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
1997
Chris and Neil write and begin recording ‘It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas.’
2005
Eight years to the day after they wrote the song, the Pet Shop Boys’ ‘It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas’ appears on the limited-edition charity compilation CD Elton John’s Christmas Party.
2006
For the second time in less than a week, the Boys perform on U.S. television, this time on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
2008
The Boys begin writing their ballet. Pete Gleadall assists with the programming.
2016
Most unusually, Neil and Chris perform this evening in a small town rather than a large city: historic Morristown, New Jersey, with a population of fewer than 20,000. But it’s on the edge of the greater New York metropolitan area, quite close to Newark, and less than two hours’ drive from Philadelphia, so there’s no shortage of nearby fans happy to travel to Morristown’s Mayo Performing Arts Center for a PSB concert.
2018
They work on ‘The One I Want’ (soon to be retitled ‘You Are the One’).
2023
Although it won’t be broadcast for nearly a week, today Neil is in Berlin recording his guest appearance on Sven Helbig’s radio show Schöne Töne. Accompanied by an orchestra, Neil sings two PSB songs, ‘Cricket Wife’ and ‘Legacy,’ that have never previously been performed ‘live.’
2024
At this evening’s MTV EMA (Europe Music Awards) held in Manchester, the Pet Shop Boys receive the Pop Pioneers Award and perform a medley of ‘All the Young Dudes’ and ‘West End Girls’ with the Manchester Camerata.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com