July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
2000
The Pet Shop Boys perform ‘You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk’ on Top of the Pops.
2002
A video created by artist Wolfgang Tilmans for ‘Home and Dry’ debuts, focusing on mice filmed in the London subway. Originally it didn’t feature Neil and Chris at all, but they were later inserted for brief appearances.
2012
The Boys are currently in Los Angeles working on their next album (as yet untitled) with the up-and-coming producer/engineer Andrew Dawson.
2014
Drawing upon an old instrumental track Chris had composed a couple of years before, the Boys (who are currently in Berlin) begin writing ‘The Pop Kids.’
2016
A mysterious week-long ‘What Is Super?’ promotional campaign begins with YouTube ads, a dedicated website, and posters in several European cities. (It will lead, seven days from now, to the announcement that the Pet Shop Boys’ new album, due April 1, will be titled Super.)
2019
The Pet Shop Boys’ official website announces that they have donated a complete set of signed Catalogue: 1985–2012 vinyl albums and a signed limited edition of Neil’s book One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem for a charity auction benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com