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”.
‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ remains at #2 on the U.S. singles chart for a second week.
Neil and Chris appear on Norway’s popular TV talk show Først & Sist to promote PopArt in that country.
BBC Radio 2 broadcasts a documentary narrated by Neil Tennant about the career of artist Andy Warhol.
The Pet Shop Boys are interviewed ‘live’ on the BBC Radio 4 arts program Front Row.
Chris and Neil are in Erfurt, Germany to perform on the evening TV show Wetten Dass. The legendary actress Sophia Loren is also a guest.
Neil records new vocals for ‘Hold On.’
They both attend a performance at London’s Royal Court Theatre of the one-woman play/monologue Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and performed by Carey Mulligan.