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
An episode of the U.S. TV show Moonlighting includes the original ‘West End Girls.’
1997
‘Se A Vida E’ and ‘To Step Aside’ are released as a double-single in the U.S.
2002
Release is released in the U.K.
2007
Continuing their Fundamental Tour, the Pet Shop Boys perform at the Avica Resort on Australia’s northeastern ‘Gold Coast.’
2009
On the newstands this month—the April 2009 issues of Record Collector and The Word, both of which feature Neil and Chris on the cover and interviews with them inside.
2011
Dissatisfied with what he had composed the day before, Chris rewrites the music for the song ‘Night and the City,’ in the process changing its key and increasing its tempo.
2016
The album Super is released worldwide today.
2019
The Boys perform this evening at Tokyo’s famous Budokan arena.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com