I've missed ordering first day covers for this issue but it's good to see one of the official DSB stamps using a photograph from the BBC Electric proms and also a mention of Pet Shop Boys in the presentation pack.

Also my workplace the Royal Albert hall gets a mention and two labels in the...

Bryan Ferry is Neil Tennant‘s ‘Thing’.

Marking the Roxy Music mainman’s 78th birthday, the blog has a retro rewind to fellow Geordie and Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant in audio spoken word, reflecting on Bryan in Bel Air, circa 1974’s Another Time Another Place, in a film called Sophis....

Leicester’s Curve has today announced its critically acclaimed Made at Curve production of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette will return with a spring 2024 tour as part of the Theatre Nation Partnerships initiative.

Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the...

A little write up here of Actually on its 36th birthday!

Hi All. I have the following for sale:

Annually 2021 - Sealed with Cricket Wife CD
Annually 2022 x 2 - Both sealed
Annually 2023 - Sealed with Lost CD

Please DM if interested :)

Can't add images for some reason but will happily send via DM if required.

Cheers

From Twitter:

Did you know the chord structure of the Village People’s Go West is based on Pachelbel’s Canon, and you can sing it over the Russian National Anthem?
In the 1990s, Tennant & Lowe added a new coda, altered some lyrics, brought in a Broadway show chorus and made it about international...

According to discogs there are 2 versions of PopArt 3xLP French Edition

Version 1.

Version 2.

As far as I can tell the only difference seems to be that version 1 has the Metropolis Mastering logo on 2 sides (side A & F). Where the logo doesn't appear on version 2. Does anybody see any other...

Hey all,

I have been lurking here for a while and thought I better register. Currently I live on the East Coast but I will soon be moving (Go West!). I just recently started diving deep into the PSB catalogue (I only had PopArt for the longest time but never went further until now) so I am really...

Selling signed lithograph from Dreamworld Tour 2023 in Helsinki.

Offers are welcome! :)

In case anyone's interested. I have attached the link below for the Band Merch site. They have quite a few of the reissues on vinyl available and a few T Shirts and a couple of baseball caps as well.
www.merchbar.com/search?q=pet%20shop%20boys

Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday Neil. 😍🥂🥳🎈🤩 For me, the thing I still love most about Neil is his voice. 😎

Now available online:

I was surprised today as I did my weekly scanning of local second hand stores searching for gems to hear, from the radio in the store, Being Boring being played on Swedish Radio P3, the channel for modern music, which slogan usual is we love NEW music .

Here's the link to the tracklist, BB was...

Hi
West Balcony face value £90
Meet at venue early evening

Please DM me - my sister’s delayed arrival from Australia today may mean she’s not up for this show tomorrow
Will know for sure first thing tomorrow morning (Monday)

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Hi there,

Currently listed on eBay is a copy of Compiled , the 1993 Radio One 'Pet Shop Boys Day' prize. There's some wonderful rare tracks on this CD, and I'm aware it's a much sought-after PSB item. It is also signed by Chris AND Neil and has been played no more than 4 times in the last 30...

Ticket available
N13 row O seat 155

£50 ono

Hi all, I have a few tour and album release t shirts for sale , but don't really know where to start! I thought of ebay and vinted, but what to ask for them? Are we allowed to sell directly on here?
Most have never been worn, some worn only a couple of times. All been stored in a plastic storage...

The final results are in for my poll this past week in which I asked my site visitors to rate the six most recent Pet Shop Boys songs on a scale of 1-10 based on how they compare to the Boys' body of work in general. And the song in this group that received the highest average rating was:

* The...

Hello everyone,

Me and my ladyfriend were due to see the Pet Shop Boys in Brighton this year but she has recently found out that she has the early stages of breast cancer. She is lucky enough to have caught it early, but still has to have a lumpectomy. This takes place about 5 days before the...

Greetings from the US.

Multi decade PSB fan but just found this forum. Lucky to have seen them in the US a number of times and still love their music.

Look forward to interacting more with everyone!

Hi from Ireland, finally getting around to joining my first forum!
Long time psb fan since first opportunities 7”!!!

I have a spare ticket for the Liverpool gig on Friday 23 June. It’s a great spot - Section A, Row X. Contact me if you’re interested!

Hi all,
I have 2 premium tickets for sale for the above date and venue.fabulous seats,SECTION D,ROW B SEATS 3&4.face value.these tickets are close to the stage (extreme right almost touching centre section C)

Pm if interested.thanks

Hi everyone,

I have 2x tickets for the Leeds show on Saturday 24th June.

