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The ten-day long 34th Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, comes to an end in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Oliver Jones, Martha Wainwright, Nikki Yanofsky, Wayne Shorter, Pink Martini, Charles Lloyd, Trombone Shorty And Orleans Avenue, George Benson, She And Him, Vijay Iyer, Alpha Blondy And The Solar System, Oliver Jones, Belle And Sebastian, Madeleine Peyrou and many more.
On the occasion of Ringo Starr's birthday celebration, held at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA, he and John Varvatos announce that they are undertaking a special collaboration. Guests at the event include Todd Rundgren.Pink begins a record-breaking eighteen nights at the 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
When Paul McCartney plays at The Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada, he is joined onstage by The Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band for the song Mull of Kintyre.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play at Livermore Valley Performing Arts, Livermore, California, USA.
The last day of the four-day-long The Rock Werchter Festival in Werchter, Rotselaar, Belgium, Europe, features Depeche Mode, Bastille, HAIM, Jake Bugg and others.
Country star Randy Travis is hospitalized in a critical condition with viral cardiomyopathy caused by an upper respiratory infection. Three days later, he will suffer a stroke which will require surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.On her The Mrs Carter Show World Tour Beyonce plays at The Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Shaun Kirkpatrick, vocalist of Bronz, dies aged 56 of a heart attack in Portsmouth, UK. Kirkpatrick was also popular as a member of the band Lucy Lastique which was formed at Peewee's Real Ale Bar in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK.