3rd August

Elton John is undergoing six weeks of rehab treatment for bulimia and also for his drug and alcohol addictions, in the Parkside Lutheran Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

New Kids On The Block play in The CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Plant plays at The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA.

The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights in Eriksberg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, supported by The Dan Reed Network.

Soundgarden play at The Riviera, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Squeeze play the first of two nights at The Ritz, New York City, USA.

Eric Clapton plays the first of two nights in The Capitol Center, Washington DC, USA.

On their Hot In The Shade tour Kiss play in Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, USA.

The trial of heavy metal band Judas Priest - based on allegations that subliminal messages in their 1978 LP Stained Class contributed to the deaths by suicide of fans Raymond Belknap and James Vance - comes to the end of its third week in Reno, Nevada, USA. Phyllis Vance, the mother of James, states, "They live off of young fans like my son, kids who invest all their money in bands like Judas Priest. James was my only child. He was my life. All the money in the world couldn't bring him back."

The Moody Blues play at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut, USA.

Peter, Paul And Mary play at The Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Ronnie James Dio plays at Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.