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”.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Berlin, Germany.
The Boys are the subject of a full-page article in the London Times, focusing on their upcoming Savoy Theatre shows.
Neil and Chris attend a charity preview of Elton John’s new musical Billy Eliot.
The Homage Show on Arizona radio station KXUA 88.3 devotes two hours each week to the music of a single artist. The Pet Shop Boys are the focus of this week’s show, which airs this morning.