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 19^th (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

1995

Chris and Neil begin work on ‘Up Against It.’

2002

They perform at Wolverhampton, U.K.

2007

Following a two-week break from performing, the Boys resume their summer concert schedule at Villa Arconati in Milan—their first Italian show in five years. Among the concert-goers is the Romanian opera star Angela Gheorghiu, who had sung at La Scala the night before.

2009

A PSB interview with Dermot O’Leary runs this afternoon on BBC Radio 2. And this evening the Boys perform at the Dour Festival in Belgium.

2011

With Robbie Williams recovered from his recent bout of food poisoning, Take That and PSB perform this evening in Amsterdam.

2014

The Electric Tour comes to Pori, Finland.

2017

Six years to the day since their previous appearance in Amsterdam, the Pet Shop Boys perform tonight in that city’s Koninklijk Theater Carré.

2018

They appear in concert at the Starlite Festival in Marbella, Spain.

2024

They perform at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland. (There’s obviously more than just jazz at the Pori Jazz Festival.)

Facts collated by geowayne.com