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April 2015

On April 22, the Pet Shop Boys musical Closer to Heaven is performed in London for the first time in fourteen years, in a sold-out month-long run at The Union Theatre. (It will return for a further five weeks beginning on October 21.). For this revival, at the Pet Shop Boys’ request, the musical’s original final number, “Positive role model”, is replaced by “Vocal”.

August 2015

On August 15, the final date of the much-extended Electric tour – which began in March, 2013 – takes place at the Flow Festival in Helsinki. The tour has visited over forty countries.

December 2015

On December 2, the Pet Shop Boys appear at MAMA – the Mnet Asian Music Awards – in Hong Kong. They are given the Worldwide Inspiration award and play a lengthy live medley, joined for their final two songs, “What have I done to deserve this?” and “Vocal”, by the K‑Pop artist f(x). At the organisers’ request, they wear the Electric tour straw jackets for, possibly, the final time.

On this day

1994

Neil and Chris work on a new song, ‘Yes in a No Kind of Way,’ but never get around to finishing it.

1995

The Boys perform ‘Paninaro ‘95’ on Top of the Pops. Meanwhile, BBC 1 radio host Kevin Greening breaks the First Commandment (not for the first time) by declaring Neil Tennant ‘God of the Week.’

2001

They’re busy working on ‘Home and Dry.’

2007

Neil and Chris enjoy (as the latter writes on their official website) ‘a night off in Brussels.’

2012

The CD and ‘digital EP’ of the PSB single ‘Winner,’ featuring three previously unreleased bonus songs, is released today in Germany and several other nations on iTunes, Amazon, and other online outlets. It will similarly be released (digitally) in various other nations over the next few days.

2013

The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening in Singapore.

2014

The Electric Tour comes to Girona, Spain.

2019

Neil and Chris, along with Frances Barber, take a train to Edinburgh, where Musik will soon have its premiere.