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August 1983

Neil is sent to New York by Smash Hits to interview The Police. By this time the Pet Shop Boys are obsessed by a stream of hi energy records made by New York producer Bobby Orlando, known as Bobby O’. “I thought well, if I’ve got to go and see The Police play then I’m also going to have lunch with Bobby O’ ”. Neil and Bobby O share a cheeseburger and carrot cake at a restaurant called The Apple Jack on August 19th (two years to the day since Neil and Chris met) and Bobby O’, flatered by Neil’s compliments, suggests making a record with the Pet Shop Boys.

History

On this day

1995

BBC radio broadcasts an ‘In Concert’ special featuring the Pet Shop Boys’ DiscoVery show.

2010

The Boys perform at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona. The show goes well despite the fact that Neil had earlier been suffering from food poisoning and had been, in his own words, ‘throwing up all day.’

2014

The Electric Tour comes to the U.K. city of Brighton.

2022

After driving roughly 300 miles (about 470 km) north through the British countryside to Scotland, the Boys perform this evening in Glasgow.