Please take extreme care on emails from administration @ petshopboys-forum .com !!!!!!!!!!!
In the last days I recognise some emails about Tickets for PSB@ROH which I THINK could be a money trap. After we have to hold this email open for user requests and alerts via the contact link (at the...
I know yesterday (13th March) was the first time a new PSB track had been played in ages, but (as per the long standing forum rules) in future all public requests for copies of any new track, PSB or otherwise, will be deleted and/or threads containing requests closed. We will officially...
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Thank you for the link leesmapman. I was already aware of them and found the last one does not include the first song they played (the Blur song Girls and Boys (PSB Remix)). For some reason it has been omitted from the youtube recording hence why I asked if anyone has their own recording.
Pet Shop Boys announce the theatrical release of "Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live At The Royal Arena Copenhagen", coming to cinemas worldwide for two nights only on 31 January and 4 February 2024. Tickets go on sale on 6 December.
psbdreamworldlivefilm.com
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Happy to part from my copy of the Dreamworld BLURAY/2CD without GW on it, just PM me in case someone is interested.
Top 10 Duos by Estimated Worldwide Record Sales (Albums + Singles)
1- The Carpenters (Karen & Richard Carpenter, USA)
Over 100 million records (some estimates reach 100–120+ million, with strong singles sales in the 1970s — around 40 million physical singles cited in detailed analyses). Their...
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I think Pets is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the English duo with the most records sold in history. Therefore, Eurythmics couldn't possibly be ahead of them. In fact, I'm only sure that The Carpenters are ahead of them on that list. I'm not so sure about Hall & Oates and Simon &...
Did not know where to put this, but here a link to a recent photo comic by Ype Driessen, a Dutch photo comic maker and author, who often uses gay topics. He is also a huge Pet Shop Boys fan (in fact a friend reminded me after I sent him this comic that we were standing next to him at the Electric...
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Of course the original version of Paninaro is waaay superior to the '95 remix!
Lots of energy in the forum coming off the Obscure Show. Thought I would re-share the files I had from 1997 Equality Show to keep this party going. Cover versions from Sound of Music + It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Not the greatest quality, but only versions known to exist.
Links should be good...
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Files available through 4/30 to download. Enjoy fellow petheads!
A friend recommended this female artist from my hometown Cologne, Germany, to me. She just released an EP with four PSB covers. The lead single "Heart" isn't that extraordinary - but I quite like her version of "A man could get arrested". If anyone's interested - she's playing live at the "Kölner...
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Greetings,
From the extracts, side A is not bad at all - they're quite faithful arrangements, albeit somewhat stripped back.
The deadpan vocals are pleasant enough too.
On the downside, I do not really understand the point, as nothing here is in any way unique or innovative. It's all very clean...
About Neil's letter to NME after going to a Sex Pistols' concert where the band beat up the audience!
Oh, how one wishes that Neil had got a record deal in the 70's. A song about this concert would've been his equivalent to Smoke on The Water.
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Taught the band to play?
He attended a punk concert and wrote about it to the local press who published his writings.
I don't get why this thread is titled as suck.
I know there have been a lot of megamixes of PSB tracks shared recently, but I do have a soft spot for these kind of things so I thought I'd finally create my own.
It turned out to be 6 1/2 hours long and includes all my favourite "mid tempo to bangers" from the last 40 years. I tried to make the...
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Despite listening at pretty high volumes whilst striding from the Albert Hall to Putney this evening, I don't have a "splitting" headache.
The louder the better - even for that penultimate song!
DAVID BOWIE - TWO SPECIAL RELEASES FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2026
HALLO SPACEBOY 12" NEON PINK EP - FEATURING MIXES BY PET SHOP BOYS, DAVE BALL AND INGO VAUK, AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED REMIX BY TIM SIMENON
EXCERPTS FROM OUTSIDE...
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I'm not on commission but I love the indie store Banquet records in Kingston-upon-Thames who are also very enterprising as live music promoters attracting big names like Tears for Fears. They've even taken over the local ''Spuds'' as they needed more room for their operations.
