Go West Country

Sunday evening and it was time to visit The Eden Project for a concert by Dirty Pretty Things and the Pet Shop Boys; two acts that I'd normally not go out of my way to see, but having watched Brian Wilson play amongst the 'biomes' a couple of years ago I knew that it would be a fun night out.

Tellytubbyland
Not the Pet Shop Boys

WEEE Man
After a wander around the 'Humid Tropics' and 'Warm Temporate' environments, a quick drink and a pork and apple pasty, I went into the outdoor arena to catch Dirty Pretty Things in the support slot. Considering that the audience was primarily there for the main act, Carl Barât's band went down well and they finished with a crowd pleasing Bang Bang You're Dead.


This is a Pet Shop Boy
So what can I say about the Pet Shop Boys performance? It was a very enjoyable, camp and colourful trip through most of their 'greatest hits'. If I was to be a little picky, I'd say that the vocals could have done with being a bit clearer in the mix and the volume knob should have been turned up to 10 rather than 7 (mustn't wake up the nearby villages I guess). Oh, and the two dancers were a bit annoying, but then again I'm not a fan of guys leaping about on stage for no apparent reason other than to give you something else to look at - anyone remember that hideous bunch on Bowie's Glass Spider tour? Despite these slight distractions it was a well staged, entertaining and humourous show from Tennant and Lowe.

The following compilation of clips from my little camera is a nice memento of the night. For all you West Country Girls (and Boys)...

Pet Shop Boys - Eden Project, 22nd July 2007
Heart/Always on My Mind/Where the Streets Have No Name
Go West/The Sodom and Gomorrah Show

Hmmm, I might treat myself to their new live DVD 'Cubism in Concert'