After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
The Pet Shop Boys appear on U.K. television as part of the millennium celebrations, performing ‘You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk.’
The Boys were scheduled to headline at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) celebrations this evening, but severe weather, including near hurricane-force winds and associated power outages, force authorities to cancel the festivities.
They perform at this evening’s New Year’s Eve festivities in Sydney, Australia. Also on the bill are Culture Club, Jamiroquai, and Pseudo Echo.
‘Memory of the Future’ is released as a single.
The Pet Shop Boys ring in the new year performing at the Hogmanay festivities in Edinburgh. (Unlike seven years before, the weather doesn’t pose a problem.) Their performance is divided into halves, starting in 2013 and, following the midnight fireworks above Edinburgh Castle, resuming in 2014.
Despite rain, they appear once again at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festivities. As nine years before, the first half of the set is before midnight and the second half afterward. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening? They perform ‘Paninaro,’ which Chris had suggested several years previously that they might never perform live again.