It was great appearing on the TV institution that is “Strictly Come Dancing” yesterday on BBC TV! You can watch the performance at the You Tube link below. Thanks to choreographer Jason Gilkison, music producer Ian Masterson and the brilliant Strictly team and dancers for producing such an epic performance. BTW we’re on again tonight performing “All the young dudes”.
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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.
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Very happy to hear that Boy Harsher’s haunting remix of “New London boy” has been added to the BBC Radio 6 Music playlist.
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.
Pet Shop Boys present the first of four shows on BBC 6 Music tonight as part of their Artist in Residence series airing this week.
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.