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August 1981

On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. “We thought it sounded like an English rap group”.

History

On this day

2000

The Pet Shop Boys perform in Hamburg, Germany.

2003

Disco 3 is released in the U.K.

2010

While working on the track ‘Heaven Is a Playground,’ the Boys make major changes to it, resulting in an essentially new song they call ‘I’m Leaving’ (which will soon become simply ‘Leaving’).