July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1987
‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ is released as a single.
1989
Liza Minnelli, accompanied by Chris and Neil, performs ‘Losing My Mind’ on Top of the Pops.
2007
The Boys arrive in Osaka, where the following evening they will perform the first of two shows in Japan. The same day, the online Sun reports that Damon Albarn, late of Blur, had denied them permission to include their remix of ‘Girls & Boys’ on their upcoming Disco 4 album—a story that Neil immediately denies, stating that they hadn’t even made the request.
2014
The first of two nights of PSB shows in Utrecht, Netherlands.
2016
A ‘Pet Texts’ posting on the official PSB website indicates that Neil is in Edinburgh for the city’s annual August festivals. (He doesn’t say whether Chris is there as well.)
2017
Neil is interviewed this evening by DJ/producer Kölsch on BBC Radio 1.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com