July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1989
Liza Minnelli’s ‘Don’t Drop Bombs,’ written and produced by the Pet Shop Boys, is released as a single.
1997
Neil and Chris begin recording ‘Sail Away’ at Sarm West.
2009
The Boys are interviewed on Chilean radio. In the evening they perform at Movistar Arena in Santiago.
2011
They continue working on ‘Ego Music.’
2013
Having performed in the same venue two nights before, the Pet Shop Boys present a ‘repeat’ Electric Tour concert in Oakland, California.
2022
The Pet Shop Boys and New Order perform the first of their two sold-out Unity Tour shows—twice postponed from 2020 and again from 2021 on account of the COVID pandemic—at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com