October 1959
Christopher Sean Lowe is born on October 4th in Blackpool, Lancashire.
History
On this day
1988
The Pet Shop Boys are named Best British Group at the BRITS Awards. They also perform ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ with Dusty Springfield.
1995
RIAA awards U.S. gold albums to both Discography and Very.
2000
The Boys perform in Paris.
2002
They kick off their U.K. ‘University Tour.’
2005
Neil records vocals for ‘I’m with Stupid.’
2012
Chris and Neil work at a recording studio in Sherman Oaks, California, taking advantage of the vintage synths there. Among the tracks they work on is ‘Memory of the Future.’ Later that evening they attend a concert featuring the Icelandic electronic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with the Formalist String Quartet at the Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles.
2019
The fourth and final song from the Boys’ EP Agenda, ‘The Forgotten Child,’ begins streaming online, and the entire EP goes on sale on various digital outlets.
2023
Neil is interviewed and answers audience questions at The Cambridge Union, home of Cambridge University’s free speech and debating society.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com