Pet Shop Boys have announced a UK arena tour including a Newcastle date. The duo will headline the Utilita Arena next summer.
Neil Tennant - born in North Shields and brought up in Newcastle - and Chris Lowe released their four-track EP Agenda earlier this year. It marked their first new music in three years and features tracks Give Stupidity A Chance and On Social Media.
The tour follows up their 2016 full length album Super which became their 13th consecutive top 10 album. The duo are perhaps best known for hits including West End Girls - back in 1985, It's A Sin, Heart, and Go West.
Since their debut the Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 500 million records worldwide, have received six Grammy nominations and three BRIT Awards including Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.
This summer saw them join The Killers during their headline set at Glastonbury Festival to sing Always On My Mind and The Killers' single Human. Their upcoming tour also heads to London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow. The band have a reputation for spectacular showmanship.
Neil, who was music magazine Smash Hits news editor once upon a time, is a former pupil of St Cuthberts RC School in Newcastle.
The Newcastle show will be on on June 5 and you can find out how to get tickets below.
How to get tickets
They go on sale at 10am on Friday, September 13 via AXS.com
Tour dates
May 28 - London, The O2
May 29 - Manchester Arena
May 30 - Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
June 2 - Bournemouth, BIC
June 3 - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
June 5 - Newcastle, Utilita Arena
June 6 - Glasgow, SSE Hydro
