Pet Shop Boys announce intimate London KOKO show

Fontaines D.C. have announced a surprise intimate gig in New York set to take place next week.The Dublin band – comprised of Grian Chatten, Tom Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III and Carlos O’Connell – took to their official social media to announce their one-night-only gig on May 8 at Brooklyn’s Warsaw venue.

Pet Shop Boys have revealed that their track ‘Feel’ was originally offered to The Killers‘ frontman Brandon Flowers.While speaking to Record Collector in an interview, duo Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant shared that the second track from their latest release ‘Nonetheless‘ was offered to Flowers while he was working on his solo album.“We sent it to him when he was making his solo album with Stuart Price, but we don’t know if it reached him – and then, during lockdown, I read a book about the spy, George Blake, escaping from prison,” he said. “For some reason, it inspired me to return to this, so now it’s about visiting a loved one in prison.”The Killers frontman teamed up with Price back in 2010 for his debut solo LP ‘Flamingo’.

In partnership with Disney+ UKNME Screens returns next month for a special London showing of Let It Be, the 1970 film that documents the making of their 12th and final studio album of the same name – and has long been out of circulation. Find out how to get free tickets below.Creating exclusive film and TV experiences for NME‘s millions of readers in print, online and social media – NME Screens was launched last year, and has since hosted sold-out screenings of Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black, saucy tennis thriller Challengers, Wes Anderson’s offbeat sci-fi comedy Asteroid City, acclaimed social satire Saltburn and many more.Our next event is an even hotter ticket – and a must-see for music fans.

Amanda Holden recently joined Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch as a guest star on their podcast, The Therapy Crouch, and has now revealed that the appearance could have been 'career-ending' if not edited by the couple's team.Taking to the stage to present the 2024 Variety Showbusiness Awards in London on Sunday evening, Amanda dubbed Abbey and Peter, who were in the audience, her 'drinking partners' and 'new neighbours'. "I did the podcast with Alan Carr and I am really grateful to Abbey and Peter's family for the editing that went into the final cut, because without it that would have been career ending," laughed Amanda.

Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant has said that the duo’s performance at Glastonbury in 2022 was the “worst moment” of his life.The electronic duo’s performance on The Other Stage on the Sunday of the festival was marred by technical difficulties which saw Tennant have to perform solo for six songs.Although they also delighted fans by bringing out Olly Alexander to perform ‘It’s A Sin’, Tennant has now reflected on how difficult that moment was in a new interview.“In our show there’s a screen and the screen goes up briefly, Chris and I appear and walk forward,” he told BBC Breakfast. “Glastonbury of course is live on television, we were headlining the Other Stage on the Sunday night, there’s 70,000 people there.“And the screen rose by about 10 inches and stopped and we just looked at each other and we couldn’t talk because you have the music in your headphones then.“So we both made a dash for it and ran around the front, Chris couldn’t get to his front keyboard in time so he went to a second keyboard positioned at the back and suddenly I run around and I think “I’m here by myself on live on television”.’He continued: “I didn’t know what had gone wrong, no one tells you and I had to do the first six songs by myself with an empty keyboard next to me.”“There’s was a real adrenaline rush off that.

To his family he was "gentle, quirky, hilarious" and deeply loved. He loved buses, Eddie Stobart, and speaking his mind. Connor Sparrowhawk also enjoyed watching the Mighty Boosh, lying in the sunshine and eating cake. He was known as Laughing Boy or LB.

Pet Shop Boys‘ Neil Tennant has admitted that he finds Taylor Swift‘s music “disappointing” following the release of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. Despite Swift’s massive success in recent years, with her new double album becoming the fastest-selling of 2024, Tennant said in a Guardian Live event An Evening with Pet Shop Boys that he thought the quality of her music didn’t hold up to her popularity.“What is Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?” he asked.

Pet Shop Boys have spoken out about their namecheck in Eminem’s diss track ‘Can-I-Bitch’, joking about the good “humour” of the rapper.Released on ‘Straight from the Lab’ bootleg album, Eminem’s ‘Can-I-Bitch’ – a diss track aimed at fellow rapper Canibus – included Eminem mimicking the sound of a car hitting someone and the lyric, “What was that? Pet Shop Boys”, implying he and producer/mentor Dr Dre had mowed down the 2017 NME Godlike Genius award recipients.‘Can-I-Bitch’ is thought partly to be an answer-song to Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Night I Fell in Love’, the penultimate song on their 2002 album ‘Release’ – detailing the story of a teenage boy who has a one-night-stand with his rap idol after a gig.Despite Eminem never being explicitly mentioned by name, it includes lyrical references that appear to point to Marshall Mathers as inspiration – including ‘Over breakfast made jokes about Dre and his homies’, and ‘Then he joked: ‘Hey man, your name isn’t Stan, is it?’ (as a nod to Eminem’s 2000 chart-topping single). Reacting to ‘The Night I Fell In Love’ in 2002, Dr Dre hinted at Eminem’s forthcoming response-track when he commented: “We needed another song anyway.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his family have said they are “thrilled” to announce a new reality TV show about his wrestling career.The singer has been the president of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) since 2017, and in February the company shared details of a new streaming deal with The CW.It was confirmed at the time that the partnership would see several of NWA’s programmes streaming for free on the US network, and also include a new “unscripted untitled series about Corgan’s life, family, role as president of NWA and his ‘day job’.”Now, the title and premiere date for the show have been revealed. Billy Corgan‘s Adventures In Carnyland is due to land on Tuesday May 14, as Deadline reports.The eight-episode series was directed by Volk-Weis and Ian Roumain.

