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The Cure play at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Slipknot release their new album, .5: The Gray Chapter on Roadrunner Records in Belgium and The Netherlands, Europe, and in Australia, Oceania.
Elvis Costello plays at Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Clean Bandit play at The O2 Academy, Manchester, England, UK.
Musician Andrew Kalleen is assaulted and arrested by a NYPD officer at Lorimer St/Metropolitan Avenue subway station while singing Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young. The arrest happens after Kalleen has informed the police officer of precisely which law establishes his right to perform music in the subway.
On her ArtRave : The Artpop Ball tour, Lady Gaga plays at The 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Lady Starlight.
Maybeshewill launch their new album, Fair Youth, with a show at The Garage, London, UK, supported by Waking Aida.
The Association of Independent Festivals announces the winners of its first ever Festival Congress Awards at a sold-out ceremony in Portland House, Cardiff, Wales, UK. The full list of award winners is as follows :



Outstanding Contribution Award ' Rob da Bank

Supporter of Emerging Talent Award ' 2000 Trees

New Festival on the Block ' Fire in the Mountain

Silver Service Award ' Goan Seafood Company

Unique Festival Site ' Festival No.6

Live Act of the Year ' Catfish And The Bottlemen

Artist for the Audience ' Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

Mind-Blowing Spectacle Award ' The Arcadia Spider

Smart Marketing Campaign of the Year ' Bestival Mirror Ball

Random Act of Kindness Award ' End of the Road audience: Festival Wood

Culture And Tourism Award: Forward Thinking Local Authority ' Dorset County Council

Friendliest Security Staff - Showsec

Festival Blogger of the Year ' Shell Zenner

Emmet Brown Award ' Shambala Festival: Fuel Efficient Technology

Festival Venue of the Year ' End of the Road: The Garden Stage

Unsung Hero ' James Goodall

A Florida, USA, judge sentences Michael Dunn to life imprisonment for the murder of African-American teenager Jordan Davis. The teenager died when Dunn fired into an SUV in Jacksonville, Florida, during an argument over loud music. The sentence includes an additional ninety years for three convictions of attempted murder and firing a weapon into a vehicle.
Status Quo release an acoustic LP, Aquostic - Stripped Bare, featuring un-amplified versions of their hits.
During the fifth leg of her Piece Of Me residency, Britney Spears plays at The Planet Hollywood Theater Of The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Via a posting on her website, Kylie Minogue reveals that she has cancelled all of her upcoming shows in Germany, Europe, because the local promoter has gone into administration.
Aretha Franklin releases her 38th Studio album, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, on RCA Records.
It is revealed that Lady Gaga has bought a massive $24m, six acre home in Malibu, Los Angeles, California, USA. The property also boasts a pool, gym, wine cellar, custom safe room, two-lane bowling alley, bocce ball court and stabling for eight horses.