October 1959
Christopher Sean Lowe is born on October 4th in Blackpool, Lancashire.
History
On this day
1989
The Boys set up their own management office, ending their professional relationship with Tom Watkins.
1990
BPI awards a U.K. platinum album to Behaviour.
1991
BPI awards a U.K. platinum album to Discography.
1994
They begin the Australian leg of their DiscoVery tour.
1996
They perform on the U.K. TV show TFI Friday.
2003
BBC Radio 2 airs the second half of its interview/popumentary Pet Shop Boys, Really.
2006
The Pet Shop Boys perform at the Arizona State Fair.
2007
Neil and Chris perform a brief set at a War Child benefit concert at Brixton Academy. They had been specifically invited to perform by Tim Rice-Oxley of the band Keane.
2010
Ultimate, the Pet Shop Boys’ third hits collection, is released today in the U.K. and various other countries (although it had been released in several countries a few days earlier).
2011
At Metropolis Studios in London, Neil goes through tapes in preparation for the re-mastering of tracks for their upcoming b‑sides collection Format.
2016
The Boys perform at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas.
2018
Neil’s book One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem is published in the U.K. today. Also, an online auction of ‘celebrity shoes’ begins today to benefit the charity Small Steps Project. Neil has donated a pair that he wore during a 2016 appearance by the Pet Shop Boys on The Graham Norton Show, during which they performed ‘The Pop Kids.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com