Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
I enjoyed Olly. That's his schtick, mixing a kind of innocence, seduction, and provocation to upset the upsettable.
Neil looked positively statesmanlike, in comparison, which is a look that suits him at 65. I liked his get up. It'll be instructive to see if BBC Radio 2 continue to support Dreamland now that the show is over...
Drico.
Neil looked positively statesmanlike, in comparison, which is a look that suits him at 65. I liked his get up. It'll be instructive to see if BBC Radio 2 continue to support Dreamland now that the show is over...
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Trust me, I'm not a snowflake. I paraphrased my comment when I said the 'too gay' comment. I was referring to the 'Yuk' bit as well. And I thought, late last night, after a lovely day, it was an offensive remark. Cold light of day, not so strongly, more eye-rolly level. God back to work this morning is going to be a struggle.DJ Pat wrote: ↑Mon 16 Sep 2019, 6:58 amWhy bother taking offence on someone's behalf, they probably don't care, but you're in tears, poor snowflake.
I think camp is the more appropriate word, and I don't think saying ''too gay'' is offensive. No probs telling a bloke* he's too macho
* bloke is slang for a male, which is a gender that isn't female.
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I really enjoyed the concert and thought Olly's hugs with Neil and Chris were sweet. Glad he didn't leave Chris out.
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What I found more offense was people asking the guy to leave the forum. This forum is to discuss the PSBs (specifically their music). If someone on stage is somehow impacting someone's enjoyment, I think they should be allowed to comment on it. We can't all agree on everything.Waffleon wrote:Trust me, I'm not a snowflake. I paraphrased my comment when I said the 'too gay' comment. I was referring to the 'Yuk' bit as well. And I thought, late last night, after a lovely day, it was an offensive remark. Cold light of day, not so strongly, more eye-rolly level. God back to work this morning is going to be a struggle.DJ Pat wrote: ↑Mon 16 Sep 2019, 6:58 amWhy bother taking offence on someone's behalf, they probably don't care, but you're in tears, poor snowflake.
I think camp is the more appropriate word, and I don't think saying ''too gay'' is offensive. No probs telling a bloke* he's too macho
* bloke is slang for a male, which is a gender that isn't female.
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https://youtu.be/aXhzNsozCIwI don't think saying ''too gay'' is offensive.
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Amazing performance as always and olly and Beverley really were amazing.
Regarding the ‘too gay’ comment, my son is gay and sometimes he says that about people he has met on days/nights out. I always say the same thing to him, it’s not up to you, me or anyone to judge someone on how they choose to live their lives.
Back to last nights show, pure class from the boys and the majority of the audience may not have seen the inner sanctum or pandemonium tours so I don’t think it did any harm in including elements of both in last nights show.
Regarding the ‘too gay’ comment, my son is gay and sometimes he says that about people he has met on days/nights out. I always say the same thing to him, it’s not up to you, me or anyone to judge someone on how they choose to live their lives.
Back to last nights show, pure class from the boys and the majority of the audience may not have seen the inner sanctum or pandemonium tours so I don’t think it did any harm in including elements of both in last nights show.
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Well two amazing days that can never repeated. As far as Hyde Park, I'm not always great at standing in a huge crowd and dealing with the behaviour of others including pushing and shoving, smoking and loud screams (the screams were from the Westlife fans). However I have many happy happy memories - laughing with my friends, a very tasty fish and chips in the park, falling in love with Clean Bandit, shouting ''turn the bass down'' along with other audience members when the sound was getting out of control, trying to do the hand movements along with Banarama, and a watching a stonkingly good set from PSB! Olly brought a lovely impish joy to the stage and Neil looked fab in his stripey jacket. As far as one can ever tell, Chris was having a good time. I'm a fan of Beverley Knight and have seen her perform the Songs of Stevie Wonder for Radio 2 at the Palladium, at the Roundhouse Gala and she even popped up when I attended Sweet Charity. I loved her stunning vocals on What have I done to deserve this? and can't wait to play this performance back a few times at home. I think on the back of this event, the greatest hits dates should sell pretty fast and we may see return visits to some of the towns and cities.
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I read on twitter that people wanted their money back because Chris was laughingSandy Shaw wrote: ↑Mon 16 Sep 2019, 10:19 amAs far as one can ever tell, Chris was having a good time.
Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
^ This!!lucienchardon wrote: ↑Sun 15 Sep 2019, 11:35 pmThanks for the link! Olly looks fabulous. But I think his mic needed more volume. Dreamland is a great pop song!
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Is there a mod here? Does anyone ever get banned?
Or is spewing casual homophobia alright on a forum of a band who spent most of their careers fighting it?
You know what, you can ban me too, but I'm sick of ageist, homophobic, racist comments here. Not banning these people doesn't mean tolerance. Please do your job and cleanse the forum. Posting an article, or even writing a long post, to explain their homophobia to them is just pointless.
I also urge everyone to report nasty posts from now on, and maybe someone will notice.
Or is spewing casual homophobia alright on a forum of a band who spent most of their careers fighting it?
You know what, you can ban me too, but I'm sick of ageist, homophobic, racist comments here. Not banning these people doesn't mean tolerance. Please do your job and cleanse the forum. Posting an article, or even writing a long post, to explain their homophobia to them is just pointless.
I also urge everyone to report nasty posts from now on, and maybe someone will notice.
Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
I think it was a surprise for PSB to see Olly dressing like that. I have the impression Neil was a bit shocked.
But there is nothing wrong with that, we are in 2019 and he can dress like he wants.
If someone says "it is too gay", well it is just an opinion. Neil said the cover of Rent was "too hetero (or straight)". Homophobia?, well it depends. If you don't like something, it doesn't necessarily mean you hate this thing.
But there is nothing wrong with that, we are in 2019 and he can dress like he wants.
If someone says "it is too gay", well it is just an opinion. Neil said the cover of Rent was "too hetero (or straight)". Homophobia?, well it depends. If you don't like something, it doesn't necessarily mean you hate this thing.
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
The Hyde Park gig just confirm to me even more that “Burn” is a total missed opportunity single. It’s the highlight of the whole bloody show!
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Re: Pet Shop Boys - Hyde Park Sep 15th 2019
Watched it on the telly
Is it just me that thought Dreamland sounded absolutely bloody awful?
Is it just me that thought Dreamland sounded absolutely bloody awful?
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