Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called "Can you hear the dawn break?". They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. "We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time".
On This Day
1986
'Suburbia' is released as a single.
1988
The Pet Shop Boys perform 'Domino Dancing' on Top of the Pops.
2008
Neil, who had never learned to drive and until now never had a driver's license, passes the test for his license on his first attempt. He celebrates by going out for an afternoon drive all by himself.
2009
The Boys perform the first of two consecutive nights' shows at San Francisco's Warfield Theater.
2011
They make a surprise appearance as after-dinner entertainers at an exclusive white-tie gala at The Stud House, Hampton Court, London—a fundraiser for the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation, a charity devoted to the battle against childhood cancer. Neil and Chris perform 'Go West' and 'West End Girls.'
2013
The Electric Tour comes to Philadelphia.
2015
It's the last full day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Chris and Neil are spending it in the midst of a Southern California heat wave; they're in Los Angeles recording tracks for their next album with producer Stuart Price.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com