UK RELEASE TOUR 2002

I saw the Pet Shop Boys play live at the Manchester Apollo on Friday 12th July 2002. It was the second time that I had seen them play live and they were both in Manchester. It was an excellent performance.
I arrived at 7.00pm, which was an hour before it was supposed to start. There were long queues already, but I'm guessing that they were trying to get a good standing position. There was no support act even though it said Pet Shop Boys plus support on the ticket.
When they took to the stage at 8.45pm, the place was packed. Neil introduced them as the "New Pet Shop Boys". Obviously there was Neil and Chris on stage, plus four others, Pete Gleadall (programming), Dawne Adams (percussion), Bic Hayes and Mark Refoy (both guitars). I bought a programme (Ł10), which was more like a book and a mug (Ł8) as souvenirs. My favourite tracks played live that night were 'Home And Dry', 'Always On My Mind' and 'Go West'.

The full UK 'Release Tour' schedule was:

Saturday 6th July 2002 - Brixton Academy, London, England
Monday 8th July 2002 - Brighton Centre, Brighton, England
Wednesday 10th July 2002 - Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, England
Thursday 11th July 2002 - Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England
Friday 12th July 2002 - Manchester Carling Apollo, Manchester, England
Sunday 14th July 2002 - Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England
Monday 15th July 2002 - Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tuesday 16th July 2002 - Nottingham Royal Centre, Nottingham, England
Thursday 18th July 2002 - Wolverhampton Civic, Wolverhampton, England
Friday 19th July 2002 - Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England
Sunday 21st July 2002 - Oxford Apollo, Oxford, England
Monday 22nd July 2002 - Colston Hall, Bristol, England

The full playlist at the Manchester Apollo on Friday 12th July 2002 was:

Home And Dry
Being Boring
A Red Letter Day
I Get Along
Love Comes Quickly
London
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
Domino Dancing
New York City Boy
Always On My Mind
Sexy Northerner
Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)
Birthday Boy
West End Girls
Love Is A Catastrophe
Go West
Left To My Own Devices
It's A Sin