July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1987
The Boys debut ‘Always on My Mind’ during the taping of a U.K. television tribute to Elvis Presley titled Love Me Tender. (The show will be broadcast two days later, on August 16.)
2004
The Pet Shop Boys headline the Bilbao Festival in Bilbao, Spain.
2014
Still in Prague following their concert there the night before, Neil and Chris get to play tourist, including a visit to the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art.
2015
They perform this evening at the Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.
2019
With Neil in attendance, Tim Young creates the masters for ‘No Boundaries’ and ‘Burning the Heather’ at Metropolis Studios. At this point, the Boys consider the album Hotspot finished.
2025
The Pet Shop Boys bring their ongoing Dreamworld Tour to the Royal Sandringham Estate near England’s North Sea coast. Scissor Sisters are the support act, and their lead singer Jake Shears guests onstage with the Boys to sing Olly Alexander’s part in the song ‘Dreamland.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com