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The second West End Revival of Godspell is playing at The Fortune Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. This revival stars Davy Jones, formerly of The Monkees, as Jesus.Andy Chapin, keyboardist with Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, is killed in the same Texas plane crash which kills Nelson. Chapin had also played keyboards for a later version of Steppenwolf.
Yeah Yeah Noh play at The Mermaid, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.The fourteenth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special is aired on ABC-tv in the USA, with appearances by The Four Tops, The Judds, Barry Manilow, The Motels, Tears for Fears, The Temptations and The Divinyls.
Maze play at The Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, USA, supported by Natalie Cole.
Pete De Freitas, drummer of Echo and The Bunnymen, leaves Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with his side-project band, The Sex Gods, and flies to New York City, USA. He will not return to the Bunnymen for several months, choosing instead to spend the time on a drug-crazed binge in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Larks.
General Public play at The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California, USA, supported by The Uptones.
On their Sacred Heart tour, Dio play at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jake Thakray is playing during six nights at the King's Head Theatre Club, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.Buddy Curtess And The Grasshoppers play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Melvins play at Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, California, USA, with DRI, Mentors and Tyrannacide.
Kiss play at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elton John plays the second of two nights at The International Centre, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Eddie Money, Night Ranger and Eric Martin play at The Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA.
On their Standing On The Edge tour, Cheap Trick play at The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their Invasion of Your Privacy tour, Ratt play at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA, with Bon Jovi.
The Grateful Dead, Baba Olatunji and The Neville Brothers play at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA.
Heart and REO Speedwagon play at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
On their Ride The Lightning tour, 
Dire Straits play the last of three nights at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.Rick Nelson, his fiancee and five band members are killed in a DC-3 plane crash near De Kalb, Texas, USA.
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BBC tv's Whistle Test transmits a special late night New Year concert in the UK, featuring Madness.Vi Subversa and Richard Famous, The Mekons, John Hegley, Beverley Bell, Tymon Dogg and Rory McLeod play at The Interchange, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Hank Wangford Band plays at The Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.
At a New Year's Party held by Don Henley, a former member of The Eagles, at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado, USA, presidential candidate Gary Hart first meets Donna Rice, who will later become embroiled with him in a scandal.
Desmond Dekker plays at Dingwall's, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Potato 5.