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History

1978

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”.

On this day

1995

Roughly twenty drummers from Sheboom! record the percussion tracks for ‘Discoteca’ and ‘Se A Vida E.’

2006

The Boys’ second Fundamental show in Florida takes place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando.

2011

Chris and Neil fly to Paris to attend a New Order concert. After the show they meet with the band backstage.

2015

Neil is among the celebrity participants this evening in a live online concert in London titled ‘Staging a Revolution: I’m with the Banned,’ presented by Belarus Free Theatre. This event, staged to protest and raise awareness of repression of artistic freedom in Belarus, is broadcast live on the BBC Arts website. Neil’s contribution involves a dramatic reading of an excerpt from Jeans Generation, a play currently banned in Belarus.

2018

Work resumes on ‘On Social Media’ as the Boys change the song’s structure.

2023

Neil and Chris attend Madonna’s concert this evening at London’s O2 Arena, afterwards describing it as a ‘wonderful show.’