12RX038 Obscure: After the event

12RX038 Obscure: After the event

From In Depth Pet Shop Boys Podcast by InDepth

April 12, 2026 · 1h 36m · Season 6 · Episode 5

About this episode

Graham and Chris close Season Six with a personal deep dive into the Pet Shop Boys' Obscure concerts at Camden's Electric Ballroom.

Episode 38 – Obscure: After the Event United by a shared love of one band, Graham and Chris close Season Six with their most personal episode yet - a sun‑drenched, queue‑length, bladder‑testing, heart‑thumping deep dive into Pet Shop Boys’ Obscure concerts at Camden’s Electric Ballroom. What begins as a simple “after the event” recap quickly becomes a full‑blown oral history of the week London turned into PSB City: 5am superfans, numbered wristbands, Chicken Shop suitcase storage, tactical toilet breaks, merch‑lounge carpets, and the strange, beautiful camaraderie of a crowd who’d waited forty years for a night like this. From there, the Pod Cast Boys relive the gigs in forensic, front‑row detail - the dry ice, the wallow‑heavy setlist, the thrill of seeing their heroes in person, and the emotional punch of hearing deep cuts in a tiny room with 1,500 ecstatic fans and their closest friends. They celebrate new drummer Max Blunos’ death metal roots, legacy guest stars Sylvia, Mark and Johnny F-ing Marr, Neil’s lectern‑top lyric folder, and the five times an entire ballroom embraced the words: “Tonight - no hits!” Along the way they revisit their own “scientific” setlist…

People in this episode

Hosts: Graham, Chris

Topics covered

  • Pet Shop Boys
  • concert recap
  • live music experience
  • fan culture
  • oral history
  • setlist analysis
  • community

Keywords

  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Obscure concerts
  • Electric Ballroom
  • live music
  • fan experience
  • setlist
  • oral history
  • community
  • Graham
  • Chris

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pet Shop Boys

Places: Camden, London

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