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
2002
‘Home and Dry’ is released as a single in the U.K.
2007
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Fundamental Tour show to Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2009
Neil and Chris appear on BBC1 prime-time television’s The One Show.
2010
They’ve been very busy in the studio of late. Today they announce on their official website that they have just finished composing the music for Act One of their ballet, scheduled for debut in 2011.
2012
Photographer and videographer Eric Watson succumbs to a fatal heart attack at the age of 56. Watson was extremely important in the history of the Pet Shop Boys, having taken their first publicity photos as well as shots for numerous single covers and the albums Please and Behaviour. He was also instrumental in their signing with Epic Records, and directed several of their early music videos and their Performance concert film.
2016
Today sees the release of the CD single of ‘The Pop Kids’ with bonus tracks. A digital bundle of remixes is also released. This same evening, Neil attends a performance by electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss at the Rich Mix performing arts center in London’s East End.
2018
This afternoon the final scheduled performance of the debut U.S. run of the Boys’ ballet The Most Incredible Thing takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com