In October Pet Shop Boys joined Andrew Hodges live on stage at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester to talk about Alan Turing and the musical memorial they wrote together in his honour. The event was hosted by mathematician and author, Dr. Jonathan Swinton, and also featured a full playback of “A man from the future”. The full conversation is now available to watch on the official Pet Shop Boys YouTube channel. Photo credit: Richard Ash
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Pet Shop Boys today release “A man from the future” via Parlophone Records.
Last night, Pet Shop Boys received the “Legend Award” as part of the annual Attitude Awards ceremony held at the Roundhouse in London.
Five days ahead of its official release, Pet Shop Boys’ “A man from the future” will be made available to hear in full during two BBC global radio broadcasts on Sunday, 4th October.
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On this day
1988
Introspective debuts on the U.S. album chart, beginning a 22-week run during which it peaks at #34.
1990
The Pet Shop Boys make a rare U.S. television appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
2004
They perform in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006
They perform this evening in Seattle, Washington—their first concert ever in that city.
2007
Neil attends a Siouxsie concert at the Roundhouse in the Camden district of London.
2008
The U.S. embassy in London hosts a party attended by 1,500 guests by invitation only to watch the early U.S. presidential election results come inthe evening of Nov. 4 in the U.S. but the early morning of Nov. 5 in Britain. Neil and Chris are among the invited attendees.
2010
They’re guests this evening—for the fourth time—on Graham Norton’s TV show, during which they perform ‘It’s a Sin.’
2012
The Boys work on a single mix of ‘Memory of the Future’ at Stuart Price’s West London studio.
2016
They appear in concert this evening at Chicago’s Civic Opera House.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com
Don’t stare at the setting sun
and say youth is wasted on the young
Don’t stare at the setting sun
and say youth is wasted on the young
Pour another gin, love
and go easy on the tonic
Tonight I’m in a frisky mood
I’m going supersonic
Boredom deplores a vacuum
A sentiment I applaud
There’s a lot of room at the inn tonight
but I trust you won’t be bored
This is quite a view, you must admit
some would pay the earth
Be careful with that decanter, dear
Do you know how much it’s worth?
I made a pile and got out quick
I never got a gong
for services rendered but it’s not a case
of where did it all go wrong?
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Pet Shop Boys & Andrew Hodges discuss Alan Turing and “A man from the future” at the IWMN Manchester
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“Architecture of Performance” at the recently opened Zaha Hadid Foundation in London includes the designs for PSB’s Nightlife tour. More information at the links below.
The Deutsche Kinemathek, which restored “Battleship Potemkin” for its centenary release in 2025, will be screening Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary silent film with music by PSB in Berlin this Friday, 6th November from 7PM CET. Also “Hochhaussinfonie”, which was filmed during the preparations for Pet Shop Boys’ Battleship Potemkin concert in Dresden in 2006, will be shown as part of the special double screening, followed by a Q&A with director Bettina Renner. All details at the link below.
We can now offer a limited quantity of #Dreamworld 2026 tour merchandise (which includes three T‑shirts, a hoodie, a coach jacket, a poster, a tote bag and a cap) at a discount through the official Pet Shop Boys store. Link below.
I enjoyed visiting “Zaha Hadid: The Architecture of Performance” today — an exhibition which opens at the new Zaha Hadid Foundation in London on November 3. It includes a section about Zaha’s designs for our 1999 Nightlife tour. It brought back a lot of memories! More details at the link below. Neil x