30th May

Duran Duran play at The Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.

Polish heavy metal band Hunter release their third LP, T.E.L.I. on Metal Mind Productions in Europe.

Kraftwerk play at The 9:30 Club, Washington DC, USA.

James Blunt releases a new single, You're Beautiful, in the UK.

Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani enters the Australian Singles Chart at No1.

Oasis release their sixth studio album, Don't Believe The Truth in the UK on Big Brother Recordings.

On their Destiny Fulfilled tour, Destiny's Child play at The Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.

Status Quo play at the opening party for the new Allianz Football Arena, Munich, Germany, Europe.

Australis release their debut LP, Lifegiving, in the USA.

Sonic Youth play at Maslak Venue, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe.

Bob Dylan plays at Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

On her Original Sinsuality Tour, Tori Amos plays the first of two nights at Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.

Judas Priest and Queensryche play at The Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.

The Greek Orthodox Church urges organisers of a Slipknot concert at The Lycabettus Theatre, Athens, Greece, Europe, to cancel the show, accusing the group of promoting Satanism.

The highest new entry in the Portugese Albums chart is Out Of Exile by Audioslave, entering at No7.

System Of A Down play at FilaForum di Assago, Assago, Italy, Europe.

The Dears, supported by The Shout Out Louds, play at The Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Mark Knopfler plays the first of five nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK.

Cult Of Luna, Breather Resist and Gargantula play at The Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Foo Fighters play at Channel V Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania.

Queens Of The Stone Age play at The Ventura Theater, Ventura, California, USA.

On their Live With Teeth tour, Nine Inch Nails play the first of two nights at Soma, San Diego, California, USA.

On his Devils And Dust tour, Bruce Springsteen plays at Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.

Wonderwall by Oasis is chosen as the Best Ever British Song in a poll of listeners carried out by the UK’s Virgin Radio.

The top ten songs chosen in the Vigin Radio poll were :

1. Oasis - Wonderwall

2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

3. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

4. The Beatles - Let It Be

5. John Lennon - Imagine

6. The Police - Every Breath You Take

7. The Jam - Going Underground

8. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

9. Robbie Williams - Angels

10. The Stranglers - Golden Brown