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History

1970 — 1971

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”.

On this day

2000

The Boys perform in Madrid, Spain.

2005

Picking up on an old unfinished track from 1998, ‘Unbelievable Scenes,’ Chris and Neil begin reworking it into a new song, ‘Fugitive.’

2009

Neil’s father, William Tennant, passes away at the age of 85.

2012

Chris and Neil continue work on ‘Leaving’ and begin recording ‘Hold On.’ Neil sings newly revised lyrics for the latter song.