“A new bohemia” is currently number one in the UK’s Official Physical Singles Chart which includes sales of CDs, vinyl and other physical formats across a seven-day period. It is also number three in the Official Singles Sales Chart. Links below.
In October Pet Shop Boys joined Andrew Hodges live on stage at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester to talk about Alan Turing and the musical memorial they wrote together in his honour.
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“Architecture of Performance” at the recently opened Zaha Hadid Foundation in London includes the designs for PSB’s Nightlife tour. More information at the links below.
The Deutsche Kinemathek, which restored “Battleship Potemkin” for its centenary release in 2025, will be screening Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary silent film with music by PSB in Berlin this Friday, 6th November from 7PM CET. Also “Hochhaussinfonie”, which was filmed during the preparations for Pet Shop Boys’ Battleship Potemkin concert in Dresden in 2006, will be shown as part of the special double screening, followed by a Q&A with director Bettina Renner. All details at the link below.
We can now offer a limited quantity of #Dreamworld 2026 tour merchandise (which includes three T‑shirts, a hoodie, a coach jacket, a poster, a tote bag and a cap) at a discount through the official Pet Shop Boys store. Link below.
I enjoyed visiting “Zaha Hadid: The Architecture of Performance” today — an exhibition which opens at the new Zaha Hadid Foundation in London on November 3. It includes a section about Zaha’s designs for our 1999 Nightlife tour. It brought back a lot of memories! More details at the link below. Neil x
Exciting to meet everyone involved in the new Rambert dance production of Russell T. Davies’ TV drama, “It’s a Sin”, before rehearsals started yesterday. The production opens at Manchester’s Factory International in February before beginning an extensive tour. Tickets are on sale now — link below.
Pet Shop Boys feature in the October issue of ZEITmagazin MANN.
In the accompanying interview, they reflect on their career, their approach to songwriting and their thoughts on contemporary pop music.
Interview: Johannes Dudziak, Christoph Dallach
Photography: Nadav Kander
Styling: Julian Ganio
Pet Shop Boys’ new album, “A man from the future”, honouring the work and life of Alan Turing is number 19 in this week’s official UK album chart and number 6 in the physical albums chart. The album has also so far charted at number 8 in Germany, 7 in Belgium and 12 in Switzerland. Thanks to everyone who’s supported the album and given it such a warm reception.
Parlophone are investigating production issues which have unfortunately created problems with certain tracks on the “A man from the future” Blu-ray. PSB have just been made aware of these and apologise for the disappointment caused. Once these issues are resolved, Parlophone will manufacture and distribute replacement discs to those who have purchased the Blu-ray. Details on how to apply for a replacement disc will be shared as soon as we have them.