Alexei Gorinov, the first Russian citizen to be imprisoned for protesting against Russia’s war on Ukraine, has now been sentenced to three more years in prison on trumped-up charges. In court he made a heartfelt statement against the war. Read it at the link below. We salute his courage.
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Pet Shop Boys are looking forward to their Dreamworld summer tour, which begins this Saturday at Medimex Festival in Taranto, Italy. See you there!
Starting today, the newly restored centenary edition of Sergei Eisenstein’s masterpiece “Battleship Potemkin” with music by PSB can be seen in French cinemas for the first time. All details at the link below.
Production rehearsals today for “Dreamworld”. See you soon in Italy, Türkiye, Greece, France, the UK, Germany, Spain, Norway and Denmark. Neil and Chris xx
Simon (guitars), Clare (keyboards) and Max (drums) at rehearsals yesterday for next month’s Obskur shows. Looking forward to going back on tour this week!
Both “Obskur Pet Shop Boys” shows in Berlin are now sold out. Remaining tickets for the “Dreamworld” show at Waldbühne Berlin on Saturday, 11th July (and other PSB summer tour dates) are available at the link below.
Tickets for the first three “It’s a sin” dance shows to be held in 2027 in Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff are on sale now at the link below. The show, developed by Rambert and executive-produced by PSB and Russell T Davies, will also be visiting Luxembourg, Liverpool, Birmingham, Plymouth, Southampton, Norwich, Newcastle, Truro, Glasgow and Sheffield throughout 2027. Information on tickets for these dates will be released in due course.
Tickets for both “Obskur Pet Shop Boys” shows at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin on 12th and 13th July go on sale today at 11 am local time. All details at the link below.
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.
