Last night’s set list in Sydney:
Heart
Did you see me coming?
Pandemonium/Can you forgive her?
Love etc.
Go West
Two divided by zero/Why don’t we live together?
New York City boy
Always on my mind
Closer to Heaven/Left to my own devices
Do I have to?
King’s Cross
Together
Suburbia
What have I done to deserve this?
All over the world
Se a vida é/Discoteca/Viva la vida
It’s a sin
Being boring
West End girls
We really enjoyed finally bringing the Pandemonium show to Australia. There was a big video wall rather than projection behind us because it was still daylight when we went on. And one of our dancers, Charlotte, sprained her ankle during the last section of the show and had to leave the stage. Drama! Afterwards we had an excellent view of the Sydney fireworks and then watched Culture Club perform. Boy George was in very good voice. Happy New Year! Neil x
A new studio recording of the “All the young dudes” / “West End girls” medley, performed by PSB and the Manchester Camerata, and produced by Stuart Price with strings arranged by Anne Dudley, is available to stream now at the link below. The medley was performed at the MTV EMAs last night. It’s accompanied by a different “orchestral” mix by Stuart Price.
Recent Pet Texts
Back in Blackpool for Strictly Come Dancing. Tune in at 6.45 UK time. (It’s epic.)
Pet Shop Boys’ new double A‑side single “New London boy / All the young dudes” and the accompanying remixes single are released on CD today. Link to order below.
Pet Shop Boys are set to return to Chris’s hometown of Blackpool for a special guest performance on Strictly Come Dancing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday 16 November. On Saturday night’s show they will perform a medley of hits, accompanied by the Strictly professional dancers, for a spectacular opening number. Then, on Sunday night’s Results Show, they will play their new single “All the young dudes”. Tune in to BBC One in the UK from 18:45 on Saturday and 19:20 on Sunday.
Neil and Chris did not speak to the Daily Mirror or any other press at the EMAs on Sunday. Subsequent press reports are misleading.
In this first episode, Neil and Chris take you on a journey through their Queer-inspired playlist including tracks by Patrick Cowley, Modern Rocketry, and Judy Garland.
Listen this Monday from 11pm on BBC Sounds.
Thanks to the very stylish Aaron Taylor-Johnson for presenting us with our “Pop Pioneers” award at the EMAs yesterday!
Photo: John Phillips/Getty Images
An exciting night in Manchester at the EMAs getting the Pop Pioneers award presented by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and performing with the Manchester Camerata! Thanks to MTV and our amazing creative team. Link to the performance below.
Photo: Vita Spalding