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
1987
‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ is released as a single.
1989
Liza Minnelli, accompanied by Chris and Neil, performs ‘Losing My Mind’ on Top of the Pops.
2007
The Boys arrive in Osaka, where the following evening they will perform the first of two shows in Japan. The same day, the online Sun reports that Damon Albarn, late of Blur, had denied them permission to include their remix of ‘Girls & Boys’ on their upcoming Disco 4 album—a story that Neil immediately denies, stating that they hadn’t even made the request.
2014
The first of two nights of PSB shows in Utrecht, Netherlands.
2016
A ‘Pet Texts’ posting on the official PSB website indicates that Neil is in Edinburgh for the city’s annual August festivals. (He doesn’t say whether Chris is there as well.)
2017
Neil is interviewed this evening by DJ/producer Kölsch on BBC Radio 1.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com