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The Black Keys play at The Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California, USA, supported by Tegan and Sara.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays at The Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, France, Europe.
Following accusations that recently-deceased DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile had sexually abused teenage girls, it is reported that a memorial plaque at his former home on The Esplanade, Scarborough, UK, is has been removed. The plaque had been defaced with graffiti in the form of the words "paedophile" and "rapist".
Rise Against play at The Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, supported by The Gaslight Anthem.
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Postal Service album Give Up, released in 2003, is finally awarded platinum status by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Metropolitan Police Service in the UK announces that it will 'take the national lead in assessing the recent information regarding allegations made against the late Jimmy Savile'. The recently-deceased DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile has been accused of sexually abusing teenage girls in the 1970s.
The Official Charts Company releases sales figures showing that Spectrum [Say My Name] by Florence And The Machine,was the UK's biggest selling single between July 1 and September 29. Other major sellers in the same period were Maroon 5, Wiley, Stooshe and Sam And The Womp.
Sir Charles Ogle Mather dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. As a theatrical agent and manager, Mather worked with stars including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, Tom Jones, Mel Torme and Shirley Bassey. He is said to have been responsible for arranging The Beatles work permits when they played in Vegas.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, California, USA.