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
1988
Introspective debuts on the U.S. album chart, beginning a 22-week run during which it peaks at #34.
1990
The Pet Shop Boys make a rare U.S. television appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
2004
They perform in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006
They perform this evening in Seattle, Washington—their first concert ever in that city.
2007
Neil attends a Siouxsie concert at the Roundhouse in the Camden district of London.
2008
The U.S. embassy in London hosts a party attended by 1,500 guests by invitation only to watch the early U.S. presidential election results come inthe evening of Nov. 4 in the U.S. but the early morning of Nov. 5 in Britain. Neil and Chris are among the invited attendees.
2010
They’re guests this evening—for the fourth time—on Graham Norton’s TV show, during which they perform ‘It’s a Sin.’
2012
The Boys work on a single mix of ‘Memory of the Future’ at Stuart Price’s West London studio.
2016
They appear in concert this evening at Chicago’s Civic Opera House.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com