At the time of...
Neil suggested there is nothing that makes us think we'll see "Naked" on a near future. The only one think they are planning for the future is a revised version of A Man from the Future wich I don't know is something you are really wanting.
But the plans for the new album set the release date in...
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If they want to play live to 50 people in a pub in Newcastle, or 250000 people in a stadium in the Prague, that's fine with me.
If they get 250000 people in a stadium wherever it takes place, that's fine with the whole community. :mrgreen:
I do not wish to be negative in such exciting times, but the phrase from the article on the iTunes release, ' it's release date ' is bad grammar, and I am certain, just a slip from the person who wrote the piece. This slip, (or possibly a lack of awareness of the rules and reasons behind...
In an interview with Frances Barber, she says she’s hoping to film a version of Musik.
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I had my helping of Soup in Wimbledon today. I attended alone (long story I do have friends!) as did three women and one other man. The women ended up on the same row and were interesting to talk with. Two of them had been to Obscure. One to all 5 nights as I had. I was that one other man! Sorry I...
As a certain song goes…’Do you think they will put you in the rock n roll hall of fame?’
I noticed in the news that Sinead O’Connor and A tribe called quest !? have been shortlisted for the ‘hall’.
Have Psb ever been shortlisted, maybe the above lyrics have designated them as un-listable?
Maybe...
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I used to get super confused on a Saturday watching The Chart Show on TV but realised that Erasure were considered "indie" simply because they were on a independent record label (Sire maybe?). PSB were not because they were on Parlophone. Same for NO at Factory. It made it all a bit of a nonsense...
Super was released ten years ago today. I have very fond memories of getting this on vinyl, having started purchasing records again shortly before this. Collecting-wise, we were truly spoilt with the singles on this one. Four released on vinyl, with Inner sanctum being the loveliest of all, and a...
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Also to me the artwork seemed a bit too cheap.
I feel like Super is their cheapest album in every respect.
I have to agree. It's still my least favourite PSB album by far. Unlike all their other albums, I can't find a single 10/10 song with just "The pop kids" and "Burn" coming close. The title...
I have started a weekly blog that will feature all of the studio albums by the Pet Shop Boys.
Each week detailed information is provided about the album and the tracks each album features, with every track rated, and album given a score based on the track ratings, culminating in a weekly chart...
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Available over on our blog page is week number Fifteen and the final week of our ongoing feature, in which we write about and rate every Pet Shop Boys studio album, and week by week we build up our ultimate Pet Shop Boys album chart.
We finish the final part with the duo's last studio album...
Very good article summing up their carrer. Starts talking about Obscure and ends with fashion and Volume. A few mistaken facts in the middle, like their legendary chronicle about touring China in the 90s (lol). But good article, all in all. This a very prestigious newspaper in Spain.
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Pet Shop Boys
40 Years of Hits, Reinvention and Risky Decisions: How Pet Shop Boys Became the Best Band in the World
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are nearing seventy, but show no signs of slowing down. After the Obscure event celebrating their forty years in the business, they will return to Spain...
PSB are excited to announce “Obscure Pet Shop Boys”, a special run of five intimate shows in April 2026 at London’s @electricballroomcamden. The concerts will feature a setlist of non-single album tracks, b-sides and fan favourites. Full details and ticket information to be revealed here this...
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Seeing that the boys have remixed The Hidden Cameras, who's to say that there wasn't just one hidden camera. Somewhere.
Hi, does anyone have the set list of Princess Julia’s amazing set? Some absolute bangers. I recognised Company B and couple others but would love to know what else she played especially the Kate Bush(?) track. Thaaaanks.
* delete or move if in wrong place.
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Gina T. - Tokyo by Night
Was also played, but is not on the spotify list
Does anyone know if issues of the Literally fan magazine are available to read online anywhere? I am particularly interested in scans if anyone knows where I could find those?
Thank you in advance to all the PSB archivists out there :angel:
Spotted somone selling the hand bound exclusive edition from 2018 are now on EBay. It does look beautiful! Gutted I missed out on this first time round:
£999.99 or best offer! So grateful I bought one of these slip cased editions re-sold at face value.
