Neil Tennant
Birth : 1954-07-10, North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
History
Neil Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He also was a journalist for Smash Hits, and was assistant editor for the magazine for a period in the mid-1980s.
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Formed in London in 1981 and consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and have been cited as one of the most successful duos in UK music history. Captured live at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, the exhilarating performance features a lavish stage show, full back-up band and mesmerizing visual backdrops, in front of an exuberant, sold-out audience. This brand-new concert film includes all of PSB's greatest hits including 'West End Girls', 'Suburbia', 'Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)', 'Always on My Mind', 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' and 'It’s a Sin'.
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Formed in London in 1981 and consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and have been cited as one of the most successful duos in UK music history. Captured live at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena, the exhilarating performance features a lavish stage show, full back-up band and mesmerizing visual backdrops, in front of an exuberant, sold-out audience. This brand-new concert film includes all of PSB's greatest hits including 'West End Girls', 'Suburbia', 'Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)', 'Always on My Mind', 'What Have I Done to Deserve This?' and 'It’s a Sin'.
Jo Whiley introduces award-winning and best-selling synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys as they headline the Other Stage on the final day of this year’s festival.
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The iconic duo's acclaimed production, first presented at the Royal Opera House in 2016 over four sold-out shows, was reprised at the venue for a further four nights in July 2018 as part of their 'Super' tour. Staged by long-term PSB designer Es Devlin and choreographer/director Lynne Page, the show was filmed by director David Barnard.
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1. Inner sanctum
2. Opportunities (let's make lots of money)
3. Burn
4. Se a vida é (That's the way life is)
5. West End girls
6. Home and Dry/The Enigma
7. Vocal/The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
8. It's a Sin
9. Left to My Own Devices
10. Heart/Go West
Encores:
11. Domino Dancing
12. Always on My Mind
The Electric Tour is synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys' 2013/2014 world tour in support of their two albums Elysium and Electric.
Electronic Beats Festival Berlin 2012 - Pet Shop Boys
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Recorded live in December 2009 at the O2 Arena, London. The Pet Shop Boys' performed classic songs such as 'West End Girls', 'Suburbia', 'Go West', as well as medleys and cover versions. The DVD also features various promo videos and the Brit Awards 2009 performance featuring Brandon Flowers & Lady GaGa.
1. Heart 2. Did You See Me Coming 3. Love Etc. 4. Building A Wall 5. Go West 6. Two Divided By Zero 7. Why Don't We Live Together 8. New York City Boy 9. Always On My Mind 10. Left To My Own Devices 11. Do I Have To 12. King's Cross 13. Jealousy 14. Suburbia 15. What Have I Done To Deserve This 16. All Over The World 17. Se A Vida É (That's The Way Life Is) 18. Viva La Vida 19. It's A Sin 20. Being Boring 21. West End Girls
Part of the Ultimate CD/DVD-set
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Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
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Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in Northern Europe. Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant originally made their first ever festival performance at 1997's Roskilde, and now they'll return to Denmark for a performance that will mix classic tracks with cuts from their Yes album. Setlist: 1. More Than a Dream / Heart 2. Did You See Me Coming? 3. Pandemonium / Can You Forgive Her? 4. Love Comes Quickly 5. Love Etc. 6. Integral / Building a Wall 7. Go West 8. Two Divided By Zero 9. Why Don't We Live Together? 10. Always on My Mind 11. Closer to Heaven / Left to My Own Devices 12. Do I Have To? 13. King's Cross 14. The Way It Used to Be 15. Jealousy 16. Suburbia 17. All Over the World 18. Se A Vida É (That's The Way Life Is) / Discoteca / Domino Dancing / Viva La Vida 19. It's a Sin 20. Encore:
21. Being Boring
22. West End Girls
1. Psycho Intro 2. God Willing/Psychological/Left To My Own Devices 3. I'm With Stupid 4. Suburbia 5. Can You Forgive Her 6. Minimal/Shopping 7. Rent 8. Dreaming Of The Queen 9. Heart 10. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)/Integral 11. Numb 12. Se A Vide É (That's The Way Life Is)/Domino Dancing 13. Flamboyant 14. Home And Dry 15. Always On My Mind 16. Where The Streets Have No Name 17. West End Girls 18. The Sodom And Gomorrah Show 19. So Hard/It's A Sin 20. Go West
After twenty years in the pop business, this is a celebration of the lives, work, and achievements of the Pet Shop Boys.
