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 perform in Glasgow, U.K.
The Boys are the focus of a feature story in the U.S. gay news magazine The Advocate.
They continue their Fundamental Tour with a show in Bonn, Germany.
They headline the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, U.K.
Chris and Neil appear as guests on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show. Later this same evening, their pre-recorded performance at the previous month’s Sonar Festival in Barcelona airs on Spanish radio.
The Boys perform this evening in Bochum, Germany.
The mastering of Hotspot takes place at Metropolis Studios.