Their British dates had been in doubt ever since receivers were called in to Harvey Goldsmith Entertainments Limited at the end of September.

Problems: Original tour promoter Harvey Goldsmith

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have now confirmed the UK leg will go ahead, even though they claim they could lose £750,000 on tickets already sold.

Tennant and Lowe have now teamed up with SFX Entertainment, the world's largest promoter and venue operator which recently took control of a string of British venues.

The Pet Shop Boys have also issued a winding-up petition against HGEL, which is looking for new backers.

"We're excited with this show which we've been working on for the last few months and we don't want to disappoint the thousands of fans who have already bought tickets," said Tennant.

"This is our first world tour for eight years and it would be absurd if business complications prevented it coming to Britain.

"We're just going to have to be philosophical about the money we've lost as a result."

The band will have played 50 shows by the time the Nightlife Tour winds up at Wembley Arena on December 20. The tour kicked off in Miami on October 20.

Their last world concert tour, dubbed Performance, was in 1991 - at the height of their success when hits such as West End Girls, and It's A Sin were topping the charts.