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 begin work on ‘Up Against It.’
2002
They perform at Wolverhampton, U.K.
2007
Following a two-week break from performing, the Boys resume their summer concert schedule at Villa Arconati in Milan—their first Italian show in five years. Among the concert-goers is the Romanian opera star Angela Gheorghiu, who had sung at La Scala the night before.
2009
A PSB interview with Dermot O’Leary runs this afternoon on BBC Radio 2. And this evening the Boys perform at the Dour Festival in Belgium.
2011
With Robbie Williams recovered from his recent bout of food poisoning, Take That and PSB perform this evening in Amsterdam.
2014
The Electric Tour comes to Pori, Finland.
2017
Six years to the day since their previous appearance in Amsterdam, the Pet Shop Boys perform tonight in that city’s Koninklijk Theater Carré.
2018
They appear in concert at the Starlite Festival in Marbella, Spain.
2024
They perform at the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland. (There’s obviously more than just jazz at the Pori Jazz Festival.)
- Facts collated by geowayne.com