July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1986
Neil and Chris attend a Sigue Sigue Sputnik concert at London’s Camden Palance.
1989
Liza Minnelli is the guest this evening on Terry Wogan’s popular BBC television talk show. The Pet Shop Boys make a surprise appearance, joining her for a performance of ‘Losing My Mind.’
1995
‘Paninaro ‘95’ is released as a single.
2001
The Boys continue working on ‘E‑mail’ and record overdubs for ‘Birthday Boy.’
2002
They perform in Hong Kong.
2004
They perform at the Storsjoyran Festival in Ostersund, Sweden.
2007
Neil and Chris arrive in Spain in preparation for their performance two nights later at the Freedom 2007 festival in Malaga.
2008
A busy day during which, among other things, the Boys do a Radio 4 interview and give record company representatives a preview of several tracks from their next album (which hasn’t yet been given its ultimate title, Yes).
2010
They make their South Korean concert debut at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival in Icheon, about an hour’s drive from Seoul.
2014
Having performed in Marbella the night before, Chris and Neil drive across Spain, from south to north, to Gijón for their show the following evening.
2017
The Boys bring their Super Tour show to the Lucca Summer Festival in Lucca, Italy.
2019
Chris and Neil attend this evening’s performance of the revival of Closer to Heaven at London’s Above the Stag Theatre.br>
20252
They perform this evening at Cardiff Castle in Wales. (On their website the next day, they comment on the audience’s ‘great singing.’)
- Facts collated by geowayne.com