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August 1983

Neil is sent to New York by Smash Hits to interview The Police. By this time the Pet Shop Boys are obsessed by a stream of hi energy records made by New York producer Bobby Orlando, known as Bobby O’. “I thought well, if I’ve got to go and see The Police play then I’m also going to have lunch with Bobby O’ ”. Neil and Bobby O share a cheeseburger and carrot cake at a restaurant called The Apple Jack on August 19th (two years to the day since Neil and Chris met) and Bobby O’, flatered by Neil’s compliments, suggests making a record with the Pet Shop Boys.

History

On this day

1999

The Pet Shop Boys perform in Cardiff, U.K.

2000

They’re in the studio working on ‘Birthday Boy.’

2006

Chris and Neil appear at London’s Selfridge’s department store to sign books and CDs.

2009

They bring the Pandemonium Tour to Frankfurt, Germany.

2018

The Boys’ 1988 film, It Couldn’t Happen Here, receives a rare public screening this evening at London’s Regent Street Cinema, immediately followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director, Jack Bond.