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
Hours before their new album “Nonetheless” is released into the world, PSB will be joining Jo Whiley as special guests on BBC Radio 2 for “An Evening In with Pet Shop Boys”.
Recent Pet Texts
Great chat with Alexis Petridis at Kings Place in London last night. Thanks to everyone who came or watched online and to The Guardian for hosting. Neil and Chris xx
Spotted in a London Underground station today.
Pet Shop Boys will be in conversation with Alexis Petridis at Kings Place London tonight, with livestream tickets available at the link below. The sold-out in-person event begins at 6:30pm BST with an exclusive “Nonetheless” album playback. See you all very soon!
It’s going to be a late night! “Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now” documentary feature presented by Alan Yentob will be shown again on BBC Four tonight at 10:30pm, along with three other PSB programmes: “Pet Shop Boys at the BBC”, “Pet Shop Boys live in Hyde Park” and “Reel Stories: Pet Shop Boys”. Full schedule at the link below.
Thanks to Alan Yentob, Louise Lockwood, Tanya Hudson and all the BBC Imagine crew who made the “Then and Now” film about us that was broadcast on BBC1 last night. We’d also like to thank all of our collaborators and friends who appeared in it. It will be repeated on BBC4 on Friday evening as part of a Pet Shop Boys Night and is available now on the BBC iPlayer.
Next Monday, April 22nd, Pet Shop Boys will appear live at Kings Place London for a conversation with Alexis Petridis, presented by The Guardian Live. The event can be attended from anywhere in the world via livestream and viewers will be able to submit questions for Neil and Chris in real-time from 7:30pm on Monday, 22nd April. Livestream tickets are available at the link below.
“Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now”, the first intimate look inside the world and creations of PSB, airs tonight at 10:40pm on BBC One. For this “Imagine” documentary feature, presenter Alan Yentob and his camera team accompanied Pet Shop Boys backstage on their Dreamworld tour and also talked to Neil and Chris about their new album “Nonetheless”, as well as the duo’s creative evolution over the past four decades. Preview clips and further details are available at the link below.
Dusty Springfield was born 85 years ago today. Her voice lives on in her classic records which are always playing on the radio somewhere and we’re so proud of our collaborations with her. Happy Birthday, Dusty!
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