On April 22, the Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven is performed in London for the first time in fourteen years, in a sold-out month-long run at The Union Theatre. (It will return for a further five weeks beginning on October 21.). For this revival, at the Pet Shop Boys’ request, the musical’s original final number, “Positive role model”, is replaced by “Vocal”.
On August 15, the final date of the much-extended Electric tour – which began in March, 2013 – takes place at the Flow Festival in Helsinki. The tour has visited over forty countries.
On December 2, the Pet Shop Boys appear at MAMA – the Mnet Asian Music Awards – in Hong Kong. They are given the Worldwide Inspiration award and play a lengthy live medley, joined for their final two songs, “What have I done to deserve this?” and “Vocal”, by the K‑Pop artist f(x). At the organisers’ request, they wear the Electric tour straw jackets for, possibly, the final time.
The Pet Shop Boys make their first live public appearance in the U.S., guesting on two songs with Electronic in Los Angeles.
The Boys record a demo for ‘It Always Comes as a Surprise.’
They headline the opening night of the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary.
They perform a late-night set (extending beyond midnight, into the wee hours of the next day) at the Lokerse Feesten Festival in Belgium.
Chris and Neil perform at the Wasa Open Air Festival in Vaasa, Finland.