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On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
Back at the start of the 1980s, pop music was becoming as much about fashion as it was about the music itself (indeed, in some cases the fashion was so loud it drowned out the tune). Fighting his way through the melee of makeup and mascara was one Neil Tennant, reviewer of singles for UK teen music mag Smash Hits. By the time he left that job to devote himself full-time to the electronic dance duo he’d been pottering around with since 1981, Tennant would have seen and heard the best and worst of what pop music had to offer. No surprise then that the band he formed with keyboardist and programmer Chris Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, would turn out to be unlike any other outfit in English pop history.
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Back at the start of the 1980s, pop music was becoming as much about fashion as it was about the music itself (indeed, in some cases the fashion was so loud it drowned out the tune). Fighting his way through the melee of makeup and mascara was one Neil Tennant, reviewer of singles for UK teen music mag Smash Hits. By the time he left that job to devote himself full-time to the electronic dance duo he’d been pottering around with since 1981, Tennant would have seen and heard the best and worst of what pop music had to offer. No surprise then that the band he formed with keyboardist and programmer Chris Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, would turn out to be unlike any other outfit in English pop history.
1. West End Girls 2. Discoteca 3. Being Boring 4. Closer To Heaven 5. Can You Forgive Her? 6. Only The Wind 7. What Have I Done To Deserve This? 8. New York City Boy 9. Left To My Own Devices 10. Young Offender 11. Vampires 12. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 13. Was It Worth It? 14. Se A Vida É (That's The Way Life Is) 15. I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More 16. Always On My Mind 17. Shameless 18. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 19. It's A Sin 20. It's Alright 21. Footsteps 22. Go West Footage recorded live at various concert venues in Dortmund, Germany on their 1999/2000 Nightlife Tour.
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Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests.
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Elton John entertains a celebrity studio audience, answering questions and singing songs with his guests.
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Documentary and live concert registration from the Savoy Theatre, june 1997. Tracklist: The Dress Rehearsal - Opening Night - Yesterday, When I Was Mad - The Truck Driver And His Mate - Se A Vida É - Hallo Spaceboy - To Step Aside - Go West - The Theatre - It's A Sin / I Will Survive - Discoteca - Can You Forgive Her? - Somewhere - Rent - Being Boring - Left To My Own Devices
Suede performing live in concert at the Roundhouse, London, in 1996 during their tour of the 'Coming Up' album.
Pet Shop Boys perform many of their biggest hits from West End Girls to Go West, with dancers and films before a wildly enthusiastic Brazilian audience.
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A career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world's greatest singer–Dusty Springfield. For the first time, Dusty contributes to her own intriguing story with plenty of outrageous assistance from hosts Jennifer Sanders and Dawn French.
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Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980's, embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contempraries. "New Order Story" is the definitive documentary on the band and traces their history all the way back to its origin with Joy Division. This extended version includes additional interviews and live footage, over 2 hours of great New Order footage. A longform video chronicling the band's history and music with interviews by Bono, Neil Tennant, Quincy Jones and others.
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British pop duo Pet Shop Boys captured on film 1-3 June 1991 at Birmingham NEC on their Performance tour. This film, by Eric Watson, features the live show and footage filmed backstage. Digitally remastered and visually restored in 2004. Setlist: 01. This Must Be The Place I've Waited Years To Leave; 02. It's A Sin; 03. Losing My Mind; 04. What Have I Done To Deserve This?; 05. My October Symphony; 06. I'm Not Scared; 07. We All Feel Better In The Dark; 08. So Sorry, I Said ; 09. Suburbia; 10. So Hard; 11. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money); 12. How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?; 13. Rent; 14. Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You); 15. West End Girls; 16. Jealousy; 17. Always On My Mind; 18. Your Funny Uncle
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Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.
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Pet Shop Boys filmed live in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, at the end of their 1994 Discovery tour. They perform many of their most famous songs as well as cover versions and tracks from their hit album, "Very", before a wildly enthusiastic Brazilian audience.
The first collection of promo music videos from the duo Pet Shop Boys features "West End girls", "Love comes quickly", "Suburbia", "Paninaro" and two versions of "Opportunities (let's make lots of money)". Between each video there are short clips of the boys' appearances on various international TV shows.
