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
2000
Chris and Neil work on ‘Positive Role Model’ with Chris Zippel in Berlin.
2010
A charity auction takes place today at Christie’s in London to raise money for THT (the Terrence Higgins Trust), an organization that provides services for people with HIV and their loved ones. Among the items auctioned off is ‘a West End Dinner with Pet Shop Boys [for] you and a friend to be arranged on a mutually agreed date before 31 March 2011.’ The winning bid is reportedly £7000.
2011
The Most Incredible Thing is released in the United States on the Astralwerks label. Meanwhile, the ballet has its official opening (following several nights of preview performances) this evening at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre.
2013
Tonight sees the very first, somewhat preliminary show (‘a work in progress,’ as they describe it on their website) of the Boys’ new Electric Tour in Veracruz, Mexico.
2016
A lengthy interview with Chris by writer Andrew Harrison appears today on The Quietus website.
2022
‘Purple Zone,’ a new collaboration between Soft Cell (the composers) and the Pet Shop Boys (the producers/arrangers), is released digitally. Soft Cell’s Marc Almond shares lead vocals with Neil.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com