Pet Shop Boys are excited to announce their first shows in Japan since 2019. On Sunday 4th January, 2026, they will be headlining rockin’ on sonic festival at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, with their “Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live” show. Tickets go on sale on 21st September 2025 via the link below. More Japanese dates to be announced in due course.
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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.
Pet Shop Boys are happy to reveal a special signed and numbered seven-inch vinyl of “Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)”, which is released today.
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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Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)
Pet Shop Boys
On this day
1986
Exactly one week after filming the ‘U.S. scenes’ for their ‘Suburbia’ music video, the Boys are in Kingston-upon-Thames to film its ‘U.K. portions.’
1995
Alternative debuts on the U.S. album chart at its #103 peak.
1997
As part of their ongoing research for writing their musical, Chris and Neil watch videos of Annie, Oliver!, and Carousel.
2005
Neil records background vocals no fewer than forty times for ‘The Sodom and Gomorrah Show,’ creating a falsetto chorus of ‘Sun, sex, sin, death, and destruction.’
2009
The Pet Shop Boys perform at the State Theater in Minneapolis.
2013
They perform the first of two consecutive nights’ shows at the Beacon Theater on Broadway in New York City.
2016
‘Say It to Me’ is released as a single. The Boys also appear as guests on Chris Evans’s morning show on BBC Radio 2.
2017
The London luxury fashion house Burberry uses a full program of PSB music for its September 2017 show this afternoon. Meanwhile, one day after the PSB show at Rock in Rio, Neil and their musical assistant Pete Gleadall are robbed while out taking a walk in Rio de Janeiro. Reports differ: some say that they were mugged at knifepoint, but Neil himself states on their website that merely his pocket was picked and he lost his iPhone.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com
I remember wondering…
Who am I?
and what will I turn out to be?
I know where I have to go
to unlock the secret of me
Won’t be long
till I have to get out of here
and live my invented life
Well already that’s pretty queer
A new London boy
like so many others
hanging around
with my glam rock brothers
A new London boy
with the screamers who dress for excess
seeking attention and freedom
and the right people you can impress
Are they girls or boys?
Is everyone gay?
Am I just kidding myself
I’ll go all the way?
I’ll go all the way?
I remember wondering…
…
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The legendary Russian superstar, Alla Pugacheva, now living in exile, has spoken out against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. If only more prominent Russians showed the same courage! Full details at the Substack link below.
We are delighted to learn that the distinguished theatre director and playwright, Terry Johnson, will be directing the revival of “Musik”, starring Frances Barber, which opens at Wilton’s Music Hall in London on October on October 14th. More information at the links below.
Photo: The Guardian
Thanks to the BFI for hosting a double-PSB screening of “It Couldn’t Happen Here” and “Battleship Potemkin” yesterday, including a conversation between me and film writer/director Paul Tickell. The restored print of “Battleship Potemkin” is a revelation and it was nice that “It Couldn’t Happen Here” got a much warmer reception than it did from critics on its original release in 1988! BFI blu-rays of both films are available now. Neil x
Photo: JW