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
2005
Chris and Neil work in the studio on ‘Integral’ and record Neil’s vocals for ‘I Made My Excuses and Left.’
2010
The Pandemonium live CD/DVD is released today in the U.K. and certain other countries (although the release date comes later for various other locales).
2011
They continue demoing their new song ‘Vocal’ and begin work on another new one titled ‘Ball Starts Rolling.’
2012
The Boys’ official website notes that Neil has been recording vocals for their next studio album (which will soon be titled Elysium).
2017
The Pet Shop Boys receive NME’s ‘Godlike Genius Award’ at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, after which they close the awards show with a special half-hour performance.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com