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”.
Neil records a guide vocal for ‘Confidential.’
The Boys continue their work on ‘The Night I Fell in Love.’
Chris appears as guest of honor at his alma mater, Arnold School in Blackpool, to help formally open the school’s new music center. During the festivities he delivers a public speech—quite a rare thing for him. The school choir also performs a medley of PSB songs.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Vancouver, British Columbia.
They bring their Electric Tour show to the Washington, DC suburb of Bethesda, Maryland.
The Boys perform this evening in São Paulo, Brazil.
Neil and Chris spend the day in the studio working on a demo of ‘Give Stupidity a Chance.’
They travel by train to Leicester to observe the technical run-through and then the first dress rehearsal for the stage play My Beautiful Laundrette, with pre-recorded music by the Pet Shop Boys.
The Boys perform this evening in Boston, the second date of their Unity Tour with New Order.