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22 August 2025

To mark the centenary of Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary silent film, “Battleship Potemkin”, a restored version made by Deutsche Kinemathek, featuring the celebrated score by Tennant and Lowe of Pet Shop Boys, will be released for the first time in cinemas and on a two-disc Blu-ray and CD package by the BFI.

“Battleship Potemkin” is now showing in selected cinemas in the UK and Ireland. A special double screening event, at BFI Southbank on Friday 5 September 2025 at 6.30pm, will begin with Pet Shop Boys’ feature film “It Couldn’t Happen Here” (1988), in memory of its late director, Jack Bond, followed by a Q&A with Neil Tennant, hosted by Paul Tickell, and then a screening of Battleship Potemkin.

5 September is also the release date of the BFI’s Blu-ray package of the film, containing both a Blu-ray disc and a CD of the score, along with extra features and an illustrated booklet. Simultaneously, Parlophone will release the score on remastered CD and on vinyl for the first time on a double LP. All three formats are available to pre-order now at the link below.

The special features on the Blu-ray and CD are: 

  • Hochhaussinfonie (2017, 68 mins): a multimedia musical production by the Dresdner Sinfoniker orchestra and Pet Shop Boys, conceived by Markus Rindt and directed by Sven Helbig, on the evening of July 20, 2006, in Dresden
  • Trafalgar Square Highlights (2004, 4 mins): a behind-the-scenes film when Pet Shop Boys performed their newly composed score for Battleship Potemkin, accompanied by the Dresdner Sinfoniker orchestra in Trafalgar Square, London
  • Trailer (2025)
  • A limited edition illustrated booklet featuring new writing by Chris Heath and Sarah Cleary, and archive pieces by Neil Tennant and Michael Brooke
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New PSB merchandise, including a “Dreamworld” T‑shirt and bum bag, as well as a “Nonetheless” fan made from bamboo and fabric, is now available in the official Pet Shop Boys store.

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Pet Shop Boys have arrived in Spain and are looking forward to their first summer show at Icónica Santalucía Festival in Seville today!


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Pet Text
22 August 2025

“Battleship Potemkin” with music by Pet Shop Boys opens in selected cinemas in the UK and Ireland for the first time today. To mark its centenary, Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary silent film was restored by Deutsche Kinemathek. A full list of UK cinema dates is available on the BFI website at the link below.

Pet Text
22 August 2025

Nice review in The Times newspaper for “Battleship Potemkin” and the PSB score. The film is showing in selected UK cinemas from today.

Pet Text
17 August 2025

We had a brilliant night at the Hardwick Festival in County Durham. Thanks to all who came along and sang so enthusiastically! x

Photo: Instagram/@barwickmrs

Pet Text
15 August 2025

We really enjoyed last night’s show in Sandringham. And it was such fun getting to duet with Jake Shears of the fabulous Scissor Sisters! x

Photo: J. Robbins