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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
Thrashing Doves play at Christchurch College, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
Foreigner play the second of two nights at the N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Ivor Cutler plays at Warwick University, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Mathilde Santing releases a new single, Too Much / Broken Hearts on WEA Records in the UK.
Barbara Dickson plays at The New Victoria Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
The Kursaal Flyers play at The Royal Hall, Bognor, England, UK, Europe.
Malopoets release the LP Malopoets on EMI America in the UK.
Eric Clapton plays at Kingswood Amphitheater, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Adrian Legg plays at Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Men They Couldn't Hang play at Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Membranes play at Fyrish House, Alness, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Echo And The Bunnymen play at The International, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Yngwie Malmsteen releases a new single, See The Light Tonight, on Polydor Records in the UK.
Danielle Dax plays at The Tom Allen Centre, Stratford, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Balham Alligators play at The Cottonwood Cafe, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Miami Sound Machine release a new single, Conga, on Epic Records in the UK.
New Model Army play at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes, England, UK, Europe.
Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Rent Party play at Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, UK, Europe.
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is born in New York City, USA. She will find fame as Lana Del Rey.
Marc Riley And The Creepers play at The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
Here And Now play at The Royal Holloway College, Egham, England, UK, Europe.
The Playn Jayn play at JB's Club, Dudley, England, UK, Europe, supported by Room 101.
Wishbone Ash play at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
A new music/style show, Swank, starts on Channel 4 tv in the UK, featuring Captain Sensible, Alison Moyet and Helen Terry. The show is presented by Dawn French.
A Cliff Richard video, directed by cinema's enfant terrible, Ken Russell, for the song She's So Beautiful, is completed in the Lake District, England, UK, Europe.
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The Higsons play at Middlesex Polytechnic, Trent Park, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Larks.
The Hollies play at The Liesure Centre, Crawley, England, UK, Europe.
A Certain Ratio play at The Hoochie Coochie, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Skeletal Family play at The Paradise Club, Reading, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Owl Service.
Orchestre Jazira play at Wilkie House, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Terry And Gerry play at Durham University, Durham, England, UK, Europe.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik play at The Electric Screen, Portobello Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
German MOR bandleader Bert Kaempfert dies aged 56 in Majorca, Europe. Among many other achievements, Kaempfert was the first man to professionally record The Beatles.
Glastonbury Festival at Pilton, Somerset, UK, attracts 40,000 fans who pay £16 each to see Echo And The Bunnymen, Aswad, Joe Cocker, Style Council and The Boomtown Rats. A souvenir programme costs a further 90p. By 1985, Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis’s Worthy Farm has become too small to accommodate the festival so the neighbouring Cockmill Farm land is bought, adding 100 acres to the site. £100,000 is raised for CND and local charities.
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Winston Reedy plays at Dingwall's, Camden Lock, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
King Kurt play at The Heathery Club, Wishaw, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Smiths play at Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA.
Roaring Boys play at Whitelands College, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
Juice On The Loose play at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Todd Rundgren's Utopia release a new single, Mated, on Food For Thought Records in the UK.
Marilyn releases his debut LP, Despite Straight Lines, on Phonogram records in the UK.
The Sound release a new single, Temperature Drop, on Statik Records in the UK.
Poison Girls, Abacush, The Blubbery Hellbellies, African Connexion and Sumo Sumo play at the Music Day, in Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, London, Eng;land, UK, Europe.
George Melly And The Feetwarmers play on the Portsmouth Festival Jazzboat, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins play at The Elvenholme, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
Hugh Masekela releases a new single, Lady, on Jive Records in the UK.
Morris sey Mullen play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mai Tai release a new LP, History, on Virgin Records in the UK.