Pet Shop Boys
First Direct Arena, Leeds
SAT 24 JUN 2023
Doors 6:00 PM
First Direct Arena

Floor: Standing
General Admission

If you´re interested, please contact me
Bianca :)

Sorry if this was discussed before, but nothing came up using the Search function.
Just today I realised that the mix of Friendly Fire included on Format is a different version compared with the I Get Along DVD single and Nightlife/Further listening version.

Am I crazy or am I right?

Just the books, not the CDs (you'll also get the QR code card with the 2023 edition), only read once.
Both are out of print.

€20 each excl P&P

PM me if you're interested.

Have you ever noticed how bad the attempts to recreate West End Girls are? Go and check out YouTube. All but one don't even get close. Not only are the sounds wrong in most cases, but they don't even get the notes correct. Especially the Trumpet solo - no one gets that even close.

After being...

I have 2x tickets for the Liverpool show on Friday 23rd June. Block 18. £160 for the pair

Has anybody got this advance cassette? And can tell what version of That's My Impression is on there? 7 or 12 or something else?

I'd guess this was removed from distribution once they'd settled on the final track listing. But was really 2/0 considered a closing track? It screams opener (at...

Never came across this but this is interesting-

Has anyone read this? Sounds interesting, but I'm not going to pay 24 euros for an article, to be honest.

Mark Butler

Music Studies

Abstract

When musicians 'cover' a previously recorded song, they provide an intertextual commentary on another musical work or style. This paper considers...

Para todos aquellos que han visto la película pero no eran capaces de traducirla, aquí tenéis la versión española por si la queréis ver:

For Spanish speakers fans.

Simon Mayo has “Please” as this week’s album of the week on his Greatest Hits Radio show. The second time it’s been featured.

I don’t know who’s doing his research, but yesterday he played “Love Comes Quickly” and said it was the first song Neil and Chris ever wrote together.

Today he’s playing...

Disco 2 promo display (60 cm x 40 cm) for sale in mint condition. 60 euros (postage & packing not included).

Maybe there is a spare ticket for the Paris Show?

From Spanish shows (RTVE), many of them never seen before, and more.

Discs have some scuffs but both play perfectly. £10 for both.

Drop me a PM if you have one for sale. :dance:

Hi, I'm looking for a copy of Annually 2017 if anyone has one for sale? Thanks 😊

12' Claptone - Queen of Ice, sealed, 30 Euro + shipping. Please PM

If anyone is interested I am selling an official event poster I was given as a delegate at the Pet Shop Boys Symposium at the Edinburgh College of Art in 2016:

Hi all,
Is anyone going to the vancouver show on sunday?,if so could they please,please get the lovely red hoodie on sale at the merch stand for me?,of course all costs will be covered and extra for yourself for the trouble of helping me out.will be wholeheartedly appreciated.

PM me if anyone can...

An ideal gift for any fan, a collectible framed copy of the first ever album from 1986 called Please. As you will all know this album spawned such memorable hits like West End Girls,Suburbia & Opportunities (Let’s make lots of money).

Framed in a modern distressed style black frame with gold...

I've just been looking through some boxes of stuff from my youth and discovered my batch of Literally fanzines. Strangely I have two copies of issue #3. If anyone is looking for this issue, please get in touch. It is in mint condition as has been stored in the folder all this time. :D

Hi all,
Are there are any fans going to any of the remaining USA tour UNITY shows?,if not too much trouble i would love the West End girls t shirt and blue hoodie.all costs covered and more for trouble of helping me out.will be wholeheartedly appreciated.

PM me if anyone can help,thanks in advance

APOLOGIES BUT THE TICKET IS NOW SOLD.
Hi all,
My wife can't go to see the show in Chicago Friday, Sept 30. I have one seat which I'll sell to another fan for face value plus fees, which comes out to $151. This is the front center section, Sec 103, Row V, Seat 2. You may see a seating chart here:...

Hi friends, I was wondering if anyone on here who has footage of PSB's Release tour happened to film any of their support Telepopmusik?
My friend was the singer and has been looking for any footage of it for years...like I said, its a long shot.. tia 🙏❤

Any (or both) unity tour posters please. All costs will be covered.

Is anyone going to the Vancouver show on 16th Oct, and willing to buy me the red hoodie please?!