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
1995
Chris and Neil have rented a country house near Henley, west of London, to do some recording. They’re taking a break at this time while the studio is being set up.
2011
With the Pet Shop Boys’ summer tour with Take That now concluded, Neil enjoys a break, attending the two-day Leigo Lake classical music festival in Estonia.
2013
The Boys are in the Philippines for their concert in Manila the following evening. They spend a little time this afternoon sight-seeing, as they subsequently report on their official website.
2017
The Pet Shop Boys headline this year’s LGBT Pride Festival in the U.K. city of Brighton. They perform this evening before an estimated crowd of 40,000.
2019
The PSB-Jonathan Harvey-Frances Barber cabaret show Musik debuts (its first ‘preview’ performance) at The Bijou in Edinburgh.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com