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
2001
The Pet Shop Boys announce plans for a summer tour of the U.S. as headliners of the ill-fated ‘Wotapalava’ music festival.
2002
The Boys perform in Denver, Colorado.
2006
They appear on the German television show TV Total, performing ‘I’m with Stupid.’
2007
The Fundamental Tour comes to Brighton, U.K.
2011
The third non-consecutive night of PSB opening for Take That in Sunderland.
2013
Neil and Chris note on their website that they’re currently in Russia ‘doing press for the new album’ Electric and preparing for their upcoming concerts in St. Petersburg and Moscow—the first dates on the European leg of their Electric Tour.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com