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
1998
Working in London with Rollo, Neil and Chris finish mixing ‘Boy Strange.’
2003
In their second appearance on Graham Norton’s U.K. television show, the Boys not only perform but, unlike their previous appearance, spend some time talking with the host. Incidentally, Norton introduces them while dressed as a giant hamster.
2009
Neil and Chris attend the premiere in London of the film Nowhere Boy, which dramatizes the pre-fame years of John Lennon, focusing on his relationships with his mother Julia and Aunt Mimi. It’s the directorial debut of the Boys’ friend and occasional collaborator Sam Taylor-Wood.
2016
The Boys kick off the European leg of their Super Tour with a concert in the German city of Leipzig.
2023
: They perform at the Primavera Sound Festival in Buenos Aires.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com