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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.
Mai Tai play at The Powerhouse, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. This show is undertaken using live vocals with a backing track.
Thomas Mapfumo And Blacks Unlimited play at Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK, Europe, with special guests the Benjamin Zephaniah Band.
On their We Can't Be Serious tour, 
It is reported that Madonna spent some of the day house-hunting in New York City, USA, Specifically, she is said to have visited brownstone condominiums at 11-15 E. 70th Street, with prices as high as $1.8m.
The Icicle Works play an acoustic set at Beatle City, Liverpool, UK, England, Europe, to mark the opening of a Contemporary Bands Exhibition.
Politically-oriented Australian folk band Redgum play at Trowbridge Festival, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.Toots And The Maytals headline the third and last night of The WOMAD Festival, Mersea Island, near Colchester, Essex, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Penguin Cafe Orchestra, General Public, The Go-Betweens, Seconds Of Pleasure, Tabu Ley Le Rochereau, The Tarab Choir, 10 To 10, Boothill Foot-Tappers, Orchestra Jazira, Shikisha, Shankar, Garbarek, The Bristol Percussion Circle and others.
A report in the South China Morning Post states that popular Hong Kong singer Connie Mak has been advised to cancel her upcoming concert in Peking, China, Asia, because of fears of crowd violence. In May 1985, Hong Kong defeated China 2-1 in a world cup qualifying football match and there are fears of anti-Hong Kong sentiments. Country star John Denver, who had been in Peking recently, confirms that China's Central Television was concerned about crowd control at an open-air concert he had been planning.
The Housemartins play a live session on BBC Radio One's