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”.
As they had the night before, Neil and Chris make an early public appearance (Neil: ‘It was incredibly embarrassing’) in Belgium, this time in a nightclub in Charleroi.
The Pet Shop Boys perform live at the MTV Video Music Awards.
After working in the studio on ‘Between Two Islands,’ Neil has dinner in London with Courtney Love.
Neil is in Greece for a week’s rest before the start of the North American leg of the Fundamental Tour. The official PSB website reports that he has enjoyed a swim in the hot waters of a volcano.
The Boys bring their Pandemonium Tour show to Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater.
They kick off the Latin American leg of their 2017 Super Tour by performing at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro.
They headline the BBC Radio 2 Live show at London’s Hyde Park. The Boys’ performance is broadcast live on the BBC Four television channel, followed by a compilation of their classic appearances on Top of the Pops.