Official Pet Shop Boys News
24.01.2012
Format prize draw
Order "Format" before midnight on February 26th, 2012, and you will be entered into a draw to win one of two original "Sodom and Gomorrah" jackets as worn in the 2006-7 Fundamental Tour (see photograph). All pre-orders received so far will also be entered into the draw. The jackets were customised by PSB designer and wardrobe coordinator, Jeffrey Bryant, and worn by dancers or backing singers during the "Sodom and Gomorrah show" segment of the Fundamental tour production in 2006-7. Go to the link below to order your copy and enter the draw for one of the jackets. "Format" is released on February 6th and orders placed before then will be shipped on February 3rd; orders placed after will be eligible for the draw until midnight on February 26th. The winners will be announced on February 27th.Order Format
01.01.2012
The Most Incredible Thing returns
The Pet Shop Boys/Javier De Frutos ballet, "The Most Incredible Thing", returns to Sadler's Wells in London for 15 performances, from March 25th to April 7th. Tickets are on sale from the link below. There will also be two performances at the Festspielhaus in St Poelten, Austria, on April 13th and 14th. To book tickets go to the link below.
"The Most Incredible Thing" recently won an Evening Standard Theatre Award and Javier De Frutos has also been nominated for Best Modern Choreography in the prestigious Critics Circle Awards 2011 which will be presented in London later this month.
London tickets
St Poelten tickets
28.12.2011
New Year's Eve in Sydney
Later this week, Pet Shop Boys will be performing at this year's New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. For this exclusive, one-off concert, the entire Pandemonium production will be presented for the first time in Australia. Pet Shop Boys will be on stage for 90 minutes at Glebe Island from 7.30 pm. Other performers over the course of the evening include Jamiroquai, Culture Club and Pseudo Echo. We expect this to be the final "Pandemonium" performance ever (but we have said that before...). Full details and ticket information can be found at the link below.Sydney New Year tickets
Same Same
ABC radio interview
23.12.2011
Merry Christmas
We would like to wish all Pet Shop Boys' fans and friends and all visitors to this site a very merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful New Year. Neil and Chris are looking forward to playing in Sydney on December 31st and then, in 2012, recording and releasing a new album. Also in 2012, the double-album compilation of b-sides and bonus tracks, "Format", will be released and "The Most Incredible Thing" will return to Sadler's Wells (and visit Austria). For full details of all PSB releases, productions and events, keep checking out this site.Pet Shop Boys: "It doesn't often snow at Christmas" (live in London)
19.12.2011
Format pre-order
"Format", the double-CD collection of PSB b-sides and bonus tracks from 1996-2009, will be released on February 6th. It can now be pre-ordered from the link below.Format pre-order
21.11.2011
Beyond Theatre
Last night at the Savoy Hotel in London, Pet Shop Boys and choreographer Javier De Frutos attended the Evening Standard Theatre Awards during which their ballet, "The Most Incredible Thing", was presented with the "Beyond Theatre" award, recognising innovation. Accepting the award alongside Chris Lowe and Javier De Frutos, Neil Tennant thanked Emma Gladstone and Alistair Spalding of Sadler's Wells for "nursing" the ballet through from original idea to production, dancer Ivan Putrov for suggesting that they write a ballet score, and playwright Matthew Dunster for helping to adapt the Hans Christian Andersen story on which the ballet is based. The award was introduced and presented by the artist and film director (and PSB collaborator) Sam Taylor-Wood who explained that the new "Beyond Theatre" award was for people who swap genres and break boundaries: "The art form that doesn't change is in danger of stagnating."Go to the links below for the full list of awards.
Evening Standard
The Guardian
Sadler's Wells
16.11.2011
Format
Pet Shop Boys will release a brand new b-sides compilation on February 6th, 2012, on Parlophone. Entitled "Format", it celebrates the duo's prolific song-writing and recording by collecting 38 b-sides and bonus tracks originally released on singles from 1996 to 2009. The album will be available digitally and on double-CD. All tracks have been remastered and the CD booklet features an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage (author of "England's Dreaming" and "Teenage"). Design is by Farrow."Format" follows on from the 1995 release, "Alternative", which collected the duo's b-sides from 1985 to 1994.
Pet Shop Boys are currently working on their 11th studio album which is due for release in early autumn next year.
The full "Format" track-listing is as follows:
CD1
1. The truck driver and his mate
2. Hit and miss
3. In the night (1995)
4. Betrayed
5. How I learned to hate rock 'n' roll
6. Discoteca (New Version)
7. The calm before the storm
8. Confidential (Demo for Tina)
9. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
10. Delusions of grandeur
11. The view from your balcony
12. Disco potential
13. Silver age
14. Screaming
15. The ghost of myself
16. Casting a shadow
17. Lies
18. Sexy Northerner
CD2
1. Always
2. Nightlife
3. Searching for the face of Jesus
4. Between two islands
5. Friendly fire
6. We're the Pet Shop Boys
7. Transparent
8. I didn't get where I am today
9. The Resurrectionist
10. Girls don't cry
11. In private (7-inch mix): Pet Shop Boys with Elton John
12. Blue on blue
13. No time for tears (7-inch mix)
14. Bright young things
15. Party song
16. We're all criminals now
17. Gin and Jag
18. After the event
19. The former enfant terrible
20. Up and down
10.11.2011
The Most Incredible Thing returns
The Pet Shop Boys/Javier De Frutos ballet, "The Most Incredible Thing", returns to Sadler's Wells in London next year for 15 performances, from March 25th to April 7th. Tickets are on sale from the link below. Unfortunately the tour which was planned to follow the London season has been postponed because of funding problems.There will, however, be two performances at the Festspielhaus in St Poelten, Austria, on April 13th and 14th. To book tickets go to the link below.
It has just been announced that Javier De Frutos has been nominated for Best Modern Choreography for "The Most Incredible Thing" in the prestigious Critics Circle Awards 2011 which cover performances given between September 1st, 2010, and August 31st, 2011. The awards will be presented in London on Monday 23 January, 2012. Further details can be found at the link below. (And congratulations, Javier!)
TMIT tickets
Critics Circle Awards
The Arts Desk
St Poelten tickets
12.10.2011
New Literally and T-shirt
Issue 37 of Literally, the Pet Shop Boys official magazine, will be dispatched this week to all members of the Pet Shop Boys Club. It includes behind-the-scenes features about "The Most Incredible Thing" and the Take That tour with many exclusive photographs. There will also be an exclusive T-shirt offer (pictured right).If you're not a Club member and would like to join, go to the link below.
Pet Shop Boys Club
04.10.2011
Happy Birthday, Chris.
Today, October 4th, is Chris Lowe's 52nd birthday. If you'd like to leave him a birthday greeting, go to the fan forum link below.Happy Birthday, Chris!
