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Irish band Ton Ton Macoute, featuring young vocalist Sinead O'Connor takes part in a Battle Of The Bands at Trinity College, Dublin, Eire, Europe. They come second to Modus Vivendi.
The album Born In the USA by Bruce Springsteen reaches No1 in the UK Albums Chart, a position it will hold for just one week.
Careless Whisper by George Michael/Wham! reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, for the first of three weeks.
During a series of GLC-sponsored Concerts for The Unemployed, Microdisney, Eyeless In Gaza, Banjamin Zepheniah, Kevin Siesay and Ann Zeity play at Crayford Town Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Tickets cost £1.50 on production of a UB 40 registration card from the Department Of Employment, thus verifying unemployed status.
On their Warming Up The Band tour, Nightfly play at Heathery Bar, Wishaw, Scotland, UK, Europe. The recently-formed band includes former Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody and Zak Starkey, son of The Beatles' Ringo Starr.On the second part of their Happy In Flares tour, Doctor And The Medics play at Bedford Boys Club, Bedford, UK.
Power Station perform Some Like It Hot and Bang A G ong on tv show Saturday Night Live in the USA. This is Robert Palmer's only live performance with the band.
Microdisney play at The Town Hall, Crayford, England, UK, Europe.
On their Love And Pride tour, hitmakers King, play at Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Commodores play the second of two nights at The Lakeside Country Club, Camberley, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.
During a series of GLC-sponsored Concerts for The Unemployed, The Higsons, Terry And Gerry and Alan Gilbey play at The Town Hall, Barking, London, England, UK, Europe. Tickets cost £1.50 on production of a UB 40 registration card from the Department Of Employment, thus verifying unemployed status.
On their In The Long Grass tour, The Boomtown Rats play at The Derngate Centre, Northampton, England, UK, Europe.