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Yeah fair play to them for changing songs each night
Glad they've changed that intro too as i've never liked that wagner intro music and video and it's been used for a good few years now....the one they used at heaton park with times change was a lot better....manchester themed though obviously
lee wrote: Y i've never liked that wagner intro music and video
Do you like All Day Long? Cos there's y'know, a connection.
It all seems a little predicatable with the majority of the setlist 30 years old. I know we'll never get back to the 80s days of different sets every night but...I could do without Plastic, Restless, BM, Subculture, Shellcock!, and any JD, thats all.
tapebias wrote: It all seems a little predicatable with the majority of the setlist 30 years old. I know we'll never get back to the 80s days of different sets every night but...I could do without Plastic, Restless, BM, Subculture, Shellcock!, and any JD, thats all.
If we leave those out (Shellshock hasn't yet been played on this tour), that's still 14 tracks you deem worthy. Doesn't seem too bad.
I agree that quite a few have been in the set for a while, but Sub-Culture and Vanishing Point are more recent returns that seem to be welcomed by most people.
Debaser wrote:
lee wrote: Y i've never liked that wagner intro music and video
Do you like All Day Long? Cos there's y'know, a connection.
That comment's a little condescending don't you think?
But for the record yes i do like all day long and i'm well aware of the connection...i am a long term fan you know
I just find it a very drab way to start a concert...it doesn't work the way they stand there waiting for it to come to a sudden end before acknowledging the crowd
The manchester/times change intro worked far better at Heaton park...especially the way new order came onto the screen at the end
My opinion of coarse...if i'm allowed one![[uhoh]](/emoticons/uhh.gif){kind=small}
lee wrote:
Debaser wrote:
lee wrote: Y i've never liked that wagner intro music and video
Do you like All Day Long? Cos there's y'know, a connection.
That comment's a little condescending don't you think?
But for the record yes i do like all day long and i'm well aware of the connection...i am a long term fan you know
I just find it a very drab way to start a concert...
Yes maybe it was condescending. Back in the days (long) before they used that intro, someone here -I forget who- argued that "there are only so many notes you know" when I mentioned that All Day Long borrowed from Wagner. In other words they were saying that the similarity was a coincidence rather than acknowledging that...it wasn't. I coudn't prove he was wrong at the time, athough I think the use of the intro since then has done so (along with the tweet below from Hooky). As we sadly never get All Day Long live (this century), then for me this feels like this is as close as we're gonna get, so it's better than nothing. I may be a bit touchy about All Day Long because (a) we never get it live and (b) whoever argued with me (X number of years ago!) was wrong and I want it acknowledged!!
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The Shadow wrote: Nice to see LWTUA not ending as well. Cant remember hearing it mid set in many years?
My understanding is that Andy's list was an alphabetical list of all the songs played on this tour so far, rather than a specific gig setlist. LWTUA still finishes things off each night, assuming Setlist FM is correct.
Andy wrote: All Day Long was performed in 2020.
It was also played at all the MIF gigs in 2017: Setlist.fm
Andy wrote:
Andy wrote: All Day Long played was last performed in 2020.
It was also played at all the MIF gigs in 2017: Setlist.fm
...and also the 3 ∑ gigs in Austria and Italy in 2018: Setlist.fm
Well I knew about the MIF stuff but Bernard said they didn't count as normal gigs, so I ...didn't count em!
SEP 25 2022 at TD Pavilion at the Mann, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Another tour debut: Decades.
That brings the Unity Tour song pool to 21 tracks:
1963AcademicAge of ConsentBe a RebelBizarre Love TriangleBlue MondayCeremonyDecadesGuilt is a Useless EmotionLove Will Tear Us ApartThe Perfect KissPlasticRegretRestlessSub-CultureTemptationTransmissionTrue FaithTutti FruttiVanishing PointYour Silent Face
I should mention that this has been the Pet Shop Boys set at each of the 5 shows:
SuburbiaCan You Forgive Her?Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (U2/Frankie Valli cover)RentI Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any MoreSo HardLeft to My Own DevicesDomino DancingLove Comes QuicklyLosing My Mind (Stephen Sondheim cover)You Were Always on My Mind (Gwen McCrae cover)DreamlandHeartIt's Alright (Sterling Void cover)VocalIt's a Sin
Encore: West End GirlsBeing Boring
I know they're not a "band" and probably feel they've optimized their setlist. Unlike New Order, in a addition to the musical performance and visuals, they also have choreography to contend with. So I guess it's understandable. But I'm surprised they don't have a second variation to spice things up. I suspect the upcoming set in NYC will be the same as Brooklyn, but will the 2 Hollywood Bowl shows be carbon copies?
Andy wrote: SEP 25 2022 at TD Pavilion at the Mann, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Another tour debut: Decades.
That brings the Unity Tour song pool to 21 tracks:
1963AcademicAge of ConsentBe a RebelBizarre Love TriangleBlue MondayCeremonyDecadesGuilt is a Useless EmotionLove Will Tear Us ApartThe Perfect KissPlasticRegretRestlessSub-CultureTemptationTransmissionTrue FaithTutti FruttiVanishing PointYour Silent Face
Still nothing that hasn't been in the set in the last few years, but at least the concept of a "tour" allows them to mix it up. I think we're all waiting for a surprise though Either a new song or something out the bag that hasn't been played since Hooky left. I suspect at this point in the tour - neither of those are likely to happen now
My money is on Crystal as the next one to get swapped in.
