On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. “We thought it sounded like an English rap group”.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Performance tour to the ‘Palatrussardi’ arena (now known as ‘PelaSharp’) in Milan, Italy.
The Boys begin the first of several days working with Sam Taylor-Wood recording ‘Je T’Aime…Moi Non Plus.’
They perform at Velvet Nation in Washington, D.C.
They work in the studio with Trevor Horn on ‘Integral.’
Neil appears on the BBC1 late-night TV discussion program This Week, talking about the 1980s.
The Pet Shop Boys perform their Electric Tour show in Asunción, Paraguay.
The Boys’ Dreamworld Tour comes to Amsterdam.