{"id":31529,"date":"2026-02-02T12:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.releaseathens.gr\/?p=31529"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:50:47","slug":"pet-shop-boys-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.releaseathens.gr\/en\/pet-shop-boys-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Shop Boys return to Release Athens 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Release Athens 2026 <\/strong>welcomes Pet Shop Boys<\/strong> on Saturday June 27th<\/sup>, <\/strong>at Plateia Nerou. <\/strong>Four years after their triumphant appearance at the same venue \u2014one of the finest shows we have experienced in the festival\u2019s ten-year history\u2014 Neil Tennant<\/strong> and Chris Lowe<\/strong> return, for a repeat performance, ready to deliver once again, one of the most unforgettable nights of the summer -and beyond.<\/p>\n

More acts to be announced soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pet Shop Boys <\/strong>are the most successful duo in UK music history, as listed in the Guinness Book of Records<\/em>. Since signing to Parlophone in 1985, they have shaped a unique and timeless sound that has defined the course of pop music. With 44 singles in the UK Top 30, including 22 Top 10 hits and four number ones, and 15 studio albums, all of which reached the UK Top 10, their global impact on pop culture remains unparalleled.<\/p>\n

Alongside their recorded output, Pet Shop Boys have redefined the live experience, creating a distinctive form of pop musical theatre and collaborating with directors, designers and artists such as Derek Jarman, Zaha Hadid, Es Devlin and Tom Scutt. Live review quotes for Pet Shop Boys \u2013 DREAMWORLD \u2013 The Greatest Hits Live,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe finest British pop group of the past 40 years are in the form of their lives.\u201d\u00a0\u201c\u2026a life-affirming, soul-reviving joy of a show.” *****\u00a0<\/strong>London\u00a0Metro<\/p>\n

\u2018an ecstatic presentation of 40 years of brilliance\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0(Evening Standard).<\/p>\n

\u201cClever, stylish, sometimes\u00a0poignant, often euphoric.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0*****<\/strong>\u00a0– The\u00a0Times<\/p>\n

\u201cAn utterly\u00a0joyous celebration.”<\/strong>\u00a0*****<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Metro<\/p>\n

\u201cColourful, bombastic, hit-packed and buckets of fun.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0*****<\/strong>\u00a0– Evening Standard<\/p>\n

\u201cA two-hour joyous celebration \u2026 holding pop to a higher standard.”<\/strong>\u00a0*****<\/strong>\u00a0– NME<\/p>\n

while The Independent<\/em> has noted that \u201ctheir career has shown that pop music and high art cannot only coexist but surpass supposedly superior musical forms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live tour \u2014the first greatest hits tour of their career\u2014 quickly established itself as one of the most successful live projects of recent years. Now in its fifth year, it has visited 31 countries, featuring headline appearances at the world\u2019s leading festivals and most prestigious venues including Glastonbury, numerous Primavera\u2019s, Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl and London\u2019s massive Hyde Park, to name but a few, reaffirming their enduring power as a live act.<\/p>\n

Recipients of Ivor Novello and BRIT Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music, with a remarkable range of collaborations spanning Dusty Springfield, Madonna and David Bowie, and a body of work that extends from musical theatre and ballet to film music, Pet Shop Boys have consistently operated beyond the boundaries of pop \u2014 redefining it as an art form that can be at once accessible, radical, intelligent and powerful.<\/p>\n

On Saturday June 27th<\/sup>, we\u2019ll have the chance to experience once again a show of the highest caliber: featuring all the major hits, unexpected surprises from an extensive catalogue and a spectacular production worthy of their legacy \u2014 a night that won\u2019t simply celebrate the past, but will confirm why Pet Shop Boys remain as relevant and singular as ever.<\/p>\n