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 Melbourne, Australia.
The Boys perform in Detroit, Michigan.
Judging them somewhat pretentious, Chris and Neil decide to scrap some spoken vocals on ‘God Willing.’
The Boys have a busy day, flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles, taping a live performance for the highly rated TV show Dancing with the Stars, and then performing in concert at the Wiltern Theater.
They work with Stuart Price all day on the track ‘Bolshy.’
It’s Election Day in the United States, with what is shaping up to be a tight presidential contest between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Neil and Chris happen to be in New York City, and on their website Neil refers to the ‘circus’ of demonstrators he observes near Trump Tower.
They work all day long with Stuart Price on ‘Will-o-the-wisp.’ That evening the three of them attend a Deadmaus show at Berlin’s Verti Music Hall.