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 Boys perform the first of two consecutive nights’ concerts in Tokyo.
Chris and Neil bring their Release Tour to Milan, Italy.
They rehearse with Yoko Ono in preparation for a live performance together the following evening.
PSB performs in Stockholm, Sweden.
They appear in concert at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, U.K. (It’s a ‘hometown crowd’ for Chris.)
The Pet Shop Boys’ fourth hits collection, Smash, is released today in a variety of formats.