‘It’s So Hard Being Boring’ - this is my tribute to the amazing Pet Shop Boys, it has must been released as a single, hitting the streaming services within the last hour. As well as our own brand of dance music, I hope you can all hear the Pet Shop Boys clear influence. If it wasn’t for them I...
Hello all,
I want to buy 2 tickets for the concert in Berlin, 11.07.2026.
Mandatory in the interior section, in A1-A2-A3.
If someone cannot attend, I am waiting for your proposals at valentin.sirbulescu@gmail.com.
I am willing to pay more than the fair price :).
Thank you very much.
Hi. In tribute to the boys run of Obscure gigs, under my artist recording name of Electronic Russian Doll I have created an Audio/Visual DJ mix entitled "Discoteca Obscura". The premise of the set (as alluded to within the title...) is a selection of B Sides and...
I had an idea to design a Pet Shop Boys Poster. The idea came from the OMD discography poster, and I thought I could do the same but not just have the albums, but have the singles and other releases on it as well. So after about 16 hours work on it, it's finally complete.
Could someone tell me what sort of time the boys appear on stage and the show finishes please? I’m going to see Obscure and Friday, need to plan travel and don’t want to look in the spoilers thread.
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Tonight's last show started at 8.31pm and ended at 10.25pm, longer than the two previous ones.
Before there was Literally and Annually, there was het Pet Shop Boys fanclub newsletter. I couldn't find much information on these newsletters though. Does anyone here have them all? What does it contain?
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The ones I have are:
Sep 1986 - transcription in txt format
Feb 1987 - scan (thanks to Pod for this!)
Jun 1987 - scan (thanks to Pod for this!)
and a scan of a page where two questions are answered, which is not dated. Probably feb 1986. Thanks to Agent Doris for this one.
Do a besides box set compiling Alternative, Format and Obscure (the recent bsides which have never been compiled)
All contained in a Farrow designed Super deluxe ltd ed box.
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Repress ALTERNATIVE, put FORMAT on vinyl, and then add OBSCURE for the 2013-2026 B-sides. It's notable that none of the "nonetheless" B's are on vinyl.
OBSCURE : LIVE as an upcoming live album. Well, a boy can hope anyway!
20260408_224857.jpg 20260408_224920.jpg Hello, on heading round to the back of the Electric Ballroom, one finds this tattoo parlour!
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In a move no one is expecting, Neil and Chris will celebrate the end of the residence on Friday by rushing over and getting matching Obscure tats. :lol:
The “ Obscure Pet Shop Boys” concerts put us in a unique situation: we’ll get a completely new setlist and we don’t know a single song that will be on it. I’d like to have a bit of fun with you all and came up with the following game:
Each participant chooses 10 songs they think...
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Shouldn’t we wait until friday to declare winners?
Hi there.
I'm attending the Pet Shop Boys concert on Friday, 10 Apr 2026 and I haven't received my tickets, yet.
Bought via See Tickets.
It's very strange, to me. Is there any problem, according to you?
I wrote to them, their reply is quite standard, just "wait up to 7 days before the event", but...
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Hi everyone, just wanted to share our experience in case it helps someone:
We had an issue with our AXS tickets—they weren’t sent the day before the event. After contacting support, we were told they would be resent on the day of the concert, but again, we didn’t receive anything.
In the meantime,...
Some of you may recall that in March 2016 the University of Edinburgh hosted an academic seminar called Pet Shop Boys Symposium to celebrate 30 years of Pet Shop Boys. At the time, I was approached by the organisers of the seminar to DJ an exclusive 3-hour Pet Shop Boys set to close out the event....
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Thanks, Remark, for this fantastic setlist and mixing! Listening now while lying in bed in my hotel room in Camden Town. This gets me even more excited for Obscure tomorrow. Can’t wait 🤩
You're very welcome! Yes the mix is the perfect way to get into the Obscure mood! I'll be there tonight and...
