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”.
A birthday party for Bianca Jagger takes place at Studio 54, during which the guest of honor makes her entrance on a white horse. More than 20 years later the Pet Shop Boys would commemorate this event at the climax of their ‘New York City Boy’ video.
Chris and Neil appear on the British television program The Ant & Dec Show. Just before they make their entrance, they are parodied by the duo of Chas ‘n’ Dave.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Fundamental Tour to Tallinn, Estonia.
2008: They perform a short set at London’s Heaven nightclub as part of a benefit show for the family of their late friend and associate Dainton Connell. A highlight of the evening is the Boys’ performance of the 1980 Madness hit ‘My Girl’ with two members of Madness, Suggs and Chas, on vocals.
Neil and Chris spend the day in Margate, where they shoot the video for their next single, ‘A New Bohemia,’ with director Andrew Haigh.