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It'd take me hours to write a detailed review, but I'd just like to say briefly some comments on the tour.
First of all, it's fantastic...

I love the monochrome colour scheme. It's part of the tour that stood out to me. The monochrome outfits and
stage projections. It's that sort of less is more style. I find it very appealing and I love the consistency of it.

The setlist. I think it's wonderful. Songs like Streets, Losing/Paninaro, So Hard.
New mixes of Don't Know and others. Even Drunk is really cool in my opinion.
Very happy with the selection of songs. Constant highlights (Rent, Boring, the list goes on!)

Overall pretty pleased with the tour. Initial reaction was nonplussed but I turned around.
Love seeing Chris and Neil genuinely enjoying performing.

Hoping it comes to Melbourne Australia but you never know.
At least it's been filmed professionally.
By the way if the recording is released on physical media, they should include bonus extras
such as commentary or studio quality versions of the updated mixes.

REALLY looking forward to the retail release of the Dreamworld recording.
The So Hard performance really has changed my view of the song. I absolutely adore the ending of the song
where the stick figures start jogging and the backing vocals kick in.
The exhilarating feeling. It's all downhill from here.
I love listening to the song and just waiting for that moment.
Tell me why (Tell my why!) Don't we try.. (Don't we try!)
The iteration in this performance emphasises that moment perfectly.

Might have been posted earlier but just stumbled on this article discussing the team behind the Dreamworld tour

https://www.tpimagazine.com/meet-the-ti ... orld-tour/


Edit: all way too technical for my little brain but still good to know how much thought and effort goes in

Thanks rashomon for sharing the article

And now 2024.......so they will do 2024 Dreamworld show(s) while also having a new album out? Interesting.....

https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/2023 ... t-festival

"Pet Shop Boys will be headlining Saturday night at next year's Isle of Wight Festival with a Dreamworld show on 22nd June 2024. Tickets go on sale Monday, 6th November at 9am via the link below."

https://isleofwightfestival.com/

Maybe they will do festivals with Dreamworld and stand alone headline shows with a new setlist.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... e-67298178

That made me chuckle:

"The Prodigy deliver an incredible show. The Pet Shop Boys have had more hits than I've had hot dinners. It's going to be a great weekend."

I think I remember Chris saying he'd happily have two tours on the go - a big bombastic hits show for the masses and smaller, more intimate shows with other material for fans. I think that might be their approach with the next album. I don't think it'll spawn another big show, rather I think there might be some smaller concerts with the new music.

Harry wrote: Fri 03 Nov 2023, 12:05 pm I think I remember Chris saying he'd happily have two tours on the go - a big bombastic hits show for the masses and smaller, more intimate shows with other material for fans. I think that might be their approach with the next album. I don't think it'll spawn another big show, rather I think there might be some smaller concerts with the new music.

They did concerts from the Dreamworld Tour on small venues, the thing is to change the playlist for these concerts and go with the hits on big venues.

https://www.facebook.com/10005174820244 ... uPxxR1sSl/ A great video Chris having a technical with his keyboard at the start of West Ends Girls ,he even starts filming the crowd .

King1 wrote: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 9:46 am https://www.facebook.com/10005174820244 ... uPxxR1sSl/ A great video Chris having a technical with his keyboard at the start of West Ends Girls ,he even starts filming the crowd .

How come the band isn’t behind the screen? Isn’t it meant to be just Neil and Chris for West End girls in front of the screen?

canveyboy wrote:

King1 wrote: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 9:46 am https://www.facebook.com/10005174820244 ... uPxxR1sSl/ A great video Chris having a technical with his keyboard at the start of West Ends Girls ,he even starts filming the crowd .

How come the band isn’t behind the screen? Isn’t it meant to be just Neil and Chris for West End girls in front of the screen?

Did they maybe junk the screens? I see Left to my own devices is further up the setlist.

Dog wrote: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 11:53 am

canveyboy wrote:

King1 wrote: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 9:46 am https://www.facebook.com/10005174820244 ... uPxxR1sSl/ A great video Chris having a technical with his keyboard at the start of West Ends Girls ,he even starts filming the crowd .

How come the band isn’t behind the screen? Isn’t it meant to be just Neil and Chris for West End girls in front of the screen?

Did they maybe junk the screens? I see Left to my own devices is further up the setlist.

Think as the venue was so small so no room for the screens to go up and down

King1 wrote: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 9:46 am https://www.facebook.com/10005174820244 ... uPxxR1sSl/ A great video Chris having a technical with his keyboard at the start of West Ends Girls ,he even starts filming the crowd .

Haha, amazing. I’ve never experienced a mess up like this. I’ve seen/heard a couple though, Heaven and some MTV show hosted by Ray Cokes I think, are two that come immediately to mind. I think the MTV show played the mistake during the credits if I remember correctly. Currently in a hotel room with crap WiFi so can’t check my stored files.

“Of course it's all on tape but no one will find out'”

And now 2024 Summer dates for Europe so far:

https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/news/2023 ... -in-europe

"Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce five new European dates for their critically acclaimed "Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live" tour! PSB are scheduled to perform in Amsterdam, Mannheim, Hannover, Warsaw and Berlin in June and July 2024.

Pre-sale tickets for all dates will be available from Wednesday, 22nd November at 10am local time. The general ticket sale for Warsaw starts on Thursday, 23rd November at 10am local time, with all other dates to go on sale Friday, 24th November at 10am local time. "