July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1995
The Pet Shop Boys are recording at Axis Studios, located above Studio 54 in New York City.
2002
They perform at this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
2006
This is the first of two consecutive nights’ PSB concerts at the Tower of London.
2009
The Pandemonium Tour comes to Stockholm. After the show, the Swedish duo West End Girls meet backstage with Chris and Neil.
2011
The second of the Boys’ two nights opening for Take That in Birmingham.
2012
Comedian David Walliams—known as a dedicated PSB fan—records track-by-track audio commentary with Neil and Chris at London’s Sarm Studios for their soon-to-be-released album Elysium.
2017
They perform this evening in Mainz, Germany.
2019
At Cardiff Castle, the Boys rehearse for their upcoming guest appearance at the following evening’s Glastonbury show by The Killers. The uncomfortably high temperature leads Chris later to describe it as ‘the hottest soundcheck of all time.’
2023
They wind up the 2023 U.K. leg of their Dreamworld Tour with an appearance at the Eden Project in Cornwall.
2024
They perform in Mannheim, Germany.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com