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 perform in Barcelona, Spain.
They play the second of two successive nights’ concerts at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
Fundamental is released in the U.K. Continuing their associated promotional rounds, Chris and Neil are interviewed today on both TV (The New Paul O’Grady Show) and radio (BBC Radio Five Live).
The Boys bring their Fundamental Tour to Amsterdam.
The Pet Shop Boys are among a number of artists (including a‑ha, the Black Eyed Peas, and the All-American Rejects) who perform in front of a large audience at the Munich Olympiahalle, recorded for broadcast about eight days later on the German TV show The Dome. The Boys perform ‘Love etc.’
The Electric Tour comes to São Paulo, Brazil.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Dreamworld Tour show to London’s O2 Arena.