Obscure Pet Shop Boys - New Live shows

[dylanww73]

I have friends who are as keen on The Killers as I am on PSB......they have not heard from them in months, wondering if anything will happen again. We have Disco 5, Volume and Obscure....lets enjoy it all while it lasts.

3 live shows in October. Performing live during last week's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

[TallThinMan]

So, I'm sanguine about all of this and the reality that we are approaching the final lap now because, as we reach the bell, look at the strewn bodies of contemporaries littering the sand trap and the in-field, some in coffins. The PSB chug defiantly along to a cheering crowd waving its wallets at Parlophone.

In 2014 I saw Charles Aznavour perform at the Royal Albert Hall. He was 90 years old and do you know what, he was great!

You just never know how it’s going to go.

[NotInvisible]

Look at the Hymn 'single'. That's something I have no interest in ever hearing (because the idea is so cringey) yet it's on sale for a ridiculous amount on ebay. Guys, you used to be about the music.

They still are. It's not like there haven't been rare items since the 1980s. The complaining is cringey.

Yes they had "rare" items in the 80's and 90's but they were things like remix 12"s for a few quid, not £600 tea sets, £95 books, Yes and Electric vinyl box sets etc etc etc.

There's no money in yer actual "music" anymore and they know it, that's why they're on the neverending Dreamworld tour, charging £111 for Obscure tickets, £95 for the book - all of which are peddling the back catalogue. Sad to say it but they've not been about the music for years.

Nah man, that’s such a pathetic hot take. The discography is littered with rare releases dating back to the ‘80s that fans had to pay a fortune for, whether that’s hunting down promo discs, DJ-only remixes, the Japanese Behaviour box set, Relentless 3x12” etc. I’m not sure why some fans freak out about a tea set they don’t have to buy, they’re hardly KISS or Taylor Swift. “Not about the music” and yet hardly anyone else still records b-sides, does things like the musical, the soundtrack, the Turing piece, EPs with Annually etc. Some of you are such entitled babies.

[Cymbaline]

Dammit. I pre-ordered the book (I live in Ireland) and put down my home address for delivery. I didn't get an email about registering for the tickets. Looks like I should've used the UK virtual address I sometimes avail of

[NotInvisible]

3 live shows in October. Performing live during last week's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

...and no album since 2021 and nothing on the horizon. The Killers is my second favorite band after Pet Shop Boys, but they're the last example you'd want to hold up for productivity.

[TwizzleUK]

All their tours since Cubism have truncated a few songs, and medleyed some tracks together - principally to fit more hits into the one show. I hope that the 'Obscure' shows play each song in full, particularly as many will have not been played live before. Be great to hear Neil giving a bit of background before each song too. Give each song a bit more space to breath rather than packing them in I reckon.

[PSBForTheMasses]

Sad to say it but they've not been about the music for years.

I think that’s a ridiculous statement. They gave us about 25 new songs last year.

And remember LOST EP from 2023? I like it better than anything (album-wise) that came during Nightlife -Elysium era.

[Choliux]

Dammit. I pre-ordered the book (I live in Ireland) and put down my home address for delivery. I didn't get an email about registering for the tickets. Looks like I should've used the UK virtual address I sometimes avail of

Wait, what did I miss? I live in the US and preordered Volume. I didn’t get an email about the presale but I thought no one has if they ordered the regular release from the PSB store. Did folks received emails about the presale code when they ordered the regular version?

[Sandy Shaw]

The emails will be sent out closer to the date.

[greenmile]

Dammit. I pre-ordered the book (I live in Ireland) and put down my home address for delivery. I didn't get an email about registering for the tickets. Looks like I should've used the UK virtual address I sometimes avail of

I'm in Ireland and used my Irish address when I ordered the book and got the email later on in the day.

[OakeyDokey]

All their tours since Cubism have truncated a few songs, and medleyed some tracks together - principally to fit more hits into the one show. I hope that the 'Obscure' shows play each song in full, particularly as many will have not been played live before. Be great to hear Neil giving a bit of background before each song too. Give each song a bit more space to breath rather than packing them in I reckon.

Yeah, he only had to learn a couple of anecdotes and monologues for Dreamworld. It would be nice to hear him randomly opine about some of these songs when introducing them.

[Sandy Shaw]

All their tours since Cubism have truncated a few songs, and medleyed some tracks together - principally to fit more hits into the one show. I hope that the 'Obscure' shows play each song in full, particularly as many will have not been played live before. Be great to hear Neil giving a bit of background before each song too. Give each song a bit more space to breath rather than packing them in I reckon.

Yeah, he only had to learn a couple of anecdotes and monologues for Dreamworld. It would be nice to hear him randomly opine about some of these songs when introducing them.

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With everything timed to a tee in their shows and probable in-ear countdowns to tracks, mostly any anecdotes will be pre-thought out in my opinion.

[Sandy Shaw]

The emails will be sent out closer to the date.

Having said this, I would urge all fans to check whether they have registered if there is any doubt!

[OakeyDokey]

All their tours since Cubism have truncated a few songs, and medleyed some tracks together - principally to fit more hits into the one show. I hope that the 'Obscure' shows play each song in full, particularly as many will have not been played live before. Be great to hear Neil giving a bit of background before each song too. Give each song a bit more space to breath rather than packing them in I reckon.

Yeah, he only had to learn a couple of anecdotes and monologues for Dreamworld. It would be nice to hear him randomly opine about some of these songs when introducing them.

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With everything timed to a tee in their shows and probable in-ear countdowns to tracks, mostly any anecdotes will be pre-thought out in my opinion.

I just want the boy to be spontaneous

[jasonjohn]

Sad to say it but they've not been about the music for years.

This is a ridiculous statement lol. They've never stopped writing, and I love to listen