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
1990
‘So Hard’ debuts on the U.S. singles chart, where it will peak at #62.
1999
The Boys launch their Nightlife Tour in Miami, Florida.
2009
They perform at the Jockey Club in Lima, Peru—the final date of the South American leg of the Pandemonium Tour, after which Chris and Neil have scheduled a month-long break from concert appearances.
2011
Chris and Neil go to the EMI offices to meet with their manager Angela Becker to play her their demos of songs planned for their next album and to discuss ideas for a producer.
2016
The Pet Shop Boys were scheduled to appear this evening on the U.S. CBS network’s The Late, Late Show with James Corden, but Neil comes down with a nasty case of food poisoning, forcing them to cancel their appearance.
2017
The albums Yes and Elysium are reissued today, both with ‘Further Listening’ discs of bonus tracks.
2023
The Pet Shop Boys reissue their album Relentless in a newly remastered edition on the thirtieth anniversary of its original release as a bonus disc with limited-edition copies of Very.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com