October 1959
Christopher Sean Lowe is born on October 4th in Blackpool, Lancashire.
History
On this day
1982
Produced by Bobby ‘O’ Orlando, the Flirts’ ‘Passion’—which ends up having a major influence on PSB—is released.
1986
Chris and Neil record ‘That’s My Impression’ at Aosis Studios in London.
1998
The Boys perform the first of two concerts in St. Petersburg, Russia.
1999
Kylie Minogue records her vocals for ‘In Denial.’
2010
To help celebrate 30 years of the BRIT Awards, Mastercard sponsors a competition for a member of the British public to win a live performance by an award-winner in the living room of his or her own home. The winner, Lorraine Sands of Twickenham, is surprised when the Pet Shop Boys appear today at her doorstep. They then recreate a portion of their recent Pandemonium Tour show in her living room, complete with backup singers and dancers. They perform four songs: ‘Suburbia,’ ‘All Over the World,’ ‘It’s a Sin,’ and ‘West End Girls.’ Afterward Neil describes the experience as ‘surreal but very good fun.’
2011
While visiting Berlin, Chris and Neil write a new song called ‘Multi-Kulti,’ inspired by German chancellor Angela Merkel. (This song, still unreleased, is later retitled ‘About Time.’)
2012
Neil re-records the vocal for ‘Leaving.’
2014
A rumor begins to spread online that Neil has written a soon-to-be-published autobiography titled Petipedia that, among other things, describes something of a feud between David Bowie and Elton John. The story about the autobiography is almost immediately refuted by a source within the PSB organization.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com