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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.

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On this day

1994

The conclusion airs tonight of a two-part The O Zone special on BBC1 focusing on the Pet Shop Boys.

1995

‘Paninaro ‘95’ falls from #4 to #6 on the Latvian radio airplay chart.

2005

Neil, Chris, and the Dresdner Sinfoniker perform the Potemkin score in Berlin.

2009

The Boys perform ‘Love etc.’ on the U.S. NBC TV show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—although, since their appearance runs after midnight in all U.S. locations, it’s technically the next day, September 5.

2013

The Electric Tour comes to Gdańsk, Poland.

2014

Neil and Chris are in Glasgow, Scotland in preparation for their concert there the following evening.

2018

Their website reports that they are currently on holiday following their summer tour, but will soon be back in the studio writing and recording their next album with producer Stuart Price. It adds that they’ve already written 21 new songs.

2019

The Boys listen to Stuart Price’s remix of ‘Dreamland’ and later work with Mark Farrow on the album booklet artwork for Hotspot.