Neil also mentioned that the stool he is sitting on is the same stool from the Release Tour back in 2002. He said that they keep everything in storage.
Next album should be : Pet Shop Boys Recycling
He also told the story of how they mashed up Mr Vain with One In A Million in 1994, the idea was to use a contemporary hit of the time and that it was Chris's idea.
He also joked that the drummer is officially the musician with the longest hair having toured with them so far.
Nice a Sexy Northerner and Fugitive t-shirt. Not pictured in this image is the Obskur poster which looks practically as you'd imagine.
I think we had a separate thread for celebrities spotted at these concerts, I couldn't find it but I may as well mention here I've heard about 2 special guests who attended: Wolfgang Tillmans and Mark Reeder.
I haven't watch many clips yet, but I've seen the 2 new songs. Sounds quite different with the electric guitar added.
Neil doing a hand gesture for the line 'dick shrinking' was kinda amusing.
But yeah, Party In the Blitz does sound like Rolling Stones with the guitar added. Almost like AC/DC It’s a Long Way to the Top.
Danimal wrote: Mon 13 Jul 2026, 1:24 am
While I wasn’t at this particular Obscure show, Neil has said in the past that “Bet she’s not your girlfriend” was originally inspired by a tabloid article headline about George Michael. The story was about George Michael, before he was officially “out”, being seen on the town with a young woman.
Zoops wrote: Mon 13 Jul 2026, 1:50 am
Neil said, the beginning is about their friend Krysia and at the end it's about George Michael.
In all the years I heard rumors that there was something between Neil and Ķrysia. In the old old days she was running the "fanclub" ( before Literally) when I remember right.
Wo warst du heute Steffen?
And yes, it was Nightfalls. I made a photo of the setlist.
Thank you both!
Always a bit difficult for me attending the shows, cause most of the Germans knowing me by face and I'm always running into talks here and there and this often is time consuming. So sorry for those, who didn't figured out, I was there... Standing around row 20/25 close to the middle of the stage.
Tonight we probably will stay a bit longer at the back of Hucksleys after the show.
PS.: Fugitve would be great, if they'll play it tonight... Trying now to put the Excel sheet together with the tracks from yesterdays show.
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Setlist day two (Berlin)
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01. INTRO - GOOD WILLING
02.THE THEATRE
03. WILL-O-THE-WHISP
04. TWO DIVIDED BY ZERO
05. JACK THE LAD
06. TO FACE THE TRUTH
07. AFTER THE EVENT
08. HIT AND MISS
09. Always
10. ONE IN A MILLION/MR VAIN (no Sylvia)
11. SEXY NORTHERNER (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
12. IN HIS IMAGINATION (w/Joel Gibb backing vocals & on Guitar)
13. YOUNG OFFENDER
14. THROUGH YOU
15. BET SHE'S NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND
16. KING OF ROME
17. KINGS CROSS
18. LOVE IS THE LAW (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
19. WHY DON'T WE LIVE TOGETHER?
20. REQUIEM IN DENIM AND LEOPARD SKIN (w/Simon Tellier on Guitar)
(Encore/Break)
21. YOUR FUNNY UNCLE
22. THE WAY IT USED TO BE
23. LATER TONIGHT
24. I DREAM OF A BETTER TOMORROW
