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 bring their Performance show to the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis. Although at the time the creator of this website lived within walking distance, he didn’t attend the concert because he wasn’t yet a fan.
The Boys perform their new ‘Barfly’ arrangement of ‘It’s a Sin’ on Parkinson—a virtual institution on U.K. television.
They perform in Melbourne, Australia.
Neil records harmony vocals for ‘Give It a Go’ at Pete Gleadall’s studio.
The 2018 edition of the Pet Shop Boys’ fan publication Annually is released.
The new single ‘Dancing Star’ is released digitally with five bonus tracks, including the new songs ‘Sense of Time’ and ‘If Jesus Had a Sister.’