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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.
Journey play at The Capital Centre. Landover, Maryland, USA, supported by The Joe Perry Project.
The Skids appear on the cover of UK pop music weekly paper Record Mirror.
UFO headline the second day of the Reading Festival in the UK.
David Bowie reaches No1 in the UK singles chart with Ashes To Ashes.
The Jam are in Townhouse Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on their next album. They are booked into the studio until September 15.
The single Night Flight by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues reaches No166 - its highest placing - in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
The Jam enter the UK singles chart with Start! which will become their second No1, despite being widely perceived as bearing a striking resemblance to Taxman by The Beatles.
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Pat Benatar releases her second LP, Crimes Of Passion, in the USA.
On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play at Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Wayfaring Stranger by Emmylou Harris peaks at No1 in the RPM Country Tracks Chart in Canada.
Judas Priest release a new single, United, which will peak at No26 in the UK singles chart.
Diana Ross plays at the Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Rockpile, B52s and others feature in The Heatwave Festival, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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On their Tusk tour, Fleetwood Mac play at Kansas Coliseum, Valley Center, Kansas, USA.
Grace Jones appears on the cover of British music weekly Melody Maker.
On their Expect No Quarter tour, ZZ Top play at The Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.
The Cure play at The Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
Diamantino Edgar Capacassa Feijó is born in Luanda, Angola, Africa. He will achieve success as rapper Diamondog.
Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbit reaches No1 in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the USA.
Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the twelfth of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Grateful Dead play at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA.
Queen play at the Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.