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 Boys debut ‘Always on My Mind’ during the taping of a U.K. television tribute to Elvis Presley titled Love Me Tender. (The show will be broadcast two days later, on August 16.)
The Pet Shop Boys headline the Bilbao Festival in Bilbao, Spain.
Still in Prague following their concert there the night before, Neil and Chris get to play tourist, including a visit to the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art.
They perform this evening at the Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.
With Neil in attendance, Tim Young creates the masters for ‘No Boundaries’ and ‘Burning the Heather’ at Metropolis Studios. At this point, the Boys consider the album Hotspot finished.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their ongoing Dreamworld Tour to the Royal Sandringham Estate near England’s North Sea coast. Scissor Sisters are the support act, and their lead singer Jake Shears guests onstage with the Boys to sing Olly Alexander’s part in the song ‘Dreamland.’