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The last and worst of three disasters, an underground earthquake, strikes the Springhill coal mine in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, killing 75 miners and devastating the town. The incident will inspire Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger to write the song Springhill Mining Disaster, which will be recorded by Martin Carthy, The Dubliners, Peter, Paul And Mary, Julie Felix, Barbara Dickson, U2 and others.
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The N.M.E. reports that Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher has collapsed from exhaustion following their recent intensive tour of the USA. He is resting and has been prevented from joining a proposed tour with Gene Pitney.Just four days after becoming divorced from her former Sonny And Cher partner, Sonny Bono, Cher marries Greg Allman, but the pair separate ten days later.
Talking Heads play the second of two nights at the Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark (OMD) and U2.
A one-off revue entitled The Peace Show is staged at The Apollo, Victoria, London, England, UK, Europe. The show is a mix of drama, comedy sketches and music, featuring Elvis Costello, The Style Council, The Alarm, Hazel O'Connor, Mari Wilson, Ian Dury and U2.
Bob Dylan comes to the end of a European tour with a gig at Slane Castle, Slane Village, County Meath, Ireland. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana. Dylan is joined on stage by Bono of U2 and Van Morrison. Backstage, Bono interviews Dylan for the Irish music magazine Hot Press.
On their Unforgettable Fire tour, U2 play at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Bono of U2 records a track, Silver And Gold, for the anti-apartheid Sun City album with Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones on guitars, at Right Track Studio, New York City, USA.
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Johnny Marr, formerly guitarist with The Smiths, begins rehearsals with The Pretenders prior to a tour of the USA supporting U2.
On the first leg of their Joshua Tree tour, U2 play the first of three nights at the Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut.
U2 play the second of four (non-consecutive) nights at Sport Palais Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Bono of U2 turns up at Isleworth Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, to testify as a character witness for Peter Buck of R.E.M., who is facing charges of "air rage" stemming from an incident on a flight from Seattle, Washington, USA, to London a year earlier.U2 play an unannounced live gig for 30,000 people in the Empire Fulton Ferry State Park underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, USA.Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own by U2 reaches No1 in the Official Pop Singles Chart in the UK.
In a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City, USA, U2 are inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, by Bruce Springsteen. The night also features live performances by Eric Clapton, U2 and the Pretenders. 
U2 play the second of two nights at The GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.U2 play at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK, supported by Snow Patrol.
The Live8 Concert in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, (and several other cities worldwide), features artists including Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Muse, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, Stevie Wonder, R.E.M., The Cure, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers and Snow Patrol.U2 play at The Parc De Sports Charles Ehrman, Nice, France, Europe, supported by Keane and The Zutons. 
U2 play at Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian, Spain, Europe, supported by Franz Ferdinand and The Kaiser Chiefs. U2 play the last of four non-consecutive nights at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, supported by Dahsboard Confessional.U2 make a surprise appearance at a concert in Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Island Records. Also appearing are Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, and Baaba Maal.
The DVD/Blu-Ray U 2 360 At The Rose Bowl is released in the USA. The release features an October 2009 concert by U2 at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA. The concert was filmed using 27 high-definition cameras, and was also broadcast live over the internet attracting nearly 10m viewers from 188 countries.On their 360 Degree tour U2 play the second of two nights in Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, Europe, supported by Razorlight.On their 360 Degree tour U2 play in the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia, supported by Snow Patrol. Prior to the show local police arrest activists from human rights group Amnesty International.On their 360 Degree tour U2 play the first of two nights in Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia, supported by Jay-Z.
A cast member is injured during a performance of the U2-backed Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, in New York City, USA. The actor falls several feet from a platform about seven minutes before the end of the performance, and the show is stopped as he is taken to hospital for observation.
Kanye West visits the cast of U2's musical Spider-Man : Turn Off the Dark on Broadway in New York City, USA.On the sixth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile, South America, supported by Muse.
U2 complete their 360 Degree Tour, with a gig at The Magnetic Hill Concert Site, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, supported by Arcade Fire and Carney.Figures published by Billboard magazine show that U2 had the highest-earning tour of the year, earning more than $180m from the 44 dates/3m audience on its 360 Degree Tour. Second is Bon Jovi, taking just over $120m from 68 shows, followed by Take That whose Progress Live tour, which reunited them with Robbie Williams, earned $117m.When U2 begin the European leg of their Innocence And Experience world tour in Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy, Europe, singer Bono changes the lyrics of their song Pride (In The Name Of Love) to "One boy washed up on an empty beach", a reference to Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach earlier in the week.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the second of two nights at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at The FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
Pollstar publishes its list of the highest-grossing tours of the year so far, with the Top Ten being as follows :
$151.5m – Guns N' Roses
$118.1m – U2
$98.2m – Justin Bieber
$88m – Metallica
$68.2m – Depeche Mode
$60.5m – Red Hot Chili Peppers
$59m – Adele
$57.2m – Ed Sheeran
$54.5m – Eric Church
$52.7m – Bruno Mars
$151.5m – Guns N' Roses
$118.1m – U2
$98.2m – Justin Bieber
$88m – Metallica
$68.2m – Depeche Mode
$60.5m – Red Hot Chili Peppers
$59m – Adele
$57.2m – Ed Sheeran
$54.5m – Eric Church
$52.7m – Bruno Mars
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the second of two nights at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
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