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”.
Bilingual is released.
One of the participants in the highly rated U.S. version of the TV show Big Brother proclaims these immortal words: ‘Pet Shop Boys! I love this band!’ Meanwhile, still touristing in Turkey, Chris and Neil take a boat trip on the Bosphorus.
The first in a series of live performances across Germany of the Boys’ Battleship Potemkin score takes place in Frankfurt.
After a two-week break, the Boys resume the European leg of their Fundamental Tour in Germany at the Schlossgarten Ludwigslust.
The second of two consecutive evenings of the Pandemonium Tour in New York City.
The Boys perform a sold-out concert this evening at The Sage in Gateshead (U.K.)—the first of two consecutive nights.
Precisely three years to the day since the start of their previous two-night stand at The Sage in Gateshead, the Pet Shop Boys perform the first of two consecutive nights there.