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Taking Back Sunday play at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with Anberlin and Envy On The Coast.
Frank DiLeo, manager of Michael Jackson, leaves a voice-mail on the cell phone of Jackson's physician Dr Conrad Murray, saying, "I'm sure you're aware he had an episode last night. He's sick. Today's Saturday. Tomorrow, I'm on my way back. I'm not going to continue my trip. I think you need to get a blood test on him. We got to see what he's doing."
A new pan-European Heavy Metal festival, Sonisphere, begins at Goffert Park, Nijmegen, Holland, Europe, with headliners Metallica, supported by Slipknot, Korn and others.
R. Kelly headlines the ARISE African Fashion Awards, Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the first time he has ever played in Africa.
A student and aspiring young musician Neda Agha-Soltan is on her way home in Tehran, Iran, when she
stops to join a protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's suspicious
victory in the presidential election. During the protest, a member
of the Basij plainclothes militia shoots Neda and she dies within a
few minutes. The incident will inspire The Airborne Toxic
Event to write their song Neda. (2009)
The Jonas Brothers begin a 44-city North American tour at the New Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas, USA.