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July 1954

Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.

On this day

1984

Bronski Beat headlines ‘Pits and Perverts,’ an LGSM (Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners) concert at the Electric Ballroom in London to benefit a miners’ strike. Neil and Chris are in the audience.

1986

They meet Dusty Springfield for the first time at London’s Advision Studios, where they discuss her pending vocal work on ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’

1999

The Boys perform in Manchester, U.K.

2008

They work with Stuart Price on the medley they will perform at the upcoming BRITS Awards.