Pet Shop Boys deliver hit-tastic headline show PHOTOS

Jon Moreno

22 June 2024 at 9:10 pm·1-min read

Pet Shop Boys <i>(Image: Sienna Anderson/IWCP)</i> — Pet Shop Boys *(Image: Sienna Anderson/IWCP)*

A career spanning 40 years and a set laden with iconic tunes from the 1980s - The Pet Shop Boys really delivered at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday night.

Vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe brought their show across the Solent - along with their signature headgear and a stunning backdrop of bright graphics and video clips.

Scroll through our photos above

Read more: County Press Live Blog from Saturday at the Isle of Wight Festival
See photos: Jake Shears at the Isle of Wight Festival

The hits kept coming, including the biggies such as It's A Sin, West End Girls, Being Boring, Always on My Mind, Go West, Surburbia... and the list goes on! They sure were crowd pleasers.

Tennant's distinctive voice unchanged over the years, Pet Shop Boys really have stood the test of time.

Sunday at the Isle of Wight Festival is set to feature Green Day, Simple Minds, Nothing But Thieves, McFly, Toyah and Robert and Beverley Knight among other stars.

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