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 Barcelona, Spain.
They play the second of two successive nights’ concerts at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
Fundamental is released in the U.K. Continuing their associated promotional rounds, Chris and Neil are interviewed today on both TV (The New Paul O’Grady Show) and radio (BBC Radio Five Live).
The Boys bring their Fundamental Tour to Amsterdam.
The Pet Shop Boys are among a number of artists (including a‑ha, the Black Eyed Peas, and the All-American Rejects) who perform in front of a large audience at the Munich Olympiahalle, recorded for broadcast about eight days later on the German TV show The Dome. The Boys perform ‘Love etc.’
The Electric Tour comes to São Paulo, Brazil.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Dreamworld Tour show to London’s O2 Arena.