Pet Texts

It feels great to be back on tour after a wonderful show at the O Son do Camiño Festival in Santiago de Compostela last night. We got to enjoy a day off in this beautiful city as well.
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Zoe Ball will be sharing some exciting PSB news on her Breakfast Show tomorrow morning! Tune into BBC Radio 2 on Monday, 3^rd June from 8:40am BST at the link below.

I highly recommend this enthralling new book by Jon Savage published today. (See quote on the front cover!) More information at the link below. Neil

Listen to an exclusive 30-minute “Icons Mix” by PSB, part of BBC 6 Music’s “Loud and Proud” celebration, at the link below.

Thank you, Nottingham. Great to see you all last night! xx

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Neil will be the guest on BBC Radio 3’s “This Classical Life” with Jess Gillam this Saturday at 5pm BST talking about music and in particular his interest in classical music and how this has influenced him and PSB. He and Jess will also be playing and discussing their own choices of music. More details at the link below.

We’re really enjoying Dave Pearce’s DJ set at the shows on our tour. Thanks, Dave!

Amazing. Thanks, Birmingham! xx

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Nice to be here!

A brilliant night at the new Co-op Live venue. Thanks, Manchester! xx

Photo: Kenny Brown

Chris and Neil have selected songs that inspired them throughout their career for BBC Radio 2’s “Tracks of My Years”, now available to hear at the link below.

The new production of the Pet Shop Boys/Jonathan Harvey musical “Closer to Heaven” at the Turbine Theatre in London is extending its run by another month until July 27. Tickets available at the link below.

What a great way to end our UK tour! Thanks, Belfast. (Obviously we’ll be back in the UK at the end of July for the Opera House residency.)

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Our sincere condolences to the family of songwriter Mark James whose death has just been reported. Mark wrote or co-wrote many classic songs including “Suspicious Minds” and one which has become part of our history: “Always On My Mind”. Neil and Chris xx

Pet Shop Boys’ new single, “A new bohemia”, is BBC Radio 2’s “Record of the Week”! Rotation of the song, which has been added straight to the A‑List, starts this Saturday, 15^th June.

Pet Shop Boys enjoyed a phenomenal start to their 2024 tour these past few weeks! “Dreamworld” continues this Saturday at Mallorca Live Festival, with many more dates scheduled across Europe and the UK throughout June and July. Photo: winstainforth & mikeportlock_lifeafterlife/IG

Fabulous night at Mallorca Live festival. Gracias!

Photo by Chris.

Nice to get some time off in Mallorca! x

Photo: Vita Spalding

Thanks to Absolute Radio for making “A new bohemia” their track of the week.

We finally got to see the electric new production of “Closer to Heaven” which opened at the Turbine Theatre in London last month and has just had its run extended. Excellent cast and immersive staging (which is what we imagined when we were writing it with Jonathan Harvey 25 years ago). And it was lovely to meet the cast afterwards. We’re going again next month! Neil and Chris xx

A new documentary, “Pet Shop Boys — A Celebration”, airs tonight at 9pm BST on Absolute Radio. Presented by Matt Lucas, this unofficial hour-long special shows how PSB have left their mark on British music and culture over the last 40 years, with contributions from Neil and Chris, Bernard Butler, Peter Tatchell, Tim Rice-Oxley, Skin and Tim Burgess. Further details at the link below.

Arseny Turbin, a 15-year-old boy in Russia, has been sentenced to five years in prison for opposing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.  Such is the regime’s fear of any criticism of Putin’s war crimes. Link below to the full story. 

Pet Shop Boys are headlining the Isle of Wight Festival tonight. Their complete performance can be viewed on TV at 11 pm BST on Sky Arts. Link below.

Tomorrow at 5 pm BST, Absolute Radio will be broadcasting highlights from PSB’s Isle of Wight Festival headline set. Link below.

Thank you Isle of Wight Festival (and Sky Arts)!

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Fantastic night in Amsterdam! Dank je wel. xx

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This afternoon I visited the Kunsthalle in Mannheim which has a fascinating art collection including this compelling masterpiece by Manet: “The Execution of Emperor Maximilian“. Neil x

Last night in Mannheim was amazing. Vielen Dank!

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We had a great show in Hannover last night, and this morning I ventured out to watch a parade in the city this morning. It may have been raining but everyone was enjoying themselves! Neil x