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
The Pet Shop Boys’ first video collection, Television, is released on VHS.
1988
The Boys perform ‘Left to My Own Devices’ on Top of the Pops. On the same day, their second video collection, Showbusiness, is released on VHS.
1989
The PSB film It Couldn’t Happen Here is released on VHS and laserdisc.
1993
BPI awards a U.K. platinum album award to Very. Also, the Projections collection of short Derek Jarman films created for the MCMLXXXIX Tour is released on VHS.
1996
Neil is among the many celebrity guests attending the U.K. premiere this evening in London of the film musical Evita starring Madonna.
1999
They appear in concert in Munich, Germany.
2009
They perform in Bratislava, Slovakia.
2016
The Super Tour comes to the Tempodrom in Berlin.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com