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.
Chris and Neil finish their work on ‘E‑mail’ and begin work on ‘The Samurai in Autumn.’ Afterwards they watch a TV special, Top Ten Boy Bands.
After arriving in town on their Pandemonium Tour, the Boys enjoy a ‘day off’ in San Francisco. Among other things, Chris gets a haircut.
The Pet Shop Boys perform at the House of Blues in Boston.
They bring their Super Tour to Curitiba, Brazil.
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC.