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
1995
The Boys begin working with K‑Klass on ‘Metamorphosis.’
1999
‘New York City Boy’ hits the U.S. singles sales chart at its #53 peak.
2008
Neil announces on the official PSB website that they completed work today on their next, as yet unnamed album, scheduled for Spring 2009 release. The final task was completing the mix on the song slated to be the first single, ‘Love etc.’ (The album, of course, would soon be titled Yes.)
2016
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening in Köln (Cologne), Germany. The concert is recorded in its entirety by WDR (a German public broadcasting organization) for a special New Year’s Eve radio broadcast.
2017
Perhaps inspired by the Berlin Christmas lights they recently went out to view, Neil and Chris write a new (and as yet unreleased) Christmas song, ‘You Know Where You Are with Winter.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com