Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys performs in concert in September 2009. The Pet Shop Boys have moved their tour with New Order to 2022. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI |
License Photo
June 2 (UPI) -- Pet Shop Boys and New Order have postponed their joint North American tour to 2022, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Due to continuing uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic, PSB and @neworder unfortunately have to announce that their much-anticipated Unity Tour of North America, scheduled to start September 2021, will be moving to next year," Pet Shop Boys said on Twitter Tuesday.
DJ Paul Oakenfold has also joined the tour, which will begin on Sept. 17 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto before wrapping up on October 16 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.
The bands have also added a new tour dates for Brooklyn on Sept. 23 and for Seattle Oct. 14.
Pet Shop Boys last released the album Hotspot in January 2020, while New Order last released live album Education Entertainment Recreation in May.
Here is the full list of 2022 dates for Pet Shop Boys and New Order's Unity Tour
Sept. 17 -- Toronto, Canada at Budweiser Stage
Sept. 19 -- Boston, Mass., at Leader Bank Pavilion
Sept, 21 -- Columbia, Md., at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sept. 23 -- Brooklyn, N.Y., at Barclays Center
Sept. 25 -- Philadelphia, Pa., at TD Pavilion at the Mann
Sept. 28 -- New York, N.Y., at Madison Square Garden
Sept. 30 -- Chicago, Ill., at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Oct. 2 -- Minneapolis, Minn., at The Armory
Oct. 7 -- Los Angeles, Calif. at Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 8 -- Los Angeles, Calif., at Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 12 -- San Francisco, Calif., at Chase Center
Oct. 14 -- Seattle, Wash., at Climate Pledge Arena
Oct. 16 -- at Vancouver, Canada, at Rogers Arena