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”.
BPI awards platinum album status to Introspective.
Closer to Heaven closes after a run of five months—and just five days after the release of the cast album.
Not being superstitious types, the Pet Shop Boys perform on Friday the 13th at the Boston Opera House.
They perform in the largest city in the southern hemisphere: São Paulo, Brazil.
Chris and Neil are interviewed by Graham Norton on his BBC Radio 2 show.
Following a week of rehearsals, the Pet Shop Boys’ Super Tour begins this evening in Santiago, Chile.