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Nina Simone is playing during twenty nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Surfadelics, Surfin' Lungs and The Vibes play at The Out Club, Walthamstow, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Wilko Johnson Band plays at The Saxon Tavern, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Shakers.
The Steel An' Skin Afro-Caribbean Band plays at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, while promoting their album Acid Rain.
Pookiesnackenburger play at Watermans Art Centre, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Tex Maniacs play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
On his The Glory Boys tour, Rick Wakeman plays at The Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
On their Unforgettable Fire tour, U2 play the second of two nights at Hollywood Sportatorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
The Ruby Turner Band plays at Loughborough University, Loughborough, England, UK, Europe.
German band Propaganda enter the UK singles chart with Duel, which will peak at No21, the highest of their five chart entries.
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Around The World In A Day, the seventh studio album by Prince, debuts at No5 in the UK albums chart but will rise no further.
The Hank Wangford Band plays at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Bill Cosby hosts the recording of a three hour NBC-tv concert Motown Returns To The Apollo, celebrating a $10.4m renovation of the legendary Harlem venue. Artists include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Drifters, The Manhattans, The Commodores, The Cadillacs, Martha Reeves, Mary Wells, Patti LaBelle, Rod Stewart, George Michael, Boy George and Joe Cocker. The show will be transmitted on 19 May.
Balaam And The Angel play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Circus Circus Circus.
John Holt, Delroy Washington, Junior Delgado and other reggae artists appear in the Boom Of '85 benefit show at The Civic Hall, Poplar, England, UK, Europe. The show is a benefit concert for Ethiopian Famine Relief.
Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott,
Paul Weller and Martin Gore (of Depeche Mode) are musical guests on the BBC1 tv series The Saturday Picture Show.
The Archie Shepp Quartet plays at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Dr. Feelgood, John Otway and Partners In Crime play in a benefit show at the Thame Sports And Arts Centre, Thame, Oxfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
The 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in The Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe. Norwegian female duo Bobbysocks! are the winners with the song La det swinge.
Sarah Jane Morris Duo, Fran Landesman, John Agard and Ralph The Haet play at New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Alarm play at Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, supported by The Faith Brothers.