I’ve been through everyone’s setlists in the Obscure Setlist thread, worked out the most popular choices and put them into a single setlist. I’ve tried to put each song in roughly the most commonly chosen position.
It’s pretty good!
1. Will‑O‑The‑Wisp
2. An Open Mind
3. Shameless
4. Miserablism...
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Wedding in Berlin - extended
Winner
What keeps mankind alive
Sound of atom splitting
Hold on
Pazzo
Saturday night forever
In private (Tomcraft mix)
Tall thin man
K Hole
Hot for you - instrumental
Lies
Twentieth century blues
Ego music
Schlager hit parade - German version
Casting a shadow...
Great new article in the FT Fashion section to coincide with the release of Volume. Reads like a lot of crossover with the recent Mark Farrow article in Wallpaper*.
I don't think I've ever seen them quite so effusive on the subject of fashion, even though it's always been there. Chris's answer at...
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Great new article in the FT Fashion section to coincide with the release of Volume. Reads like a lot of crossover with the recent Mark Farrow article in Wallpaper*.
I don't think I've ever seen them quite so effusive on the subject of fashion, even though it's always been there. Chris's answer at...
TV viewers: According to online rating measurements, the concert reached a peak of 1,994,037 viewers per minute. The average during the presentation (between 21:42 and 23:05) was...
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Watched this show via the official link shared by the PSB. So much more entertaining to watch than the Denmark bluray, even though it lacks a few of the songs. The Boys seemed to enjoy themselves more as well.
Viña del Mar put more elements and passion. The show is one of the very best music TV...
Just signed 600 copies of the paperback version of my book, “100 Lyrics and a Poem”, which will be published by Faber & Faber on March 26. 200 copies are for people who ordered them from our online store, the rest will be available through independent bookshops in the UK. Neil x
Photo: Dan Papps...
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Yes! Just before you posted this, I found that PSB Pettext too and realized this was the info I needed.
Thanks @petshopgrrl for pointing me in the right direction :up:
The “short version” of Pet Shop Boys’ The way through the woods is included on a new digital compilation which is out today.
EMMI AID is a compilation by the initiative EMMAUSWALD BLEIBT!
57 musicians and bands have contributed original or previously unreleased songs to support the Emmauswald,...
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The video is rather lovely:
As it is officially endorsed and it has its own video, should we now consider this song a single? ;)
An old video for Did you see me coming? came to mind, and the only online reference I can find is on geowayne's amazing website:
Did You See Me Coming? (experiment)
2009 - "Directed" by Pet Shop Boys and Andy Crookston
Chris and Neil got their tour manager, Andy Crookston, to use his cell phone...
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Here you go.. I've uploaded it to one of the Pet Shop Boys Facebook pages in all its pixelated glory....
Thanks a ton for finding and sharing it!
Unfortunately I'm in the same situation as...
@tottenhammattspurs : I don't use facebook, is there any other place to watch this?
Maybe you can find...
This has just shown up on YouTube. Pretty sure it's new.
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In the episode after this (last Monday) they talk about "songs with the essence of Englishness" and Neil is mentioned. They even have a quiz about song titles: Is it Noel Coward or Neil Tennant?
Now that Spotify is allowing Premium users to adjust mix times, add effects, save and share I've been having great fun.
Here's my mix "Aaaaa" with lots of ooos and aaas partly from the Neilatron.
Neil's voice blended with the Beatles "Because" is quite something!
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I've made a fun sort of Megamix of It's A Sin. (39 minutes)
Was mainly experimenting with it. I hope you enjoy!
The last song is meant to be a palate cleanser.
I went all in on this personal fantasy project and some of you might enjoy the results. Basically a Pet Shop Boys jukebox musical, but—in keeping with the band's contrary spirit—comprised only of their b-sides. As you can infer from my username, I'm a fan of PSB b-sides and love the idea of giving...
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Great work, Alternative Format. It was a pleasure to read your story and imagine it alongside the songs. At least, and better than in any of our minds, the work exists in yours. No one can take that result of your labor away from you.
Thanks so much, NOBODY75! Yes, there's a whole additional...
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