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
In New York, Neil and Chris have a photo session with famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. As they later observe, they were well aware at the time that he was ill with AIDS and ‘didn’t look terribly well.’
1989
Dusty Springfield performs the PSB-penned ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’ on Top of the Pops.
2005
The Boys continue work on ‘The Sodom and Gomorrah Show’ and then begin a new song, ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain.’
2018
The Tennant-Lowe ballet The Most Incredible Thing had been scheduled to have its U.S. premiere this evening at the Knight Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina, performed by the Charlotte Ballet—the first of nine performances slated through March 18. But unfortunately this evening’s show (and that of the following afternoon) had to be canceled on account of what was described as ‘a critical mechanical failure.’ (Affected customers were offered replacement tickets for a subsequent performance.)
- Facts collated by geowayne.com