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
1986
The first of four days in Milan with Chris and Neil shooting their ‘homemade’ video for ‘Paninaro’ using video cameras given to them as gifts during their brief visit to Japan earlier in the year.
1987
Actually debuts on the U.S. album chart, beginning a 45-week run during which it peaks at #25.
2006
More than two years after its U.K. release, PopArt is finally officially released in the United States.
2011
While in Berlin, Neil and Chris work on the songs ‘Vocal,’ ‘Hello Hello,’ and ‘Axis.’
2013
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2017
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. Because the next day is Chris’s birthday, fans in the audience sing him ‘Happy Birthday.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com