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”.
‘Suburbia’ debuts on the U.S. singles chart, where it will peak at #70. On this same day, the Pet Shop Boys appear on German television, performing both ‘Suburbia’ and ‘Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)’ on Peter’s Pop Show.
K‑Klass complete their mixing work on ‘Metamorphosis.’
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Rostock, Germany.
Chris and Neil are interviewed this evening on BBC Radio 2’s The Radcliffe & Maconie Show.
They fly to Berlin to work some more on demos of songs for their next album.
Their concert performance the night before with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is broadcast this evening on BBC Radio 2.
Chris Evans interviews the Boys this morning on his BBC Radio 2 show.
Neil is among the guest performers this evening at Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright’s ‘A Not So Silent Night’ Christmas show at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He sings ‘It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas,’ duets with Martha on ‘I Cried for Us,’ and joins the whole ensemble for several group numbers.
Tickets go on sale this morning for the January 31 and February 4 ‘sepcial event’ showings of the Pet Shop Boys’ Dreamworld concert film in theaters worldwide.