July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1986
Please debuts on the U.S. album chart, beginning a 31-week run during which it goes platinum and peaks at #7.
2005
Chris and Neil begin writing a new song titled ‘After the Event.’
2011
After having spent about three weeks in Berlin working on new music, they fly back to London to begin working with Stuart Price in preparation for their upcoming tour with Take That.
2014
Still traveling in their Winnebago, Neil and Chris journey across the Sonoran Desert from Phoenix back to Indio, California, for their second appearance (which takes place this evening) at this year’s Coachella Music Festival. On this same day, a special vinyl single of ‘Fluorescent,’ featuring two newly recorded mixes of the song, goes on sale exclusively at select U.K. independent record shops for ‘Record Store Day.’
2022
Rehearsals begin in London for the pandemic-delayed Dreamworld Greatest Hits Tour.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com