Pet Shop Boys have arrived in Spain and are looking forward to their first summer show at Icónica Santalucía Festival in Seville today! The “Dreamworld” 2025 tour will also be visiting Portugal, Italy, the UK, Belgium and Sweden throughout June, July and August. All dates and ticket information at the link below.
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the memorial event “This Is Navalny”, along with Pet Shop Boys’ headline performance, has been cancelled.
We regret to announce that, due to an ongoing publishing dispute over one of the songs in the film, the “Dreamworld” Blu-ray release has to be further delayed until early 2026 and will now be taken off sale.
Pet Shop Boys today release a new dance mix of “Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)”, a song dedicated to his memory and cause, which was originally released in February 2025.
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Hymn (In memoriam Alexei Navalny)
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On this day
1985
The original version of ‘Opportunities’ is released as a single.
2000
The Pet Shop Boys drop out from this year’s Roskilde Festival because nine attendees had died the day before during Pearl Jam’s set.
2006
In the wake of England’s loss to Portugal and elimination from the World Cup competition, BBC Sports airs a montage using the Boys’ ‘Numb’ as background music.
2007
Chris and Neil—or, more accurately, their avatars—perform as part of SecondFest, a three-day music festival taking place in Second Life, an ‘online 3D virtual reality world.’
2011
They meet with their manager, Angela Becker, to play songs they have recently composed and to discuss possible producers for their next album. This same evening, the film of the Tennant-Lowe ballet The Most Incredible Thing has its world television broadcast debut on BBC4.
2013
The Boys perform in Dortmund, Germany.
2014
Neil and Chris are interviewed this evening on the BBC Radio 4 arts program Front Row.
2017
They perform this evening at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.
2023
Chris and Neil bring the 2023 leg of their Dreamworld Tour to the continent with their appearance in Cologne, Germany.
2024
The Boys perform this evening in Prague.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com
The cathedral’s glittering on coronation day
Crowned heads and cardinals under military sway
I approach the altar slowly in a humble shroud
to receive the acclamation of the loyal crowd
Give me power over people in a palace
with a permanent guard
and the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
not some cheap charade
and I’ll rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
because they said ‘We don’t understand you’
and I want revenge
In audience I receive the media’s pleas
They kiss my ring in interviews on bended knees
In victory I’m magnanimous and charming when
I speak exclusively at length to CNN
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Pet Shop Boys enjoyed a beautiful start to their summer tour with festival shows in Seville, Lisbon and Madrid over the past week. After a short break, the “Dreamworld” tour is set to continue in Spain, Italy, Wales, Belgium and Sweden, before finishing in England at the end of August. All details at the link below. Photo: sirbermejo/Instagram
Great show at the Kalorama Festival tonight in Lisbon and lovely to meet Jae and Gus of Boy Harsher backstage. We love the mix they did for us of “New London boy”.
A fantastic audience in an amazing venue. Last night in Seville was a great start to our summer tour!
Photo: Holger Schwark
We introduced a new band member in Seville last night. Bubba McCarthy has taken over on drums from Afrika Green who is pursuing her studies. Good luck, Afrika, and welcome Bubba!