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Filming continues on the Prince movie Purple Rain in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 
On their 
Tommy Boy and Sugarhill - two independent record labels in the USA, go to court in Newark, New Jersey, USA, over rights to the Malcolm X single, No Sell Out. 
Burning Spear plays at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by One People.
On their Shout At The Devil tour, Motley Crue play the last of three nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Psychic TV play 
R.E.M. make their first appearance outside the USA with a live appearance on the British tv series The Tube in Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
On their Synchronicity tour, The Police play the second of two nights at The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA.
Okamoto Jun is born in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, Asia. He will find success as the visual kei rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Jun, performing with bands including Se'lavy, Mar'derayla and Phantasmagoria, Spiv States and Gotcharocka.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood play at Faces, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Gravenites-Cipollina band plays at The Keystone, Berkeley, San Francisco, California, USA. 
On their Mama tour, Genesis play the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
On their Lick It Up World tour, Kiss play at Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Arhus, Denmark, Europe.
Lani Hall attends the premiere of the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again in Monte Carlo, France, Europe. At the dinner that evening, Hall sings the film's title song, which she had recorded for A+M Records.
When Big Country play at the Student Union Ballroom, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA, singer Stuart Adamson is knocked off his feet by an electric shock from his microphone and the show is abandoned.
Gina And The X-quisites are playing at Robin's Tavern, Singapore, Asia.
During a tour of American military bases, Loretta Lynn plays in the helicopter hangar of E Co., 3rd Aviation Battalion Combat, Giebelstadt, Germany, Europe.
Pablo Díaz-Reixa is born in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe. He will find international success as electronic pop-dance musician El Guincho.
Tappi Tíkarrass, a band including Bjork before she found fame, play at Músíktilraunir, an annual band contest in Reykjavík, Iceland, Europe.
Tiny Tim attends The Limelight Entertainment Complex, New York City, USA.
Steve Hackett plays at Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe. Hackett was formerly the guitarist of