April 1984
The first version of ‘West End girls’ is released. It is a club hit in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a small hit in France and Belgium.
History
October 1984
They make their first ever stage appearance at the Fridge Nightclub in Brixton, singing and playing over tapes.
On this day
1986
Prince performs the first of several nights of sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Arena. Neil and Chris attend the concert as well as a party thrown afterward by Prince himself.
1989
Liza Minnelli’s ‘Losing My Mind,’ produced by PSB, is released.
1991
Cicero’s ‘Heaven Must Have Sent You Back to Me’ appears on the Boys’ own label, Spaghetti.
1996
‘Se A Vida E’ is released as a single.
2006
Chris and Neil fly to Spain for an evening appearance at the Creamfields Festival.
2007
The Pet Shop Boys conclude their ‘Fundamental Tour proper’ (though a few sporadic shows follow using similar staging and setlists) with a performance in Tokyo. Afterward they go on holiday for a while.
2012
The Boys perform live at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics in London. Because they must share the spotlight with a great many other U.K. artists (the theme is ‘A Symphony of British Music’), they get to do only one song: ‘West End Girls.’
2017
The Super Tour comes to Zadar, Croatia.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com