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
Actually is released.
1992
Boy George’s ‘The Crying Game’ single, produced by PSB, is released.
2003
The Pet Shop Boys perform at the Rock ‘n’ Coke Festival in Istanbul—the largest outdoor music festival in Turkish history.
2006
They perform at a free concert in the city square of Skopje, Macedonia.
2012
Elysium is released in Germany. It will subsequently be released in various other countries over the next few days.
2014
The Pet Shop Boys perform their one-hundredth Electric Tour show this evening at the Portmeirion Festival in Wales. To help commemorate the occasion, they’re joined onstage by the Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir for an especially powerful climactic performance of ‘Go West.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com