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”.
Percussionist Jodie Linscott records her parts on several Release tracks, including ‘Home and Dry’ and ‘I Get Along.’
The Pet Shop Boys appear at the Summer of Music festival in Warsaw, Poland.
They perform in Tampa, Florida.
A very big, busy day for our musical heroes. First they appear on an early morning TV show in Berlin. Then they catch a flight back to London in time to perform several songs (including ‘Winner’) at the end of the Olympic/Paralympic Parade near Buckingham Palace. And, as if that weren’t enough, their new album Elysium is released today in Britain.
Neil attends Kate Bush’s concert this evening at London’s Eventim Apollo (which is still better known by its semi-legendary earlier name, the Hammersmith Odeon).
The Boys perform this evening at Bestival in Dorset, U.K.
As they note today on their official website, Neil and Chris are enjoying a few days in New York City before heading off to Toronto to begin their Unity Tour with New Order.