy to interview Neil and Chris who will be live on the Colin and Edith Show this coming Friday (May 19th) between 1 and 3 pm.

14 May 2006
New interview

Click on the link to read a new interview with Chris and Neil in today's Sunday Times newspaper.

14 May 2006
UK Singles Chart

"I'm with Stupid", the new single by Pet Shop Boys, is the highest new entry in the new UK singles chart at number 8.

11 May 2006
New lyrics added

The lyrics for "Girls don't cry" and "The Resurrectionist" (the bonus tracks on the "I'm with Stupid" single) can now be read in the LYRICS section.

09 May 2006
Live TV interview

Pet Shop Boys will be interviewed live on BBC1 Breakfast TV tomorrow morning at 9 am.

09 May 2006
PSB and BBC Concert Orchestra concert

Pet Shop Boys last night played an exclusive concert at the Mermaid Theatre in London in front of an audience of 600 invited guests, including many winners of competitions on Radio 2 and this site.

08 May 2006
New single released

Pet Shop Boys' new single, "I'm with Stupid", is released today on CD, DVD and 7-inch picture disc.

06 May 2006
Macedonia

The PSB concert in Macedonia scheduled for July 11 has had to be postponed due to the announcement of elections there which will take place on July 12.

06 May 2006
The next single

The second single released from "Fundamental" will be "Minimal".

06 May 2006
Documentary update

Channel 4 in the UK have brought forward the transmission of the Pet Shop Boys documentary.

03 May 2006
Documentary

The Channel 4 documentary about Pet Shop Boys has a provisional transmission date of May 31st.

03 May 2006
DJ Fresh

DJ Fresh's album "Escape From Planet Monday", including the track "Throw" with Neil Tennant on vocals, is released on May 22 (the same day as "Fundamental").

03 May 2006
Popworld

Pet Shop Boys will be on Channel 4's Popworld on Saturday (May 6th) at 10.25 am in the UK, being interviewed and performing "I'm with Stupid".

02 May 2006
'Q' review

The latest issue of 'Q', a leading UK music magazine, includes one of the first reviews of the new PSB album.

02 May 2006
Radio

"I'm with Stupid" has risen to 12 (from 40) in the UK radio airplay charts this week, reflecting a fast increase in plays of the new single by UK radio stations.

02 May 2006
Potemkin in Newcastle

Pet Shop Boys performed their original music for "Battleship Potemkin" with the Northern Sinfonia orchestra last night to an audience of 14,000 people in the Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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