Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Melbourne, Australia.
The Boys perform in Detroit, Michigan.
Judging them somewhat pretentious, Chris and Neil decide to scrap some spoken vocals on ‘God Willing.’
The Boys have a busy day, flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles, taping a live performance for the highly rated TV show Dancing with the Stars, and then performing in concert at the Wiltern Theater.
They work with Stuart Price all day on the track ‘Bolshy.’
It’s Election Day in the United States, with what is shaping up to be a tight presidential contest between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Neil and Chris happen to be in New York City, and on their website Neil refers to the ‘circus’ of demonstrators he observes near Trump Tower.
They work all day long with Stuart Price on ‘Will-o-the-wisp.’ That evening the three of them attend a Deadmaus show at Berlin’s Verti Music Hall.