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 and Chris have lunch at London’s Royal Garden Hotel with Larry Blackmon of the band Cameo. They discuss with him the possibility of his producing their new song ‘Shopping,’ but nothing comes of that idea.
Chris and Neil are in the studio working on ‘For Your Own Good.’
They perform the second of their two Pandemonium Tour concerts in San Francisco.
The 12-inch vinyl edition of ‘Say It to Me’ is released today, featuring four remixes of the single.
The Pet Shop Boys conclude their five-date series of Super Tour concerts in Brazil with a show this evening in Porto Alegre.
They perform at Brooklyn’s famed Barclays Center.