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 Boys perform their second concert in Hong Kong.
Continuing the Scandanavian leg of their Release Tour, they perform in Stockholm.
Once again in Sweden, Neil and Chris now appear in Göteborg for tonight’s date on the Pandemonium Tour.
The first of no fewer than eight PSB/Take That concerts at London’s famed Wembley Stadium takes place this evening. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Neil rewrites the lyrics for ‘Give It a Go.’
Still in Dresden following the PSB concert the previous night, Neil is interviewed this morning by Carsten Nicolai in front of an audience at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
The Boys perform at the Release Athens Festival, Greece’s largest annual music event.