Last night’s set list in Sydney:
Heart
Did you see me coming?
Pandemonium/Can you forgive her?
Love etc.
Go West
Two divided by zero/Why don’t we live together?
New York City boy
Always on my mind
Closer to Heaven/Left to my own devices
Do I have to?
King’s Cross
Together
Suburbia
What have I done to deserve this?
All over the world
Se a vida é/Discoteca/Viva la vida
It’s a sin
Being boring
West End girls
We really enjoyed finally bringing the Pandemonium show to Australia. There was a big video wall rather than projection behind us because it was still daylight when we went on. And one of our dancers, Charlotte, sprained her ankle during the last section of the show and had to leave the stage. Drama! Afterwards we had an excellent view of the Sydney fireworks and then watched Culture Club perform. Boy George was in very good voice. Happy New Year! Neil x
A new lyric video for Pet Shop Boys’ “It doesn’t often snow at Christmas” is now available on YouTube.
Recent Pet Texts
Neil has been interviewed by Jake Shears on his “Queer The Music” podcast, talking about the lyrics and the making of the PSB song “It’s a sin”, Pet Shop Boys’ creative process, collaborators and much more. The season finale episode is out now and available at the link below.
Alexei Gorinov, the first Russian citizen to be imprisoned for protesting against Russia’s war on Ukraine, has now been sentenced to three more years in prison on trumped-up charges. In court he made a heartfelt statement against the war. Read it at the link below. We salute his courage.
Very sad to learn that this renowned music shop is closing in Newcastle. As a teenager I used to visit after school and ask to listen to David Bowie in one of their stereo listening booths and then browse through the records and sheet music and wish I could afford a posh guitar. It will be much missed. Neil x
In the latest Official Physical Singles Chart in the UK, CD singles by Pet Shop Boys are at numbers 1, 4, 13, 20, 41 and 60! Link to chart below.
Last night, Pet Shop Boys and their long-term manager, Angela Becker, received the Artist & Manager Partnership Award “in recognition of their shared impact on music and culture” at the culmination of the Artist & Manager Awards in London. Thanks to the Featured Artists Coalition and the Music Managers Forum for the award and the nice evening! xx
Photo: Paul Hampartsoumian
The limited-edition tea set, which commemorates 40 years of PSB and includes a teapot, cups and saucers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, starts shipping today and is available to order at the link below.
The bespoke fine bone china set was designed by Farrow with PSB and manufactured by Duchess China in Stoke-on-Trent, as part of the new “Pet Shop Boys since 1984” range — more products to be announced in due course.
Repression of dissent continues in Hong Kong. Brave people sentenced to jail. Full story at the link below.
