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
1999
The Boys perform in Houston. Their renditions this evening of ‘Always on My Mind’ and ‘Being Boring’ later appear on the ‘You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk’ single.
2000
They travel to Cuba on holiday with friends.
2003
BBC Radio 2 airs the first half of an interview/popumentary, Pet Shop Boys, Really.
2007
Resuming their brief series of ‘Fundamental tour addendum’ concerts in Spain, Chris and Neil travel by train from Barcelona to Valencia, where they perform this evening at the Greenspace Festival.
2016
An hour-long show that the Boys have produced and pre-recorded for Berlin-based Radio Eins—part of a series entitled Freundliche Übernahme (‘Friendly Takeover’)—is broadcast this evening. It consists of music chosen, sequenced, and introduced by Neil and Chris. Meanwhile, they bring their Super Tour tonight to Portland, Oregon.
2019
The ‘Dreamland’ single, previously released in streaming and digital formats, is released in physical formats today.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com