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
1985
The Pet Shop Boys make one of their earliest live appearances at London’s Camden Palace at a show called ‘The Alternative Top of the Pops.’ Curiously, sources differ as to which song(s) they perform.
1999
An interview with Neil appears in the issue with this date of the U.K. gay magazine Boyz.
2002
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Nottingham, U.K.
2010
They enjoy a relaxing day on a Portuguese beach before continuing their summer tour with an appearance shortly after midnight (technically July 17) at the Super Bock Rock Festival at Herdade Cabeço da Flauta in nearby Aldeia do Meco.
2011
This evening’s second Copenhagen Take That/PSB concert is canceled on account of Robbie Williams suffering a case of food poisoning.
2013
The Boys perform at the Ejekt Festival just outside Athens, Greece.
2019
Neil goes to Pete Gleadall’s studio to work with him on the mix of ‘No Boundaries,’ during which they add ‘Neilatron’ parts.
2022
Two nights after their first Canary Islands concert, the Boys perform there again, this time at the Gran Canaria Arena. This is the final show of the 2022 leg of their Dreamworld Greatest Hits Tour.
2025
They perform at the Starlite Occident Festival in Marbella, Spain.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com