Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Toronto, the next-to-last stop on the North American portion of their Performance tour.
At the request of Norwegian singer Sondre Lerche, Neil and Chris record a demo of a song he’s written, ‘Dancing in the Dusk.’ That evening they attend a Rufus Wainwright concert.
The ‘I’m with Stupid’ video, featuring David Walliams and Matt Lucas of Little Britain, debuts on U.K. Channel 4.
2008: Neil attends the Anders Trentemøller show at the London Forum.
The Boys work on the tracks ‘Everything Means Something’ and ‘Axis.’
Distribution begins of the official PSB publication Annually 2023, including its bonus four-track CD Lost. On this same day, the songs from Lost become available as digital downloads and on streaming services.