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The running order for the Unity Tour show at The Armory in Minneapolis is as follows: 5.30 pm: Doors // 6.30 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: New Order

There has been a slight change for tonight’s Unity Tour show in Chicago. The new set times are as follows: 5 pm: Doors // 6.15 pm: Oakenfold // 7.15 pm: Pet Shop Boys // 8.45 pm: Oakenfold // 9.15 pm: New Order

Thanks, Chicago, for a warm reception on a chilly evening!
Photo: Twitter/@thescreendoor

Great to play the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York yesterday with New Order and Paul
Oakenfold. A truly memorable Night!
(Photo: Instagram/andresfac383)

Encouraging news that same-sex marriage has been legalised in Cuba, a country which used to persecute its gay citizens. Full story at the link.

The running order for the Unity Tour show at Madison Square Garden is as follows: 6 pm: Doors // 7 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: New Order // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys

Nice to have a day off in New York. Thanks to the singing and dancing audience in Brooklyn for making last night’s concert such fun. Philadelphia tomorrow! Neil x

What a magnificent first week of shows on the Unity Tour with New Order! Thank you to the wonderful audiences in Toronto, Boston, Columbia and Brooklyn for coming out to sing with us. Pet Shop Boys and New Order will be in Philadelphia tomorrow.

The running order for the Unity Tour show at Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at the Mann is as follows: 5.30 pm: Doors // 6.30 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: New Order

Great Unity Tour show in Columbia, Maryland, last night at a beautiful venue. Brooklyn next!

The running order for the Unity Tour show at Barclays Center Brooklyn is as follows: 6 pm: Doors // 7 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys // 9 pm Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: New Order

Arriving at Washington’s magnificent Union Station. Unity Tour show tonight in Merriweather Post Pavilion.

The running order for the Unity Tour show at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia is as follows: 5.30 pm: Doors // 6.30 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: New Order // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys

Thank you for the warmest welcome on a stormy night, Boston! The Unity Tour with New Order and Paul Oakenfold continues in Columbia tomorrow.

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Imagine living in a country where people talk like this on national TV. Neil

We admire the courage and honesty of the legendary Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva who has denounced Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine saying it has made Russia “a pariah”.

Quick stop on the road from Syracuse to Boston. A beautiful drive by the Mohawk River.

What a wonderful night in Toronto! The first Unity Tour show. Thanks for giving Paul Oakenfold, Pet Shop Boys and New Order such an amazingly warm response. x
Photo: Twitter/@Henry_Prest

The running order for the Unity Tour show at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion is as follows: 

5.30 pm: Doors // 6.30 pm: Oakenfold // 7.30 pm: New Order // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: Pet Shop Boys

Watching New Order rehearsing this afternoon.
Photo: Warren Jackson

And New Order watching PSB rehearse!

The running order for the #UnityTour show at Budweiser Stage Toronto is as follows:

5.30 pm: Doors // 6.30pm: Oakenfold // 7.30pm: Pet Shop Boys // 9 pm: Oakenfold // 9.30 pm: New Order

It’s all coming together.

I enjoyed a couple of hours in the Art Gallery of Ontario this morning. Now it’s rehearsal time! Neil x

Enjoying a few days here before going to Toronto for the Unity Tour. Neil x

A big show by Wolfgang Tillmans has just opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and I was delighted to discover that the video for our remix of his song, “Insanely Alive”, is included. Neil x

A court in Iran has sentenced to death two women finding them guilty of promoting homosexuality and “spreading corruption on earth”. Same-sex sexual behaviour is a crime in Iran where two gay men were executed earlier this year. Links below.

Looking forward to meeting up with New Order next week in Toronto for rehearsals and then the first Unity Tour show! Neil x
(Photo: by Warren Jackson)

Dissent continues to be punished under Putin’s fascist government. Full story at the links below.