Andy wrote: SEP 25 2022
Another tour debut: Decades.
Uh oh, someone here isn't going to be happy!
Andy wrote:
You Were Always on My Mind (Gwen McCrae cover)
Gwen McCrae cover? Well I guess that's technically true, although Elvis was the first to have a hit with it.
Speaking of which, anyone seen the recent Elvis movie where Tom Hanks plays a c**t? SPOILER ALERT: Elvis dies on the toilet. But also SPOILER ALERT:[SPOILER]they didn't show that bit at all. Boo![/SPOILER] And once you've seen the film, watch the Honest Trailer. And if you like Honest Trailers: remember when we briefy got excited about Wonder Woman 1984 here...until we saw the film? The Honest Trailer for that is absolutely perfect.
Debaser wrote:
Andy wrote: SEP 25 2022
Another tour debut: Decades.
Uh oh, someone here isn't going to be happy!
Andy wrote:
You Were Always on My Mind (Gwen McCrae cover)
Gwen McCrae cover? Well I guess that's technically true, although Elvis was the first to have a hit with it.
I didn't do my research, just copy and paste, but yes it was the first released.
I did, however, notice the Setlist.fm entry didn't acknowledge that Where the Streets have No Name is a cover. So I did add that bit to my post here.
Since it's not completely off topic, do any of you fellow Pet Shop Boys fans have thoughts regarding their setlist?
I personally think 4 cover versions is too many. Always on My Mind and It's Alright are iconic, so deserve to be there. But I would have thought Go West would get the nod over Losing My Mind and Where the Streets have No Name. The latter 2 songs always struck me as being given "the PSB treatment" compared to the inspired versions of AoMM, IA and GW.
I understand the focus on the first 2 album's era, especially as their mainstream profile in the U.S. was far higher at that point than any other. But 7 (8 if you count AoMM) songs out of 19 seems a bit high. I would drop Heart. It may have been a UK #1, but feels like the runt of that period's litter now. There are plenty of tracks since then that did damage to the club charts even if they weren't troubling the pop charts here. And two of my favourite albums by them aren't represented at all (A Red Letter Day from Bilingual and Pandemonium from Yes, at the very least). And I love non-album single Flamboyant.
The last thing I would say is that I held out hope they'd include one of their underappreciated dance/electro oriented tracks that wasn't necessarily a pop hit. I know it was a long shot, but given their touring partners, I thought they might slip one of these beasts in:
some pictures of the merchandise from the pet shop boys forum:
Closer pic of the keychain:
More merch stall pics:
Notice the PSB USA hoodie.
later -1
SEP 28 2022 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Nothing new added to the pool. It was a good run.
An Excellent show at MSG in NYC, I missed the show in Barclay center in Brooklyn Friday night, NO put a great show, barney was in a good mood and very thankful, great show by NO, then after that PSB put on an Incredible show, what a combination of artists, hope they do it again, one thing sad I notice was that all the fans are very old now , I dont think I saw that many young people there, all 50s and above, are they going to tour in Europe with this Line up ?
I've seen a few comments on places like Reddit and various other music forums of rumours there will possibly be outdoor shows in Manchester and London next year but I'm taking those with a pinch of salt at the moment.
I'm not surprised by the age of majority of the people attending these shows, neither band has had massive mainstream chart success in the last few years and its not a particularly youth orientated style of music that either of them release (yes it would be nice to get some new music released by New Order but I don't want something with guest rappers and r & B vocalists)
If you're attending the Chicago Illinois gig tonight, be aware that they've moved the start time to 15 minutes earlier (maybe they're making room for a 586/Temptation/Everything's Gone Green medley).
Like No Other wrote: UK Unity Gig next year would be awesome - fingers crossed.
I'd love to see a joint tour in more intimate venues but probably unlikely. Somewhere you could take it easier rather than the relentless disco bangers, maybe some more ambient or spontaneous stuff rather than pressing play and singing over the top.
Andy wrote: If you're attending the Chicago Illinois gig tonight, be aware that they've moved the start time to 15 minutes earlier (maybe they're making room for a 586/Temptation/Everything's Gone Green medley).
SEP 30 2022 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL, USA
Sorry Chicago. Not only were there no new songs added to the pool, the 13 song set was the shortest of the tour so far. Based on the announcement of the earlier start time, were sound curfew considerations to blame?
Edit: The setlist I linked to on the night was later edited to include the missing 14th track.
Andy wrote: Since it's not completely off topic, do any of you fellow Pet Shop Boys fans have thoughts regarding their setlist?
the PSB's are my second all time favourite band, with NO being the first. as far as the PSB set list, i find it sort of meh. having said that, i do understand why they choose to have a setlist like that. i would've preferred more variety since just like NO, they have a huge catalog to choose from. my concert days have long gone been over. can't deal with the hassle of them, and i never generally like being around people. i feel very fortunate to have seen both bands in their heyday a few times each. i will say that i really like the stage design for the PSB's current setup.
