Pet Shop Boys Live. This is my kind of music...

When I go to a concert, I go to see the group in the flesh. I go to hear them perform their music 'live' in a convivial atmosphere.

In reality, I have to stand next to a woman with the worlds largest handbag, who is accompanied by a man with loud verbal diarrhoea. Behind me stands a fat woman who wants to bump into my back every 3.12 seconds, with the only view of the stage possible being the drunken mosaic created by a sea of iPhone view finders.

But forgetting these major annoyances and trying to ignore the guy video recoding the crowd in front of me (I kid you not, he even had an Angry Birds iPhone cover), I try to concentrate on the performance.

"Pet Shop Boys Electric Live" is a stage show like no other. This show was close to being a religious experience and the MEN a cathederal to dance music. I began to fall deeper into the hacienda created by the music and realised standing still was impossible.

The main aspect of the show that stays with me is the lighting design. No, not just the lasers (which are great) but the whole effect of the show lighting. The stage almost seemed to have no limit, the music and lights began to surround us and draw us deeper in.

Highlights of the show are undoubtedly "I'm Not Scared", "It's A Sin" and "Vocal" but it is also great to hear the original 'Demo' version of "I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)" and the faster paced versions of "Rent" and "Love etc".

Despite a large number of the crowd only seeing the show though their view finders there was a good atmosphere; even Neil and Chis seemed to be smiling.

This concert was somethig to be savoured. A celebration of a genre of music through the back catalogue of one of its greatest exponents.

Truly electric.

PSB go for OMG

So there is absolutely no doubt that the new Pet Shop Boys album 'Electric' is going to be great. The teaser track 'Axis' is a hi-energy disco tour-de-force. The first single 'Vocal' is everything I ever wanted from a PSB single in the 21st Century. I think it is astounding. In fact 'Vocal' is so good it banishes the disappointment of 'Elysium'. Yes, it really is that good.