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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.

On this day

2001

Chris and Neil are working on ‘The Night I Fell in Love’ when they learn of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. They halt recording and, like much of the rest of the world, watch the ensuing news unfold on television.

2009

The Boys perform in Orlando—their third Florida show in a row.

2013

They arrive in Miami to begin the North American leg of their Electric Tour with a concert the following evening.

2014

Neil attends Rufus Wainwright’s concert this evening with the Britten Sinfonia at the BBC Proms in London. Rufus dedicates his performance of the song ‘Poses’ to Neil, thanking Neil for ‘believing’ in him.

2019

Neil and Chris appear as guests on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show, during which they not only debut their new single—‘Dreamland,’ their long-awaited collaboration with Years & Years—but also confirm that their new studio album (on which it will appear) is scheduled for release on January 24, 2020, and that they will begin their ‘Dreamworld – The Greatest Hits Live’ tour the following May with a string of arena concerts in the U.K. Afterward they rehearse with their backing band for their upcoming Hyde Park concert.