Pet Shop Boys Community

tottenhammattspurs wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 9:04 am Then they try to bring one or two English-speaking artists per year. This list would include:

Modern Talking


I wasn’t aware they’d ever played live anywhere. I’ve only ever seen miming performances. Miming performances so bad they make Army Of Lovers look like Radiohead.

le petit corbusier wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 11:23 am Hey, I've been watching coverage and videos and reading about the festival. So, if I understand correctly, the audience decides through chanting who is winning the different trophies. That sounds very unPSB to me. Do you think this was arranged beforehand? Or maybe I didn't understand?

Nickname wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 11:37 am Amazing crowd, Neil appears at the end in the car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMkgrO5o1nU

I think they have never before recieved so much media attention for just one show.

petshopgrrl wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 5:39 pm

le petit corbusier wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 11:23 am Hey, I've been watching coverage and videos and reading about the festival. So, if I understand correctly, the audience decides through chanting who is winning the different trophies. That sounds very unPSB to me. Do you think this was arranged beforehand? Or maybe I didn't understand?

And the flappy seagull hand gestures! Yeah, it's certainly got its own culture, this festival, but why wouldn't it? It seems to be a longstanding, beloved institution.

ETA (Wikipedia is my friend): It looks like it's all decided by "The Monster" (audience approval) these days, although the nice woman in green (Karen Doggenweiler?) was definitely encouraging them! If you don't get enough claps and flaps, you don't get the award.

I think it's fair to say that PSB's position on awards has evolved, or at least relaxed, over the years. If you tried to hand Chris a seagull 40 years ago, he might have stomped off the stage; now he's making football jokes!

petshopgrrl wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 6:13 pm

Nickname wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 11:37 am Amazing crowd, Neil appears at the end in the car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMkgrO5o1nU

I think they have never before recieved so much media attention for just one show.

Is this the right video? This one seems to be about controversial moments at the festival in the past. Where's Neil??

minimalpsb wrote: Tue 24 Feb 2026, 6:47 am I have the full recorded Show. Write PM if you are interested.

le petit corbusier wrote: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 7:33 pm
No, don't get me wrong. It looks like it was and absolute blast, with that audience, the massive media attention, the monster stage and all that liturgy inherent to the festival. It just seems so unlike anything else. But, I mean, they weren't really "competing" against anybody, right? What if the audience didn't chant loud enough? Or is it like you know they know you know they are going to clap enough so you get the seagull?

I've read about foreign bands not understanding the concept and storming off the stage. Does that make them losers? I don't understand!!