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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.

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On this day

1987

The Boys debut ‘Always on My Mind’ during the taping of a U.K. television tribute to Elvis Presley titled Love Me Tender. (The show will be broadcast two days later, on August 16.)

2004

The Pet Shop Boys headline the Bilbao Festival in Bilbao, Spain.

2014

Still in Prague following their concert there the night before, Neil and Chris get to play tourist, including a visit to the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art.

2015

They perform this evening at the Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.

2019

With Neil in attendance, Tim Young creates the masters for ‘No Boundaries’ and ‘Burning the Heather’ at Metropolis Studios. At this point, the Boys consider the album Hotspot finished.

2025

The Pet Shop Boys bring their ongoing Dreamworld Tour to the Royal Sandringham Estate near England’s North Sea coast. Scissor Sisters are the support act, and their lead singer Jake Shears guests onstage with the Boys to sing Olly Alexander’s part in the song ‘Dreamland.’