The most successful duo in UK music history Pet Shop Boys are heading to TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival 2026.

Pet Shop Boys are one of the most requested acts for the North West’s largest music festival and it is announced today Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will bring their groundbreaking, euphoric pop spectacle Pet Shop Boys – DREAMWORLD – The Greatest Hits Live show to Lytham on Saturday July 4.

And in a move sure to please fans, the headlining show will mark the biggest ever homecoming date for Chris Lowe who was born and raised on the Fylde coast in Blackpool.

As Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the most successful duo in UK music history. Since signing to Parlophone Records in 1985, they have achieved 44 top 30 singles in the UK, including 22 top 10 hits and four number ones.

In their live shows Pet Shop Boys have created an original style of pop musical theatre, collaborating with a multitude of directors, designers and artists, including Derek Jarman, Zaha Hadid, Es Devlin and Tom Scutt.

Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live kicked off in Milan in May 2022 touring arenas and festivals across Europe and the UK to great acclaim. Critics hailed the show a ‘sleek, nostalgic treat’ (The Telegraph), ‘an utterly joyous celebration’ (Metro), and ‘an ecstatic presentation of 40 years of brilliance’ (Evening Standard).

Last year Dreamworld played a sold-out five-night residency at the Royal Opera House, as well as headline performances at the Isle of Wight Festival and Radio 2 In The Park. In yet another 5-star review, London’s Metro raved “The finest British pop group of the past 40 years are in the form of their lives – a life-affirming, soul-reviving joy of a show.”

As writers, producers and remixers, Tennant and Lowe have collaborated, remixed or written for a wide range of artists including Dusty Springfield, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli, Blur, Madonna, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, The Killers, Girls Aloud, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher and the Sleaford Mods. Of their career, The Independent stated “their career has perpetually shown that pop music and high art cannot only co-exist but surpass supposedly superior musical forms.”

Lytham Festival co-founder Peter Taylor said: “Finally! It is no secret we, and our loyal customers, have wanted Pet Shop Boys at Lytham Festival for a long time so we are delighted to have secured a headlining show with them for our very special 15th anniversary.

“Pet Shop Boys are legends. Their music has shaped generations and they are as relevant today as they were when they first broke through in the mid-80s.

Multi-award-winning American pop band Scissor Sisters promise a set filled with high-energy anthems, dazzling performances and unapologetic queer joy as special guests for Pet Shop Boys.

Since bursting onto the global music scene with their chart-topping, self-titled debut album in 2004, Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Del Marquis, and the band remain as bold, brilliant and boundary-breaking as ever. The album went straight to Number 1 in the UK charts, sold more than three million copies worldwide and won three BRIT Awards – making them the first act ever to sweep all the international categories. Packed with unforgettable singles like Take Your Mama, Comfortably Numb and Laura, it firmly established the band as one of the most daring and influential pop acts of the era.

Fresh from their 20th anniversary tour celebrating this landmark debut, Scissor Sisters will light up Leafy Lytham with a spectacular show packed with fan favourites for a night brimming with their trademark blend of glam, grit and glorious chaos – still unstoppable and forever Filthy / Gorgeous!

Opening the night will be Radio 1 legend Dave Pearce. A driving force in the UK Dance Scene for many years, Dave is known for his uplifting sets which feature many of the classics he helped break through his Radio 1 Dance Anthems show and Ibiza residencies.

Dave has sold more than 1 million compilation CDs. Still at the top of his game, January 2026 saw him mark seven years in the Top Ten Official UK Dance Album charts with his Number 1 Trance Anthems album, making it the longest selling dance album in the Top Ten.