''Inner Sanctum'' is the third live album and video by English duo

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, released on 12 April 2019 by the duo's label x2. It was recorded in July 2018 during the band's four-day Inner Sanctum residency at the

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as part of the

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. The show was designed by

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and directed by David Barnard, and released on DVD,

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and CD. The DVD/Blu-ray and CD release also includes a recording of the duo playing at

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on 17 September 2017.

Track listing

Personnel

Pet Shop Boys *

Neil Tennant Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for ''Smash Hits'', and a ...

Chris Lowe Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981. Biography Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent ...

Guest musicians * Christina Hizon – keyboards, violin and vocals * Simon Tellier – electronic drums, keyboards and vocals * Afrika Green – electronic drums and vocals * Pete Gleadall – musical director and programming

Charts

References

http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Pet-Shop-Boys/Inner-Sanctum- VD383627 2019 live albums Pet Shop Boys albums {{2010s-album-stub