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
2000
The Pet Shop Boys announce that they will donate their performance fees from the preceding summer’s Roskilde Festival to charity, including efforts to improve public safety at music festivals.
2009
The Boys perform in Birmingham, U.K.
2020
BPI awards Discography double-platinum status, nearly three decades after it had received the platinum award shortly after release.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com