On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. “We thought it sounded like an English rap group”.
The Boys perform their second concert in Hong Kong.
Continuing the Scandanavian leg of their Release Tour, they perform in Stockholm.
Once again in Sweden, Neil and Chris now appear in Göteborg for tonight’s date on the Pandemonium Tour.
The first of no fewer than eight PSB/Take That concerts at London’s famed Wembley Stadium takes place this evening. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Neil rewrites the lyrics for ‘Give It a Go.’
Still in Dresden following the PSB concert the previous night, Neil is interviewed this morning by Carsten Nicolai in front of an audience at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
The Boys perform at the Release Athens Festival, Greece’s largest annual music event.