1991

‘DJ Culture’ is released as a single.

2002

‘London’ is released as a single—but only in Germany.

2005

The Boys attend a new London staging of the musical Hair—which, it turns out, they don’t like.

2006

They bring their Fundamental Tour to New York’s Radio City Music Hall (a sold-out show), after which they make a midnight ‘signing appearance’ at the Virgin Megastore.

2009

They perform in Rio de Janeiro.

2010

Accompanied by his friend Janet Street-Porter, Neil attends the Cartier Frieze Foundation Art Fair Dinner at Bar Boulud London at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.

2016

Their Super Tour now in full swing, Chris and Neil fly from Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2022

The Pet Shop Boys perform in Seattle, Washington.

“Gimme a bandwagon and I’ll jump on it!”

Pity him, the former
enfant terrible,
his career in aspic
bent on pleasure
gamely attempting
the tricky transition
from ageing outrage
to national treasure

“Gimme a bandwagon and I’ll jump on it!
A drum to bang and I’ll thump on it!
Criticism and I’ll dump on it!
If you don’t like it you’ll be lumpin’ it!”

He won’t rest while there are
cameras around
He’ll start a quarrel
for the moral high-ground
It’s not enough to win a brace of top awards
He won’t be happy till he’s in the House of Lords

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