Santiago de Chile
Gallery visit in Santiago.
Always great to be back in Argentina, this time for Primavera Sound Buenos Aires. Dreamworld is coming to Santiago de Chile tomorrow. See you there! Photo by: Instagram/hugolittico
Flying
A fabulous view of the Andes from the plane. Great show at Primavera Sound in Buenos Aires last night! Neil x
Classic Performances 15
Pet Shop Boys finish their series of classic performances with "Go West (Live in Hyde Park 2019)", which is now available to watch on YouTube at the link below. All previous classic performances are also available at the playlist link below.
Dreamworld in Warsaw
Tickets for Pet Shop Boys' Dreamworld show at Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw on 3rd July 2024 are now on sale. Link below.
Mexico City
Thanks to the fantastic audiences in Mexico City who came to see the first Dreamworld shows on the Latin America tour at Corona Capital Festival and Teatro Metropólitan. Pet Shop Boys’ next show will be on Sunday in Argentina at Primavera Sound Bueno Aires. Photo: Twitter/mninoticias
Sleaford Mods/West End girls
Check out the Sleaford Mods’ excellent new cover version of “West End girls”. All proceeds go to the UK charity Shelter. There’s also a PSB remix! Links below.
Dreamworld in Latin America
Pet Shop Boys are kicking off their Latin America Tour today with a headline Dreamworld performance at Mexico City's Corona Capital Festival. See you all very soon! x
Tom Hibbert
At “Smash Hits” in the 80s, I worked alongside Tom Hibbert, a totally original and funny journalist. Later on he interviewed us several times. I highly recommend this forthcoming book which is both a biography and selection of his work. Phew!! Neil x
Berlin concert broadcast
Last week I sang two songs in Berlin, “Cricket wife” and “Legacy”, with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester conducted by Wilhelm Keitel as part of a concert introduced by Sven Helbig for his Radio Eins show, “Schön Tone“. It is broadcast tonight at 11 pm CET and will be available to stream after. Neil x
Classic Performances 14
Pet Shop Boys continue their series of classic performances with "Always on my mind (Live from the Inner Sanctum residency)", filmed in 2018 at the Royal Opera House in London. Link to watch below.
Soundwaves artwork
In 2022, Chris and Neil signed a limited-edition artwork created from the audio of "Can you forgive her?" for Tim Wakefield's Soundwaves Art Foundation. A few remaining prints are currently available to order at the link below. All proceeds go to the charity, Children In Conflict.
Berlin
It’s very moving to see the anniversary of Kristallnacht in Berlin, November 9th, marked with candles and flowers placed by the little plaques which commemorate Jewish residents who were later deported and murdered by the Nazis. We must never forget. Neil x
Dreamworld
Tickets for Pet Shop Boys' June 2024 dates in Glasgow, Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and Belfast are now on sale. Later this month, PSB will continue their 2023 tour with eight Dreamworld shows across Latin America. All dates and tickets are available at the links below.
Classic Performances 13
With a production directed by Derek Jarman, "It's a sin (Live at Wembley 1989)" is this week's classic PSB performance. Available to watch on YouTube at the link below.
Classic Performances 12
Filmed during the "Pandemonium" tour, "New York City boy (Live in London 2009)", the latest of Pet Shop Boys' classic performances, is now available on YouTube. Link to watch below.
Intended Consequence
I’m listening to this compelling new compilation album by female Iranian electronic musicians: “Intended Consequence”. Full details at the link below. Neil x
Classic Performances 11
This week's classic performance "Can you forgive her?", which was filmed in 1997 during Pet Shop Boys' "Somewhere" residency at the Savoy Theatre in London, is now available to watch on YouTube. Link below.
Ask us a question
We will soon start preparing the 2024 edition of “Annually” which, as ever, will include a selection of your letters answered by Chris and Neil. So, if you have a question for them, send it in an email with the subject "Annually letters" by next Sunday, October 29th, to info@beckerbrown.com. (Alternatively, you could leave a question on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.) Details of how to pre-order your copy of Annually will be on this site early next year.
Relentless videos
Thanks to Luke Halls Studio for creating the cute, retro computer-game videos that accompany the "Relentless" album tracks online. They also create videos for our tours and much else. Link below.