Neil Francis Tennant born on 10th July in North Shields, Northumberland (England)
Christopher Sean Lowe born on 4th October in Blackpool, Lancashire (England)
Neil begins playing in a group called Dust
Chris begins playing in a seven piece dance band called One Under The Eight
Neil and Chris meet in an electronics shop in London on 19th August. They first called themselves West End, later they came up with Pet Shop Boys
Neil met New York producer Bobby 'O' Orlando in America on 19th August
'West End Girls' is released for the first time in April and becomes a club hit in America
Make their first appearance on stage, at the Fridge Nightclub in London in October
Signed to Parlophone Records in March
'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)' is released for the first time in the UK in July, but only reaches Number 116
'West End Girls' is re-recorded and re-released in the UK in October
'West End Girls' reaches Number 1 in the UK in January
'Please' the first album is released in the UK in March
'West End Girls' reaches Number 1 in America in April
Awarded the Best Single award for 'West End Girls' at the BPI Awards in February
Awarded the Best International Hit award for 'West End Girls' at the Ivor Novello Awards in May
'What Have I Done To Deserve This?' a duet with Dusty Springfield is released in the UK in August
'Always On My mind' is released and becomes the UK Christmas Number 1
Awarded the Best Group award at the BPI Awards in February
Awarded the Best International Hit award for 'It's A Sin' at the Ivor Novello Awards in May
The film 'It Couldn't Happen Here' is released in the UK in July
The first tour begins in June, visiting Hong Kong, Japan and the UK
The first issue of the Pet Shop Boys Club magazine Literally is published in July
Electronic's hit single 'Getting Away With It', which Neil co-wrote is released in the UK in December
Literally the book is published in November
Presented the mid-morning show on Radio One for a week in August
Launch their own record label, Spaghetti in September. Cicero is first to be signed up. 'Heaven Must Have Sent You Back To Me' is released by him
'Discography' the first album containing hit singles is released in November along with a companion DVD
The charity record 'Absolutely Fabulous' is released in May, proceeds went to Comic Relief
First remix of another artist's single, Blur's 'Girls And Boys', which is released as a B-side in the UK in June
Chris records an appearance in the soap Neighbours, during the Australian tour in November
First world tour in eight years begins in America in October. The world 'Nighlife' tour also visits Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and France
Awarded the Most Prestigious award, for outstanding contribution to British music at the Ivor Novello Awards in May
Remix Fat Les 2000's 'Jerusalem', the Official Football Association England song for Euro 2000, which is released in the UK in June
First appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK in June
'Closer To Heaven' the musical opened in May at the Arts Theatre in England
'Please', 'Actually', 'Introspective', 'Behaviour', 'Very' and 'Billingual' were all re-issued on CD in June, each album came with a bonus CD
'Release' the first album in three years is released in April. The CD is initially released in limited edition packaging in four different coloured sleeves, (green, red, pink and black) and a white CD case. A limited edition white vinyl is also released
'Disco 3' the third album in the series is released in February. A limited edition three-disc vinyl which included bonus tracks is also released
'PopArt' the second hits album is released in November along with a companion DVD. The album is also released with a limited edition mix CD. A limited edition three-disc vinyl box set is also released
Wrote a soundtrack to a 1925 film 'Battleship Potemkin' and performed the premiere of the soundtrack at a free concert in London's Trafalgar Square in September
Awarded the Q Inspiration award at the Q Awards in October
'Back To Mine: Pet Shop Boys' is released in April, includes Neil and Chris's favourite tracks for "after-hours grooving"
'Closer To Heaven' the musical opened in June at the Visy Theatre in Australia
Performed at the Live 8 concert in Moscow in July
'Pet Shop Boys Catalogue' a book which compiles the Pet Shop Boys' entire visual and design output from 1984-2004, edited by Chris Heath and Philip Hoare is released in October
Awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Brit Awards in February.
The Pet Shop Boys ballet, 'The Most Incredible Thing' opened in March at the Sadler's Wells theatre, London, England
Perform at London 2012 three times, on the opening day of the Olympic Tennis Tournament at Wimbledon, at the Olympics Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium and at the London 2012: Our Greatest Team Parade
Left Parlophone Records after 28 years and signed to Kobalt Label Services in March
Awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Q Awards in October.