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July 1954

Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.

On this day

1990

Neil dines with Jon Savage and Derek Jarman at a pub in the town of Lydd, England. As Jarman later writes in his diary, Neil consumes his roast beef ‘with gusto.’

1991

The Pet Shop Boys perform in Helsinki, Finland.

2005

Neil and Chris talk to Trevor Horn about possibly producing their next album.

2006

The Boys appear on the U.K. TV show Popworld, performing ‘I’m with Stupid.’

2016

The latest album, Electronica Vol. 2: The Heart of Noise, by French electronic artist Jean-Michel Jarre is released today. It includes the track ‘Brick England,’ his collaboration with Chris and Neil, including the latter’s vocals.