This Wednesday, November 2nd, at 10.15 pm, Sky Arts in the UK will broadcast an episode of South Bank Originals in which Melvyn Bragg looks back on his 1992 South Bank Show documentary with Pet Shop Boys and reflects on their remarkable rise to stardom. Neil and Chris talk about their musical influences approach to songwriting, their devotion to pop, their image, unconventional performance style and elaborate stage tours. Also speaking in 1992, Liza Minnelli comments on the Pet Shop Boys’ distinctive sound and songwriting talent, as well as her experience working with them. The programme also features Melvyn’ Bragg’s reflections with additional contributions from music journalist, Dorian Lynskey.
South Bank Originals
“Phantoms and Monsters”, composed by Mark Springer, with Neil Tennant on vocals and the Sacconi Quartet on strings is out now digitally at the link below.
This quintet piece is the opening track of Mark Springer’s forthcoming new album, “Sleep of Reason”, which will be released along with a solo piano piece and a quartet piece on 25th April 2025.
Recent News
Pet Shop Boys can announce a new UK summer tour date. On Thursday, August 14th they will be performing in the grounds of the Sandringham Estate with very special guests, Scissor Sisters.
Composer Mark Springer’s forthcoming new album, “Sleep of Reason”, which includes a collaboration with Neil Tennant, is now available to pre-order on double vinyl and CD exclusively at the Bandcamp link below.
“Love comes quickly (Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen 2023)” is now available to watch on YouTube.
Pet Shop Boys are happy to announce new 2025 gigs for their acclaimed tour, “Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live”.
Pet Shop Boys are very happy to announce their first two headline festival shows of 2025 at Kalorama Festival Lisbon on 19th June, and Kalorama Festival Madrid on 21st June.
In advance of the forthcoming Blu-ray release of the “Dreamworld” concert film, a live video for “Vocal”, filmed during Pet Shop Boys’ 2023 “Dreamworld” show in Copenhagen, is now available to watch on YouTube.
We are delighted to be able to announce the long-awaited commercial release of “Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen”!
“Pet Shop Boys Annually 2025” will be published on April 4th, 2025 and is available to pre-order now at the link below. A brand new exclusive “Annually 2025” T‑shirt is also available to pre-order now.