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
1999
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Cardiff, U.K.
2000
They’re in the studio working on ‘Birthday Boy.’
2006
Chris and Neil appear at London’s Selfridge’s department store to sign books and CDs.
2009
They bring the Pandemonium Tour to Frankfurt, Germany.
2018
The Boys’ 1988 film, It Couldn’t Happen Here, receives a rare public screening this evening at London’s Regent Street Cinema, immediately followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director, Jack Bond.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com