July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1987
On the eve of its release as a single, the Pet Shop Boys perform ‘Rent’ on the U.K. TV show Live from the London Palladium.
1989
Dusty Springfield records her vocal for the PSB-written and ‑produced ‘Daydreaming.’
1999
Nightlife is released.
2006
The Boys appear in concert in Toronto.
2007
They perform at the Pilar Festival in Zaragosa, Spain.
2009
Neil and Chris visit Brazil’s capital city, Brasilia, for the first time. They spend much of the day playing tourist, appreciating the architecture, and are photographed in front of the Presidential Palace. That evening they perform at the city’s Marina Hall.
2010
Chris and Neil attend a performance in London of the duo My Bad Sister—the twins Sophie and Polly Duniam, who had performed as backup singers and dancers on the Boys’ Pandemonium Tour.
2011
They write the new song ‘Odd Man Out,’ while Pete Gleadall begins mixing their demo of ‘Winner.’
2013
They perform in Las Vegas.
2018
Alex Needham of The Guardian visits the studio where Chris and Neil are working and interviews the latter for his book One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem. Meanwhile, they continue working on the song ‘On Social Media.”
2022
Neil and Chris are driving up the coast of California from Los Angeles to San Francisco, the next stop of the Unity Tour. Along the way they stop at Big Sur, where Neil snaps a photo of a local cat who has decided to perch him/herself atop some of his luggage.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com