Pet Shop Boys in Hannover

Pop Duo, Writers, Producers and Remixers

The Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful duo in British music history. Since signing to Parlophone Records in 1985, they have achieved 42 top 30 singles in the UK, including 22 top 10 hits and four number 1 hits. They have released 15 studio albums, all of which have reached the UK Top 10 and album charts around the world. As writers, producers and remixers, Tennant and Lowe have collaborated, remixed or written for a wide range of artists including Dusty Springfield, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli, Blur, Madonna, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, The Killers, Girls Aloud, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher.

Live Shows as Pop Musical Theater

The first ever Pet Shop Boys Greatest Hits Tour, Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live, kicked off in Milan in May 2022 and subsequently toured arenas across Europe and the UK to great acclaim. The London Evening Standard described their show at London's O2 Arena as "an ecstatic presentation of 40 years of brilliance".

In their live shows, the Pet Shop Boys have created an original style of pop musical theatre, collaborating with directors, designers and artists such as Derek Jarman, David Alden and David Fielding, Zaha Hadid, Sam Taylor-Wood, Es Devlin and Tom Scutt.

Best-of-Album and New Record „Nonetheless“

In June of this year, the Pet Shop Boys released "SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020" – the complete collection of their singles from 35 years of releases. Their 15th studio album "Nonetheless" was produced by James Ford and was released in April 2024 – 40 years since the release of the first Pet Shop Boys record.