“…government exists to serve and respect the people and can only do so by trusting the people; that every individual has the right to privacy and that personal information is exactly that — personal; that every individual has a right to justice — access to proper representation, to know the evidence against them, and be punished only if a normal court of law has decided the law has been broken; that every individual has the right to communicate, move about, assemble and express him or herself without the state obstructing, interfering with or monitoring those activities; that government and the state are not the same thing; that good government is only possible when these liberties are respected and government is fully accountable to the people.”
Excellent article by Henry Porter in today’s Observer newspaper about civil liberties under attack in the UK. Link below to the full text.
Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce that they will be headlining Magdalena en Vivo Festival in Santander, Spain on Saturday, 25th July.
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We’d like to wish Liza Minnelli a very happy 80th birthday! We loved working with her on the “Results” album and have so many great memories of that experience. Liza is a true star and it has been a privilege to know her. Look out for her autobiography which is published this week. xx
35 years ago today, Pet Shop Boys released their hit medley of U2’s “Where the streets have no name” and Frankie Valli’s “I can’t take my eyes off you” as a double A‑side single which also included the PSB song “How can you expect to be taken seriously?”.
This Pet Shop Dog is loving our new merchandise samples!
We arrived back from São Paulo this morning and this afternoon went to see Tracey Emin’s heartfelt retrospective which opened at Tate Modern last week. Highly recommended.
Pet Shop Boys would like to thank the wonderful audiences in Chile and Brasil for dancing and celebrating with them these past few days. The “Dreamworld” tour continues with more shows in Europe and the UK this summer.
All dates and tickets at the link below.
Photo: instagram.com/elfestivaldevina
After three shows in Chile, Pet Shop Boys are performing tonight at the Suhai Music Hall in São Paulo, Brasil. See you there! On stage at 9 pm.
Photo by Festival de Viña del Mar
Thanks to Chicarica, our support band at both shows in Santiago. I’m enjoying their beautiful album “Invierno en la playa”. Neil x