We regret to report that Sonar Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been cancelled. Pet Shop Boys were due to perform at the festival on May 25th. In a statement released today the organisers announced: “Dream Factory and Advanced Music, the companies behind the production of Sonar Sao Paulo, regret to inform the cancellation of the 2013 edition of the event, previously to be held on 24th and 25th May. Tickets were not yet on sale. The non-fulfillment of the São Paulo edition of the festival directly relates to the latest difficulties and instability in the Brazilian entertainment market.”
Pet Shop Boys are hoping to perform in Brazil later this year and apologise to their fans for any disappointment.
Sao Paulo cancellation
There will be a special preview screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin” with music by Pet Shop Boys at the Max Linder cinema in Paris, France on Friday, 5th June. First released in 1925, the newly restored centenary edition of Eisenstein’s masterpiece with the PSB score is coming to French cinemas for the first time on 17th June 2026. All details at the link below.
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