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”.
Very debuts on the U.S. album chart.
The Pet Shop Boys introduce headliner Elton John at this year’s Stonewall Equality benefit show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Live webcast of PSB in concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
They perform live in Lisbon, Portugal.
The live album Concrete is released.
The Boys spend most of the day working on ‘Pandemonium,’ although Neil also re-records some vocals for ‘King of Rome.’
Chris and Neil attend a concert by Dame Shirley Bassey at the Roundhouse in London, during which she premiers their composition ‘The Performance of My Life.’ Afterwards they write on Twitter, ‘Amazing. Very proud when she sang our song.’
As subsequently noted on their website, they attend a concert this evening by Johnny Marr’s band at London’s Brixton Academy.