Chris and I are deeply saddened to learn that the producer and DJ, Peter Rauhofer, has died today. We were big fans of his remixes and worked with him in 2000 when, at his suggestion, we recorded a version of the house classic “Break 4 Love” under the name The Collaboration. The record went to number one in the Billboard Dance Chart in the USA. Only recently we asked our manager to approach him about remixing one of the tracks from our new “Electric” album. Peter will be missed so much by dance music fans all over the world and we send our sincere condolences to his mother and family and all his friends. Neil x
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Pet Shop Boys’ “Se a vida é (That’s the way life is)” was released as a single on this day 30 years ago. A video for the song was filmed at the Wet ‘n’ Wild theme park in Orlando, Florida, directed by photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber who also made the videos for “Being boring” and “I get along”.
Spain, you’ve been wonderful! Gracias a todos en Valencia y Santander. After a short break, Pet Shop Boys’ “Dreamworld” tour will resume in August in Norway and Denmark for its final 2026 shows. Remaining tickets are available at the link below.
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A rainy day in Santander! Apparently the weather is going to improve later for our concert. 🤞🤞
Thanks to the wonderful “Dreamworld” and “Obskur” audiences in Berlin who came out to dance with Pet Shop Boys over the last 3 days. A special thanks to Princess Julia and The Hidden Cameras for performing at the sold-out shows at Huxleys Neue Welt. After a short break, the “Dreamworld” summer tour continues in Spain and Norway before finishing in Denmark.
Photo: Theresa Heyd
Wishing a happy birthday to Neil who is 72 today!
Photo: Chris
Pet Shop Boys had a fantastic evening at Lytham Festival just outside Chris’s hometown on Saturday. Special thanks to Dave Pearce and Scissor Sisters for their performances. The “Dreamworld” tour returns to Italy and Germany this week, final tickets below. See you all very soon!
Photo: Lytham Festival
Thank you Lytham Festival for a windy and fun night!
Photo: Lytham Festival