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”.
Blur’s single ‘To the End,’ featuring the Pet Shop Boys’ remix of ‘Girls & Boys,’ hits #16 on the U.K. charts.
The Pet Shop Boys perform live on U.K. Channel 4’s T4 On The Beach.
They perform at the Apollo in Manchester.
Continuing their role as Take That’s ‘special guests,’ they open the show this evening in Dublin.
They perform a sold-out show at London’s O2 Arena. Rapper Example makes a surprise live guest appearance to perform his rap in the Boys’ new song ‘Thursday.’
2024: Neil and Chris attend this evening’s performance of the new revival of Closer to Heaven at London’s Turbine Theatre and meet the cast after the show.