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
Neil and Chris have dinner with Kylie Minogue, during which they discuss recording ‘In Denial’ with her as a duet.
2001
The Boys finish the music for ‘I Get Along’ and begin writing ‘My Night’ for their musical.
2008
Neil attends a Morrissey concert at the Roundhouse in London.
2012
They take a break from work in L.A. on their next studio album (eventually titled Elysium) to drive down South La Cienega Boulevard to visit the local art galleries. At one of them they see, for the second time, a show by artist Brian Bress, whose work has sufficiently impressed them that they will later ask him to create the video for ‘Invisible.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com