Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Stuttgart, Germany.
They perform at the Dekalb Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
They discuss album artwork for Elysium with Mark Farrow and Gary Stillwell.
The second date of the Electric Tour ‘proper,’ with the Boys’ concert at Luna Park in Buenos Aires.
They continue working with Frances Barber on her vocals for Musik. Today she provides new vocals for the older songs ‘Friendly Fire’ and ‘Run, Girl, Run,’ and also re-records her vocal for ‘Ich bin Musik.’
The Boys arrive in Brussels for their Dreamworld Tour show the following evening. Unfortunately, their luggage gets stuck on the carousel at the airport, temporarily blocking the other passengers’ bags.
Neil and Chris visit Manchester’s John Rylands Library to see the ‘Secret Public’ exhibition, which focuses on the influence of LGBTQ artists and activists on popular culture. Included are Neil’s original lyric manuscripts for ‘West End Girls’ and ‘It’s a Sin.’