Remarkably, Pet Shop Boys’ current pandemic-delayed Dreamworld tour is the duo’s first ever Greatest Hits tour. As such, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe attacked last night’s show at The O2 with the energy and precision of a pair who were hellbent on reminding the room just how many great hits they have in their pocket. Judging by the reaction thrown back at them during every second of the two-hour show, everyone knew perfectly well.
“In Dreamworld being boring is a sin,” Tennant said near the show’s beginning, incorporating lyrics from their biggest hits into a speech-cum-mission statement outlining the show’s intentions. Across the next 26 songs, the pair dazzled with a show that was poignant, rave-ready, blissful and beyond.
