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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds play at The Arvest Bank Theater, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Fedex Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Linkin Park release their sixth album, The Hunting Party, on Warner Bros/Machine Shop Recordings in South Korea, Asia.
In an open letter on his website, Billy Joel expresses his support for the proposed ban on ivory sales in New York State, USA. In his statement, he argues, "I realize that ivory piano keys are preferred by some pianists. But a preference for ivory keys does not justify the slaughter of 96 elephants every day. There are other materials which can be substituted for piano keys. But magnificent creatures like these can never be replaced. Music must never be used as an excuse to destroy an endangered species."
Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Horace Silver dies aged 85, of natural causes, in New Rochelle, New York State, USA.
On their 2014 Native Summer Tour, One Republic play the first of two nights at Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, Illinois, USA.
It is announced that a new Amnesty International anti-torture poster campaign in Belgium, Europe, features the face of Iggy Pop. The poster image shows Iggy's face bloodied and beaten and quotes him as saying, "The future of rock and roll is Justin Bieber" - intended to convey the idea that only under torture would Iggy ever say such a thing.
During their Mechanical Bull Tour, Kings Of Leon play at The Phones 4U Arena, Manchester, UK.
Lazaretto, the second solo album from former White Stripes founder Jack White, enters the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA at No1, on first week sales of 138,000 copies.