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”.
BPI awards platinum album status to Introspective.
Closer to Heaven closes after a run of five months—and just five days after the release of the cast album.
Not being superstitious types, the Pet Shop Boys perform on Friday the 13th at the Boston Opera House.
They perform in the largest city in the southern hemisphere: São Paulo, Brazil.
Chris and Neil are interviewed by Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show.
Following a week of rehearsals, the Pet Shop Boys’ Super Tour begins this evening in Santiago, Chile.