Pet Shop Boys and New Order Team Up for US Tour

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Pet Shop Boys concert in 2017
Pet Shop Boys concert in 2017. Photo by Michael Jamison/REX/Shutterstock (9049909g)

Co-headlining tours are a big hit these days, so Pet Shop Boys and New Order decided to get in on the fun. The two iconic British acts recently announced that they would embark on a joint tour across North America in the fall.

The Unity Tour will consist out of 11 concerts, two in Canada and nine in the United States. The trip will kick off on September 5th in Toronto and will see Pet Shop Boys and New Order also playing in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco, among other cities. The tour will wrap up on October 2nd in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl.

According to the press release, “both bands will play a full set with the headliner alternating each night.” Check out the dates below.

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Pet Shop Boys and @neworderofficial today confirm a co-headlining tour of North America. The two British electronic bands have announced that The Unity Tour kicks off September 5 in Toronto and sees stops in select cities including Madison Square Garden in New York, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and more. Both bands will play a full set with the headliner alternating each night. Full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, February 28th at 10am local time at the link in the biog section. Saturday Sep 5th – Budweiser Stage Toronto, ON Wednesday Sep 9th – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion Boston, MA Friday Sep 11th – TD Pavilion at the Mann Philadelphia, PA Saturday Sep 12th – Madison Square Garden New York, NY Tuesday Sep 15th – Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD Friday Sep 18th – Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago, IL Sunday Sep 20th – The Armory Minneapolis, MN Thursday Sep 24th – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC Saturday Sep 26th – Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA Wednesday Sep 30th – Chase Center San Francisco, CA Friday Oct 2nd – Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA #TheUnityTour

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Pet Shop Boys will tour in support of their newest album Hotspot, which was released in January to positive reviews from the critics.

New Order haven’t had a new studio album since 2015’s Music Complete. The band did put out a live LP in 2019, titled ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..