July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1999
The Pet Shop Boys perform at Wembley Arena in London, their final show before a four-week break in the Nightlife Tour.
2009
Continuing the U.K. leg of their Pandemonium Tour, the Boys perform in Manchester. This same evening, BBC6 radio broadcasts a program that Neil and Chris had recorded several days earlier focusing on dance music that has especially influenced them.
2012
‘Neil Tennant’s Smash Hits Christmas,’ a special program that focuses on Neil’s time as an assistant editor with the magazine, airs on BBC Radio 4.
2021
An hour-long edit of Performance, the film of the Pet Shop Boys’ 1991 tour, is televised this evening on BBC4.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com