Pet Shop Boys

Their current tour is the first true greatest-hits run, an ecstatic journey that has stopped at Glastonbury, Roskilde and the Royal Arena. In Marbella they deployed that same formula: sharp setlist, contained theatricality and a stage design embracing the industrial and conceptual. From the opening chords of "Suburbia", the pace never dropped. "Rent", "Domino Dancing", "It's a Sin", "Heart", "Paninaro", "Dreamland" and "West End Girls" worked as time capsules, as powerful as on day one. The trademark mashups and historic duets like "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" were not missing.

Closing with "Being Boring" and "West End Girls" was more than a finale: it was a reminder that nostalgia, when well executed, is not the past but permanence. The crowd included RedOne, one of the most influential producers on the global music scene —behind hits for Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez— along with familiar faces like Fran Rivera, Laura Madrueño, Valeria Mazza, Barbara and Nicole Kimpel. After the concert, the night continued to the beat of DJ Nano.