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 Boys perform ‘Love Comes Quickly’ on Top of the Pops.
Their Miami Performance show, postponed from the previous evening, takes place without a hitch.
A brief interview with the Pet Shop Boys airs on the U.K. evening news show Newsnight. After the interview, onscreen commentators spend several minutes reviewing the new album Yes and assessing the Boys’ current status in the world of pop.
Their extended stay in Los Angeles is nearly over. Today Neil and Chris take part in a photo shoot at their temporary home in the L.A. hills and at various other sites nearby. Later they meet with producer Andrew Dawson at his studio to put the finishing touches on ‘Memory of the Future,’ a track on their upcoming album Elysium.