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”.
David Bowie and the Pet Shop Boys videotape a performance of ‘Hallo Spaceboy’ to be shown the following day on Top of the Pops.
The Pet Shop Boys kick off a brief four-date Russian tour. Tonight they perform the first of two consecutive nights’ concerts in Moscow.
Chris and Neil fly to Naples.
Madonna’s ‘Sorry’ featuring the PSB ‘Maxi-Mix’ is released as a single in the U.S.
Neil attends the ‘Convention on Modern Liberty’ in London this afternoon, where he listens to lectures and discussions on how civil liberties are currently under threat from government, corporations, and technology.
The Boys write the song ‘Inside.’
Sonos add vocals to ‘Hold On’ and ‘The Way Through the Woods.’
The PSB concert scheduled for this evening at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in Parisis is canceled on account of insurmountable technical difficulties—at least insurmountable in time for the show. The Boys promise on their website that the concert will be rescheduled for a later date.