Neil and Chris attended a press conference in Newcastle today to announce that their May 1st performance of “Battleship Potemkin” will take place in the legendary Swan Hunters shipyard in the Wallsend area of the city on the banks of the River Tyne.
Pet Shop Boys will be performing with the Northern Sinfonia orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, in what promises to be a spectacular event.
The venue will hold 14,000 people and tickets are free. Click on the link below for further information.
This performance of “Battleship Potemkin” is promoted by the NewcastleGateshead Initiative in association with The Sage, Gateshead.
On this day 30 years ago, Pet Shop Boys released their sixth studio album, “Bilingual”. This was taken in 1996 by Andy Earl during a publicity session for “Single-bilingual”.
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