slammed Taylor Swift on the heels of her “The Tortured Poets Department” album release.“She fascinates me as a sort of phenomenon because she is so popular,” Tennant, 68, said while speaking at the Guardian Live event “An Evening with Pet Shop Boys” in London on Monday, per The Independent.“I sort of like the whole thing but then think, ‘Where are the famous songs? What is Taylor Swift’s Billie Jean?'”He went on: “‘Shake it Off’? Is it though? I listened to that the other day and it is not ‘Billie Jean.’”Swift, 34, dropped her 11th studio album on April 19, which included a whopping 31 new songs seemingly about multiple ex-boyfriends, including Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy and John Mayer.Swift’s fans often theorize who she’s writing about with her lyrics and Easter eggs. She and Healy, 35, briefly dated last summer after her six-year relationship with Alwyn, 33, ended.

Fontaines D.C. have added more shows to their 2024 ‘Romance’ UK and Ireland tour – find all the details below.The Dublin band will hit the road this November in support of their fourth album ‘Romance’, which is due for release on August 23 via XL Recordings (pre-order/pre-save here).Now, Fontaines D.C.

Pet Shop Boys have responded to the recent comparisons of their classic single ‘It’s A Sin’ to Olly Alexander’s Eurovision entry ‘Dizzy’.Alexander released the track last month ahead of the Years & Years singer representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden next month.‘Dizzy’ was co-written by Alexander and electronic producer Danny L Harle (Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek). Upon the track’s release, the former explained that it was “inspired by a lot of music we love from the ’80s like Erasure, Adamski and of course Pet Shop Boys”.Some listeners have pointed out similarities to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s 1987 hit specifically.

Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys has taken a pop at Taylor Swift, saying her tunes don't match up to classic hits from superstar Michael Jackson.

Pet Shop Boys have spoken out about Drake’s unauthorised sample of one of their tracks in a new interview.The comments come after the band claimed last October that the rapper used a sample of their hit ‘West End Girls’ without their knowledge or permission.The alleged infringement was included in Drake’s latest album ‘For All The Dogs’, on a track called ‘All The Parties’ in which the Canadian artist sings: “East End boy and West End girls.” The lyrics and melody mirrored the Pet Shop Boys’ own song, in which they sing: “In a West End town, a dead end world/ The East End boys and West End girls.”Following its release, the London duo took to X/Twitter to write: “Surprising to hear Drake singing the chorus of ‘West End Girls’ in the track ‘All the Parties’ on his new album. No credit given or permission requested.”Now, in a new interview with NME, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have shed more light on the debate, and said that it has all been resolved.They began by making a nod towards the topic, recalling the differences between modern and ‘80s rap.

Bloc Party have announced an “exclusive” warm-up show to take place ahead of their string of appearances this summer – find all the details below.The band confirmed last December that they’d be playing their debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ in full at a huge outdoor gig in Crystal Palace this July to mark their 20th anniversary.The gig will be Kele Okereke and co’s biggest headline concert to date, with support coming from Friendly Fires, The Hives (UK exclusive performance), The Mysterines and Connie Constance.They have also announced two other live dates for the summer, with the first taking place at The Telegraph Building in Belfast on July 4 before performing at the 3Arena in Dublin the following night (July 5).A post shared by Bloc Party (@thisisblocparty)And now, Bloc Party have shared details of an “intimate” warm-up show ahead of their other appearances. It will take place at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on June 28, with tickets set to go on sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 26).

Fontaines D.C. have announced details of a huge UK and Ireland tour, set to kick off later this year.

Pete Doherty has announced plans to curate a trio of UK shows next month.The Libertines man will host three nights in Manchester and London to mark the fifth anniversary of his record label Strap Originals.Over the three nights at The White Hotel (May 28) and the 100 Club in the capital (29,30) Doherty will take part in a Q&A about his life, his music and his vision for the label.A host of the label’s artists including Trampolene, Andrew Cushin, Vona Vella, Evan Williams will also perform over the three day period. You can view the full line-up below and purchase tickets here.Strap Originals was launched in 2017 with the release of Doherty & The Puta Madres’ self titled album.

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Arcade Fire have announced the latest gig in their “limited number of” shows, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Funeral’.The band – comprised of frontman Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara – will be playing at Brixton’s O2 Academy in London on July 4. Warmduscher will be serving as opening support.A ticket pre-sale will commence on Wednesday (April 17) at 10am local time.

Johnny Marr was joined on stage by Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant at London’s Eventim Apollo last night (April 12) – check out footage from the show below. Marr’s The Spirit Power Tour arrived at the Hammersmith venue, and welcomed Tennant at the end of the set for covers of David Bowie’s ‘Rebel Rebel’ and Electronic’s ‘Getting Away With It’, a song on which Tennant himself sang the original lead vocals.