PET SHOP BOYS @ Liverpool Summer Pops

What a brilliant gig! Night started off on a high....support act was CLIENT! Liked 'em so much,I've ordered their 2 albums on Amazon. Sarah Dubstar has undergone a role reversal,last time I saw her in Dubstar,she was the quiet one.Last night in her dominatrix-like uniform,she came out with man-worrying tone.."Fuck off...don't ever touch me AGAIN!" (Client-title track).Keyboard player's a bit of a fox too!

And then the main event THE PETS,they actually did some old numbers I've never seen them do live..DREAMING OF THE QUEEN set to a Royal funeral on screen,and SHOPPING! Really inventive cubic-like set,some good bit of footwork,the welcome return of regular PSB diva,Sylvia Mason James.And the BOYS? They just get better and better.I was beaming from ear to ear from start to finish. Still hate seated gigs,when HOME & DRY came on,felt obliged to sit down,even though it feels a bit rude. Here's some piccies of gig,quality's shit-hot.I bet Mick Rock is shitting himself.

Big Top Arena

Opening track to the throws of Bernard Herrman's PSYCHO

The PETS

Chris & CLONE

"Home & Dry" acoustic

"M.I.N.I.M.A.L.....minimal!"

"We're S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G.....we're shopping!"

"I love you...you pay my RENT"

"SUBURBIA....where the suburbs met Utopia"

No time to be lying down Neil

"Dreaming Of The Queen"

A Pet Shop Boy yesterday

MICK ROCK maybe but NOT rocket Mick.Great to hear this.I have been a fan of them since the start but have YET to see them LIVE.Great photos MONTY.What was the full setlist please.Did they do NEW YORK CITY BOY? Regards ROCKET MICK

Yeah give us the setlist, Monty. Seeing them on Sunday :)

Did they play The Sodom and Gomorrah show?

SHED wrote: MICK ROCK maybe but NOT rocket Mick.Great to hear this.I have been a fan of them since the start but have YET to see them LIVE.Great photos MONTY.What was the full setlist please.Did they do NEW YORK CITY BOY? Regards ROCKET MICK

No they didn't do it. They started with Psychological, Left To My Own Devices, Surburbia, Shopping, Rent near enough anyway. I was quite pleased as Rent has been restored to full on keyboards rather than the acoustic version they used to knock out. They played I thought the best tracks of the new cd and just before Shopping they segued in Minimal. The encore was the dancers doing a version of So Hard then the Boys kicked in with It's A Sin and to finish Go West.

A brilliant gig with great sound and support act too.

Mall Teaser wrote: Did they play The Sodom and Gomorrah show?

Yes and mighty fine it was too.:)

What row were you in Monty? We were in TT. Had an excellent view. Great pictures too.

Client Sarah's "Fuck Off don't touch me there" was quite memorable too.

I was in ROW EE! Great view,mind you paid £100 on E Bay for it! Was praying to win that raffle ticket to meet the Pets before and after the gig.

Sorry a bit late replying.IMAGESHACK being an arse. All the photies are on now.

Here's what I can remember of the tracklist.

Psychological Left To My Own Devices I'm With Stupid Always On My Mind Home & Dry Numb Minimal Shopping Rent Suburbia Where The Streets Have No Name The Sodom & Gomorrah Show Integral Dreaming Of The Queen It's A Sin So Hard Go West

I've probably missed some off there!

SHED wrote: MICK ROCK maybe but NOT rocket Mick.Great to hear this.I have been a fan of them since the start but have YET to see them LIVE.Great photos MONTY.What was the full setlist please.Did they do NEW YORK CITY BOY? Regards ROCKET MICK

I'm sure someone last night said they're going to do a full UK tour next year.Go and see 'em Mick,they're excellent live. MAYA enjoy the gig babe!

On that one recommendation, I would definitely be interested in hearing more about CLIENT. :D

Anybody here got any MP3s or audiofiles they could perhaps upload?

I'm not talking about the Pet Shop Girls either....fooking boring koontz.

:p :)

By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: On that one recommendation, I would definitely be interested in hearing more about CLIENT. :D

Anybody here got any MP3s or audiofiles they could perhaps upload?

I'm not talking about the Pet Shop Girls either....fooking boring koontz.

:p :)

I'll send some tonight mate.

By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: On that one recommendation, I would definitely be interested in hearing more about CLIENT. :D

Anybody here got any MP3s or audiofiles they could perhaps upload?

I'm not talking about the Pet Shop Girls either....fooking boring koontz.

:p :)

see the link to their site on the client thread - they have downloadable tracks. listening to them at the mo coincidentally.

El Jarvo wrote:

monty wrote: "Fuck off...don't ever touch me AGAIN!" (Client-title track).

"Fook off! Don't tooch me ther."

Fcuking sexy when said in a thick Yorkshire accent.

She's reet Northern, that girl.

I wouldn't argue with the new girl the way she handled that bass.

A smile would have been nice though.

Can't wait to see the PSB at Electric Picnic.

I had tix to their London show but I forgot about it and missed the whole thing..GUTTED even more than England losing:(

El Jarvo wrote:

monty wrote: "Fuck off...don't ever touch me AGAIN!" (Client-title track).

"Fook off! Don't tooch me ther."

Fcuking sexy when said in a thick Yorkshire accent.

She's reet Northern, that girl.

Our Sarah's a Newcastle girl...from Sid The Sexist land."tits oot!"

No she isn't - she is originally from Halifax. Her accent is west Yorkshire not Geordie. Dubstar, as far I remember only formed in Newcastle when all three band members were living up there. I think the guitarist was the only Newcastle native.

Well, this is what I read in several old music magazine articles about them any rate.

By 'Eck! My Neck! wrote: No she isn't - she is originally from Halifax. Her accent is west Yorkshire not Geordie. Dubstar, as far I remember only formed in Newcastle when all three band members were living up there. I think the guitarist was the only Newcastle native.

Well, this is what I read in several old music magazine articles about them any rate.

Well you live and learn! PS "ME NECK" Happy Birthday mate!