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 appear at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the European leg of their Performance tour.
While in Miami for their Release Tour, Chris and Neil attend a Rufus Wainwright performance.
The Boys perform in Riga, Latvia.
They post on their official website that they’ve ‘just finished listening through to the mastered version’ of their upcoming new studio album (Elysium, although the title isn’t yet revealed at this time), which they now consider ‘completed.’ Meanwhile, Chris begins work on a new mix of ‘Hold On,’ but which is never used.
Neil and Chris enjoy what they describe on their website as ‘a beautiful day’ in Murcia, Spain. That evening they perform the first show of the 2014 European leg of the Electric Tour at the SOS 4.8 Festival.
A special 132-page edition of Classic Pop magazine entirely devoted to the Pet Shop Boys begins distribution today.
Neil is interviewed onstage this evening by John Wilson at London’s Royal Academy of Arts Festival of Ideas.
‘Dancing Star’ is released on CD as the second single from Nonetheless.