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
The Boys write ‘For Your Own Good’; Chris also writes the music for ‘Call Me Old-Fashioned.’
2000
BPI awards a U.K. gold record to Nightlife.
2007
Neil joins the Scissor Sisters onstage at a London charity concert benefitting children and families living with HIV/AIDS. They perform the Boys’ ‘Love Comes Quickly,’ which segues into the Sisters’ ‘It Can’t Come Quickly Enough.’
2009
The Pet Shop Boys receive their ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ Award at this evening’s BRITS Awards ceremonies. They also perform a 9½-minute medley of their songs with occasional guest vocals from Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers.
2011
Neil and Chris continue working on the new song ‘Heads Will Roll’ and start work on a track Chris has composed titled ‘Sick’ (which soon will evolve into ‘Memory of the Future’).
2015
Still in Germany, the Boys take a day off to drive to Hohenschönhausen to take a guided tour of Stasi Prison, which now serves as a memorial to political prisoners of the former East German communist regime.
2017
They kick off the 2017 U.K. leg of their Super Tour with a show this evening in Leeds.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com