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”.
Neil and Chris spend the day working on ‘C Major,’ which becomes ‘A Red Letter Day.’
The Boys headline on the final night of the Stockholm Water Festival in Sweden, performing on a floating platform.
Following her concert at Wembley Arena, the Pet Shop Boys attend a party celebrating Madonna’s 48th birthday (which was actually the day before) at the Lounge Lover bar in London.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Jakarta, Indonesia. It also happens to be the nation’s Independence Day, a fact that the Boys note in a posting on their official website.