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
1991
The Pet Shop Boys appear in Yokohama, Japan, as part of the Japanese leg of their Performance world tour.
2005
The Boys finish ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain.’ That evening—after first meeting and having dinner with him—they attend a Sondre Lerche concert at Naples’ Theatro Nuevo.
2007
After an extended break, they launch the South American leg of their Fundamental Tour with a concert in Rio de Janeiro.
2009
Chris and Neil are interviewed on Jonathan Ross’s BBC Radio 2 show.
2011
The two-CD score of the Tennant/Lowe ballet The Most Incredible Thing is released today in the U.K.
2013
Big announcements today on the official PSB website: that the Boys have left their longtime record label Parlophone and that their next album, titled Electric, would be released in June on Kobalt Label Services.
2019
The Pet Shop Boys are among the artists who perform this evening with Trevor Horn’s band at a charity gala for disadvantaged youth at the Roundhouse in London.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com