Pet Shop Boys live in concert.
ON TOUR

Pet Shop Boys

137
critic concert reviews
electronic

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

94
%
Based on 
137
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
88
%
Based on 
11
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Based on 137 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Pet Shop Boys is rated as an outstanding live performer, with spectacular shows that are worth watching. Pet Shop Boys concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dazzling, layered, seamless, invigorating, nostalgic, graceful, and astonishing. Pet Shop Boys is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Pet Shop Boys concerts? Pet Shop Boys concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Pet Shop Boys? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Pet Shop Boys range from $200,000 - $500,000, with Pet Shop Boys's current estimated booking fee to be around $300,000.

On tour

ROIG Arena, Valencia, Spain (July 23);Unity Arena, Oslo, Norway (August 20); Esbjerg havn, Esbjerg, Denmark (August 21)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Chelsea, United Kingdom (1981 - present)
Bio
Pet Shop Boys are a British synthpop/dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. They formed in London, UK in 1982.
Has Performed With
New Order
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

April 7, 2026
100
%
no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run

Evening Standard (UK)

April 7, 2026
60
%
They have titled their five-night run of shows at the Electric Ballroom Obscure, as they concentrate on everything but the pop smashes... which does leave it lacking something

The Guardian (UK)

July 27, 2024
80
%
Pet Shop Boys – still never being boring

The Telegraph (UK)

July 24, 2024
80
%
The show synced the pair’s gleaming electronic sound with dazzling visuals – and was met with joyous abandon

I Newspaper (UK)

July 24, 2024
100
%
Pet Shop Boys, Royal Opera House: They nearly took the roof off

Leftlion (UK)

June 10, 2024
%
Pet Shop Boys at Motorpoint Arena

UK Music Reviews (UK)

June 7, 2024
%
Three time Brit award and six time Grammy nominees, Pet Shop Boys brought their Dreamworld Tour to the Motorpoint Arena on Thursday night and they attacked the show with the energy and precision of a pair who were hell bent on reminding the crowd just how many great hits they have in their pocket.

Past critic reviews published in

Music-News.com (UK), Glide Magazine (USA), The Orange County Register (USA), Pioneer Press (USA), Star Tribune (USA) and more

Image Credit

Eva Rinaldi [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Disco 5 (21 November 2025)