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Pollard's Australian Juvenile Opera Company performs the musical show A Gaiety Girl at The Tivoli Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in Sweden, Europe.
Dusty Rankin, with Jean Stafford And The Singing Kettles, plays in The Cabaret Room, Hotel Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania.
Popular Australian folk singer Lionel Long releases a new single, True True Loving, on Parlophone Records in the UK.
UK pop newspaper the NME [New Musical Express] publishes its table of chart success for the year, in which 30 points are awarded for a No1 hit, 29 for a No2 and so on down to one point for a No30.Artist Points
1. Rolling Stones 836
2. The Seekers 813
3. The Beatles 760
4. The Animals 656
5. Sandie Shaw 649
6. Cliff Richard 631
7. Ken Dodd 617
8. The Yardbirds 607
9. Manfred Mann 569
10. The Hollies 567
The Bee Gees record I've Decided To Join The Air Force, in London, England, UK, Europe, for their album Idea.
The The Bee Gees, with a thirty-piece orchestra, play at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Spanky And Our Gang.
Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees are in Sydney, Australia, Oceania, with their manager Robert Stigwood during a week of business discussions.
On their first world tour, 
Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour plays to an audience of 45,000 on the first of two nights at Paramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania. Stevie Wonder makes a surprise guest appearance, singing Just Good Friends with Michael.
On their One For All World Tour, The Bee Gees play at the Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
On their The Hard Way tour, Steve Earle And The Dukes play at the Station Resort Hotel, Jindabyne, Australia, Oceania.
The highest new entry on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia is Heart In Danger by Southern Sons, which will peak at No5.
The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Midnight Oil and The Dan Reed Network play at The Schuettorf Festival, Germany, Europe.Lorena Bobbitt who chopped off her husband's penis, claiming it was in retaliation for him sexually assaulting her, is acquitted by a jury in Manassas, Virgina, USA, by reason of temporary insanity. Bobbitt's revenge will inspire several songs, including Bobbit Song by stand-up comedian Richard Morton and Lorena Bobbitt [2012] by Aaradhna. The Bee Gees also parodied their own song To Love Somebody as To Lose Your Penis on the Howard Stern Show in 1994.
On her Original Sinsuality Tour, Tori Amos plays the second of two nights at Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
It is revealed that Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed as having breast cancer and will have to undergo immediate surgery. Her upcoming concert dates are cancelled.
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb release a new album, Guilty Pleasures, on Columbia Records in the USA.
A report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) states that 95% of music available online worldwide in 2008 was downloaded illegally.
While staying at the Grand Hyatt hotel, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania, Katy Perry hears her hit single California Gurls blasting out from a student party for the all-male Melbourne High School and, on the spur of the moment, pops in to join them. Later she posts a Tweet saying, 'I totes just crashed a prom,' Still later on the same night she also attends a lesbian event, The Grouse Party, at The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood.
On their World Magnetic tour Metallica play the first of three nights at Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
We Sing Robbie Williams, a karaoke title for Wii featuring 25 of Robbie Williams' biggest hits, is released in Australia, Oceania.
A 17-year-old teenager appears in the Children's Court in Sydney, Australia, Oceania, charged with throwing eggs at Justin Bieber during the pop singer's recent show at Sydney's Acer Arena.Bon Iver play the first of three nights at Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
Dolly Parton releases her 42nd LP, Blue Smoke, on Dolly Records in Australia and New Zealand, Oceania.
One day after the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Sir Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, the group cancels the first date of its imminent Australian tour and Sir Mick flies back to New York City.
On his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays the first of two nights at The Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia.
During their On Stage Together tour, Paul Simon And Sting play the first of two shows at A Day On The Green, Sir James Mitchell Park, Perth, Australia, Oceania.
Angus Young of AC/DC and his wife Ellen attend the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris, France, Europe, where he sees Roger Federer of Switzerland and Marcel Granollers of Spain.
Parkway Drive play 
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