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”.
Chris and Neil are working on ‘The Night I Fell in Love’ when they learn of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. They halt recording and, like much of the rest of the world, watch the ensuing news unfold on television.
The Boys perform in Orlando—their third Florida show in a row.
They arrive in Miami to begin the North American leg of their Electric Tour with a concert the following evening.
Neil attends Rufus Wainwright’s concert this evening with the Britten Sinfonia at the BBC Proms in London. Rufus dedicates his performance of the song ‘Poses’ to Neil, thanking Neil for ‘believing’ in him.
Neil and Chris appear as guests on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show, during which they not only debut their new single—‘Dreamland,’ their long-awaited collaboration with Years & Years—but also confirm that their new studio album (on which it will appear) is scheduled for release on January 24, 2020, and that they will begin their ‘Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live’ tour the following May with a string of arena concerts in the U.K. Afterward they rehearse with their backing band for their upcoming Hyde Park concert.