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Brian Poole And The Tremeloes fly to Ireland to film the musical A Touch Of Blarney.
Irish blues quintet Them, including vocalist Van Morrison, play at the University, Manchester, UK.
If The Whole World Stopped Loving by Val Doonican is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
Soft Machine and Eire Apparent fly out from London, England, UK, Europe, to New York City, USA. While in America, they will tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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Taste, featuring Rory Gallagher on guitar, play at the Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Boomtown Rats.
The Runaways begin a European tour with a show at The Stadium, Dublin, Eire, Europe.
Bono of U2 unexpectedly joins Simple Minds during their concert at Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Pogues' bassist Cait O'Riordan disappears in the midst of a series of gigs in New York City, USA. It transpires that she has run off with Elvis Costello.
When The Pogues play at Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, singer Shame MacGowan is so drunk that he falls off the front of the stage, leaving the rest of the band to complete the concert without him.
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On her Original Sinsuality Tour, Tori Amos plays the first of two nights at Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
Chart-topping UK girl band Girls Aloud celebrate the end of their European tour with a party at Lily's Bordello in Dublin, Eire.
Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh of Girls Aloud, Gary Barlow of Take That, and Ronan Keating of Boyzone set off on a fund-raising climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa. The climb is in aid of the British charity Comic Relief.
The Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2010, with guest musical Director Jamie Cullum, begins in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. Acts appearing over the six days of the event include headliner Paloma Faith with The Guy Barker Big Band, plus Elaine Paige, Eric Bibb, Imelda May, Liane Carroll, Natalie Williams, Christine Tobin, Carla Bley, Trio VD and Empirical.
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
A newly-published survey by the ICM Group reveals that one in ten young people in the UK bought a music cassette tape in the last month. This, and other findings, are taken to suggest that that many consumers still prefer physical music formats over downloading their sounds digitally.
Marilyn Manson releases his ninth studio LP, The Pale Emperor, in Germany, Ireland and Italy, Europe.
Reverend James Leg plays at The West End Centre, Aldershot, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bonnevilles.
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the first of two nights at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
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The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
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The BPI announces that record label income in the UK for 2017 increased by 10.6% on the previous year - the fastest rate of growth since the height of Britpop in 1995. Much of the increase is driven by a strong rise in subscriptions to streaming services, as well as by the success of British artists.
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On his Botanical Gardens tour, Don McLean plays at The Aura Arena, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, Europe.
Primordial are among the bands playing at the Bang Your Head Festival, Balingen, Germany, Europe.
Gloryhammer play at The Academy, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Beast In Black and Wind Rose.
Harry Styles, formerly of One Direction, releases his second solo LP, Fine Line, on Erskine/Columbia.
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