July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1995
While Chris is in Paris for an Arsenal football match (that’s ‘soccer’ to my fellow Americans)—the finals for the Cup Winner’s Cup—Neil records an early demo version of ‘For All of Us.’
2005
Trevor Horn begins working with the Pet Shop Boys on their next album, which eventually will be titled Fundamental. Later that evening Neil attends a performance of Shostakovitch’s Seventh Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall.
2007
The Boys perform in Chemnitz, Germany.
2014
They appear at the Sandance Festival at Nasimi Beach in Dubai.
2018
During a telephone interview this morning on BBC Radio 6, Neil reveals that he and Chris are currently in Berlin recording material for their next as-yet-unnamed album.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com