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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Queen's latest album, The Game, peaks at No1 in the Billboard US albums chart for the first of five weeks.
On his The Concert tour, Mike Oldfield plays at The Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain, Europe.
The Specials play at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, supported by the Swinging Cats.
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Following the recent heroin-related death of vocalist Malcolm Owen, British punk-reggae band The Ruts change their name to Ruts DC.
The Tourists play at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by The Barracudas. Two members of the Tourists, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, will go on to form Eurythmics.
Queen play at The Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
With her third album, Never For Ever, Kate Bush becomes the first ever UK female solo artist to top the UK album chart.
XTC enter the UK albums chart with Black Sea which will peak at No16.
Kate Bush visits her parents in Kent, England, UK, Europe, and rehearses for an upcoming German tv appearance.
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Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz play the first of two nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Models play in The Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
Blizzard of Ozz, the debut solo LP by Ozzy Osbourne is released on Jet Records in the UK.
Kathy Collins, wife of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rossington-Collins Band guitarist Allen Collins, dies of a heart attack following a difficult pregnancy.
The first Schuttorf Open Air Festival is held at Vechtewiese, Germany, Europe. Acts appearing include Nektar, Herman Brood, The Stripes, Marilyn Rock, Anthony Moore and No Parfums.
On their The Warning tour, Queensryche play at The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
New Order begin their first North American tour at Maxwell’s, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play the second of two nights at The Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA.