July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1994
Neil and Chris happen upon George Michael at the Rio de Janeiro airport. Afterward they have, in Neil’s own words, ‘a riotous time on the plane.’
2011
The first of two whole days back-to-back they spend working on ‘Hold On.’ Meanwhile, an exhibition opens at the Royal Academy in Piccadilly, London, for which various celebrities have contributed items that represent to them personal happiness. Neil has contributed a poster he got at a 1972 ‘Ziggy-era’ David Bowie concert, which was subsequently autographed at the stage door by both Bowie and his guitarist Mick Ronson. As Neil says, it made him ‘very happy.’
2018
This evening singer Tracey Thorn, formerly of Everything But the Girl, posts on Twitter than she has ‘Just had dinner with the Pet Shop Boys and in case you’re wondering, they’re lovely.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com