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Posted on November 2nd, 2009 in Londonpubs Masters of pop music

Brasilia is anxious. For where you go you hear the long-awaited tour Pandemonium, the Pet Shop Boys. The show will take place this Sunday (11), at 21h, at Marina Hall. The British duo, formed by Neil Francis Tennant and Christopher Sean Lowe will invade the city with the presentation of his new CD “Yes”, which is the tenth album by the duo’s career.
The band has, in his lyrics, a strong political appeal. The song “Love etc.”, which has been in second place on the Billboard charts, is critical to consumer society. The romantic tone is present throughout the new work of the two, which reduces the political lyrics. The CD blends the talents of musicians for the electronic pop with commercial appeal. In addition to “Love etc.”, two other songs on the album, “More than a dream” and “That way that used to be,” were produced in partnership with Xenomania, the UK producer known for creating hits for hits by artists such as Kylie Minogue and Cher.
With 30 million copies sold in more than two decades of career, the pair of electro-pop world tour began in June Pandemonium in Russia. In presentations, Chris commands the keyboards and drums and Neil, vocals. In addition to songs from the new album, the Pet Shop Boys will play singles never or rarely presented live, as “Two divided by zero”, “Why do not we live together?” And “Do I have to?” And also classics like ” Its a sin “and” Being boring “, among others.
Who is longtime fan of the Pet Shop Boys, you know they never liked to be appearing in clubbing and excessive glare, so although the CD was released in March this year, many still do not know the excellent work done by them.
The initiative for the show in Brasilia is part of the Revival Concert, a project of the producing duo Rafael Godoy and Sergio Coelho (Vision Productions) and will be presented by Bancorbras, who chose the show for the premiere of Cultural Bancorbras project. The presentation will brasiliense a difference in their VIP area: in addition to a privileged view of the show and the custom environment architect Loi, the menu will be the responsibility of the Chef Dudu Camargo.
Sergio Coelho, producer of the event, reports that the Pet Shop Boys have been other times in Brazil, but in Brasilia will be the first time. “We created a platform, the Revival Concert, where we intend to bring to Brasilia artists who were icons in the decades of 70, 80 and 90. The show will be a great event. The public, before and after the show, will feature DJ who will play music from the 80s. ”

About the band

The Pet Shop Boys formed in early 1981, became one of the most celebrated of the synthpop of the 80s, along with groups like New Order and Depeche Mode. He has logged some worldwide hits, songs like “Domino dancing” (1988), “It’s a sin” (1987) and “Being boring” (1990).
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe met by chance in an electronics store in London in 1981. During the conversation, discovered they had in common an interest in dance music and synthesizers. They created the band West End, with Neil on vocals and Chris on keyboards and began writing songs together and playing in pubs in the city. In 1984, Neil met producer Bobby O., with whom he began working. They changed the name to Pet Shop Boys, they had friends who worked in a pet shop. The following year, they released their first single, “West End girls”. The group had a contract with EMI and topped the charts in 1985 with the release of “Please”. A year later, “West End Girls” topped the list of most played.