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 work on their musical, watch TV, and (according to Neil) ‘probably’ get drunk.
2005
They work on the song ‘One-Way Street’ and write ‘Girls Don’t Cry.’
2009
The Pet Shop Boys’ new single, ‘Love etc.’ has its official debut on BBC Radio 2.
2011
They work on the song ‘Invisible’ and then watch two episodes of the U.S. sitcom Frasier, the entire series of which they have on DVD.
2013
Neil is one of several celebrities in attendance at this evening’s concert by Kraftwerk at the Tate Modern in London, part of the influential German band’s eight-night residency at the famed art gallery. At each show Kraftwerk plays one of their albums in its entirety; tonight’s show focuses on their seventh album, The Man-Machine.
2018
BBC Radio 5 presenter Adrian Chiles discusses the classic silent film Battleship Potemkin on his show this morning. He includes a recorded telephone interview with Neil and a few brief excerpts from the score that the Boys had composed and recorded for the film more than a decade before.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com