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Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, plays at The Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The performance includes the premier showcase of Yusuf's musical, Moonshadow.
More than 150 club-goers die when fire sweeps through the Lame Horse nightclub in Kuybyshev Street, Perm, Russia, Europe. The fire was sparked by the use of indoor pyrotechnics and, within days, Russian President Vladimir Putin will ban the use of such fireworks throughout Russia.
Dan Auerbach, front man for The Black Keys, plays The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, to a sold-out crowd.
Jack Rose dies of a heart attack, aged 38, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Rose had found acclaim as guitarist with the band Pelt, and also as a solo artist, sometimes working under the name Dr. Ragtime.
Alexa Rae Joel, a singer-songwriter, and daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, is rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center, Manhattan, New York City, USA, after taking an overdose of sleeping pills in her West Village apartment in an apparent suicide attempt.