July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1991
The Pet Shop Boys perform the second of two consecutive nights’ shows at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco.
1997
They perform ‘A Red Letter Day’ on Top of the Pops.
2007
The jet carrying the Pet Shop Boys to Auckland, New Zealand, early this morning comes within about 40 seconds of being struck by fiery debris—initially reported as a disintegrating Russian satellite, but more likely a meteor—plunging through the atmosphere. Neil, Chris, and their entourage sleep through the near-catastrophe.
2016
The Boys are interviewed this evening on John Wilson’s Front Row program on BBC Radio 4 about their upcoming shows at London’s Royal Opera House.
2019
They perform this evening at the AsiaWorld Expo Convention Centre in Hong Kong.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com