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
1989
Derek Jarman notes in his diary that he has learned that censors in Hong Kong are ‘up in arms’ on account of some of the background visuals (including a shot of two boys kissing) that he had provided for the Pet Shop Boys’ recent performance there.
1997
The Boys perform ‘Somewhere’ on Top of the Pops.
2001
Chris and Neil work on the ‘1971 version’ of the Billie Trix song ‘Run, Girl, Run’
2007
Neil records narration for two parts of a three-part BBC Radio 2 documentary about the music of Noël Coward. Afterwards he attends a Damien Hirst exhibition at London’s White Cube gallery.
2009
The Boys perform at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival.
2014
They appear in concert at the State Opera House in Vienna.
2023
The Dreamworld Tour comes to Finland’s Helsinki Ice Hall.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com