On April 22, the Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven is performed in London for the first time in fourteen years, in a sold-out month-long run at The Union Theatre. (It will return for a further five weeks beginning on October 21.). For this revival, at the Pet Shop Boys’ request, the musical’s original final number, “Positive role model”, is replaced by “Vocal”.
On August 15, the final date of the much-extended Electric tour – which began in March, 2013 – takes place at the Flow Festival in Helsinki. The tour has visited over forty countries.
On December 2, the Pet Shop Boys appear at MAMA – the Mnet Asian Music Awards – in Hong Kong. They are given the Worldwide Inspiration award and play a lengthy live medley, joined for their final two songs, “What have I done to deserve this?” and “Vocal”, by the K‑Pop artist f(x). At the organisers’ request, they wear the Electric tour straw jackets for, possibly, the final time.
The Pet Shop Boys are in a Miami studio recording ‘Domino Dancing’ with producer Lewis A. Martineé and various musicians.
They arrive in Miami, Florida, for the start (scheduled for two days from now) of their first American concert tour.
‘A Red Letter Day’ is released as a single.
Neil and Chris begin writing a song initially titled ‘I’m Not Crying, I’m Laughing.’ Weeks later it will evolve into ‘All Over the World.’
The Boys are interviewed on the British morning television show GMTV.
The Most Incredible Thing begins a week of ‘preview’ performances at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre.