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”.
‘Being Boring’ is released as a single. On the same day, the book Pet Shop Boys, Literally, written by Chris Heath, is published.
The Montage concert video is released.
Having completed the U.S. leg of their Fundamental Tour, the Boys fly to Guadalajara for the first of three shows in Mexico.
‘Did You See Me Coming?’ hits #1 on the Billboard Dance Club/Play chart. On the same day, Neil and Chris record a two-hour show for Dave Pearce’s BBC Radio 6 Sunday evening dance-music program, although it’s not scheduled to air until December 20.
As they had several days before, they once again spend the whole day working on ‘Bolshy.’
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening at New York’s Madison Square Garden—amazingly, their first-ever concert at that famed venue. It’s not, however, in the stadium-sized portion that holds up to 20,000, but instead at the smaller ‘Theater’ portion with its seating capacity of up to 5,000.