From the British music industry journal, “Music Week”: Pet Shop Boys are facing a close battle with Ronan Keating as they look to score their first number one album in the UK in more than 15 years. The duo’s new Parlophone-issued album “Yes” is presently around 1,200 units ahead of Keating’s Polydor release “Songs For My Mother”, according to early retail reports, but the story is made more complicated by the PSB album having accidentally ended up on iTunes three days early last week. It is understood around 2,500 sales of the album achieved on the Apple site following its premature release there last Friday will not count towards this coming week’s chart as they will be recognised as sales from last week instead. Pet Shop Boys, who won the outstanding contribution award at this year’s Brits, have only topped the albums chart once before. “Very” reached number one in October 1993.
Pet Shop Boys are playing the first of five sold-out shows at the Royal Opera House in London tonight. Each performance starts at 8pm. It’s going to be an exciting week!
Recent Pet Texts
The first of five nights of the Royal Opera House in London was quite exhilarating!
Photo: Holger Schwark
Thanks to everyone who came to the “Dreamworld” shows in Prague, Warsaw, Berlin, Barcelona and Pori, Pet Shop Boys had a wonderful time with you all! Next week they return to London for five consecutive shows at the Royal Opera House.
Photo by: cruillafest/IG
It was rainy but we still had a great night! Thanks, Pori. xx
Photo: Pori Jazz Festival
“A new bohemia” is currently number one in the UK’s Official Physical Singles Chart which includes sales of CDs, vinyl and other physical formats across a seven-day period. It is also number three in the Official Singles Sales Chart. Links below.
A fabulous audience for us at the Cruïlla Festival in Barcelona tonight. Gracias!
Photo by Chris
Thanks for all the many birthday messages I received this week as I reached a significant age! They were much appreciated. Looking forward to our concert tonight in Barcelona. Neil x
Happy Birthday to Neil who is 70 today!
Photos: Chris