live
PET SHOP BOYS
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Sun 15 June
The phrase ‘pop art’ has resurfaced in
the mainstream in recent years, with
Lady Gaga presenting herself not just as
a performer: everything from her image to
her clothing and videos purport to form
part of a larger artistic piece. Younger
readers may be forgiven for considering
Gaga’s pop art approach to music (and
celebrity) more original than it actually is.
Those of us who grew up in the 90s were
exposed to one of her many precedents,
though: as we know Doc Martens and
bomber jackets, so do we know The Pet
Shop Boys. This creative and dynamic duo
will be bringing their Electric World Tour to
Cardiff this month. Not necessarily famed
for their stage presence Neil Tennant and
Chris Lowe prefer to dedicate tour budgets
to avant-gar H