[DID NOT ATTEND: September 28, 2022] Pet Shop Boys / New Order / Paul Oakenfield: The Unity Tour [rescheduled from September 12, 2020 and September 22, 2021]
This concert was postponed twice. And now it was finally happening.
I had seen Pet Shop Boys a few years ago and definitely wanted to see them again. I had never seen New Order but new it would be a fun show. I had no real opinion of Paul Oakenfield.
And yet…
I had been to three shows the week before. I had been to a show last night and I had another show tomorrow night. The thought of fighting my way into New York City and into Madison Square Garden for the final row of floor seats just didn’t appeal.
Maybe I should have tried for Mann Center seats instead (I hate going to the Mann, but it would probably be better than MSG, to be honest).
Anyway, I just didn’t have the energy to do it.
UPDATE: Since then I have seen SO MANY shirts from this tour, apparently everybody went to it. But I think it would have been just too much.
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I saw the Pet Shop Boys in Morristown a few years ago. The show was great. The guys sounded amazing and I had a really good time–except for the crowd around me. They were all loud and talking and tall and pushing. I wished I’d gotten better seats as well. So I told myself if they toured again I would see them if conditions were good.
Well, how about if they toured with New Order? I’ve been a fan of New Order forever but I’ve never seen them live. I’m not even sure I ever really wanted to see them live. But putting them together with New Order was perfect. I didn’t realize that peter Hook had left the band. I did see that he was doing solo shows, but I didn’t realize he had no main band anymore. I also didn’t realized they’d put out any new music since Get Ready. Well, I hope they were just going to play the hits.
I didn’t really want to go to Madison Square Garden, but I’ve had good luck there lately so I picked it over any other large venue.
On June 11, I got the news that Pet Shop Boys & New Order – The Unity Tour was to be postponed until next year. I had pretty good seats, so I’m glad I get to keep them. I’ve waited a while to see them again, what’s one more year?
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