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.
October 1984
They make their first ever stage appearance at the Fridge Nightclub in Brixton, singing and playing over tapes.
On This Day
1992
The Sun reports that the Pet Shop Boys are breaking up—an assertion that they immediately deny.
2005
Chris and Neil finish writing a new song, 'The Performance of My Life' (which they will ultimately turn over to Shirley Bassey), and then attend Simon McBurney's show A Minute Too Late.
2010
The Boys are working on a new song titled 'Heaven Is a Playground,' which will eventually evolve into 'Leaving.'
2012
They work with Andrew Dawson on the song 'Ego Music.'
2015
As Chris works on a new song (which one specifically is unknown), Neil goes through old recordings in search of tracks that might be included as 'bonuses' on upcoming album reissues.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com