Showing all 15 Facts found
Click to filter results
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.
On their Brothers In Arms tour, Dire Straits play the sixth night of a thirteeen-night stand at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Fuzztones play at The Clarendon, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Tall Boys, The Babysitters and The Primevals.
A View To A Kill by Duran Duran reaches No.1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. This makes the quintet the first artists to score a US No1 single with a James Bond theme. On the same day, it reaches No1 in the UK.
Phil Lynott is working at home in Richmond, London, England, UK, Europe, with Vivian Campbell of Dio, on tracks for a new album.
Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears tops the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA for the first of five weeks.
As part of the NME (New Musical Express) Capital Wild Weekend, Savajazz, featuring voclaist Sherron, play at Deptford Albany, Deptford, London, England, UK, Europe.During the Nice Jazz Festival, B.B.King, Joe Williams And The Count Basie Orchestra, Panama Francis and The Savoy Sultans perform for the first of two nights in La Grand Parade Du Jazz, Cimiez, Nice, France, Europe.
The massive Live Aid rock charity concert is held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, and in JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, USA. The objective of the event is to raise money for victims of a famine in Ethiopia, Africa.
Deep Purple are presented with gold and platinum disc awards for their album Perfect Strangers, in Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
Cow-punk band The Beat Farmers play at The International, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.