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Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo, Japan, Asia, when customs men find half a pound of marijuana in his luggage.
The classic line-up of Duran Duran plays live for the first time, at The Rum Runner, Birmingham, England, UK.
Pink Floyd reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Another Brick In The Wall.
On their Ab ba : The Tour tour, Abba play their final live concert together, on the second of two nights at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
On their Tusk tour, Fleetwood Mac play the first of three nights at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
On their Tusk tour, Fleetwood Mac play the second of three nights at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.During his third gospel tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at the Palace Theater, Albany, New York State.
When Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn plays at the Agora Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, the show is broadcast live on WMMS-FM. 
The UK Subs play at The Russell Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
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Scorpions play at The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Tygers of Pantang.
On his I'm The Man tour, Joe Jackson plays at The University Of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Adam And The Ants play at Leicester University, Leicester, England, UK, Europe, supported by Martian Dance.
On their Hydra tour, Free play at The Civic Auditorium, Los ASngeles, California, USA.
On their Duke tour, 
The Jacksons release a new single, Heartbreak Hotel, (aka This Place Hotel) which will peak at No22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. N.B. This is not the same song as Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley.
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Charged with inciting a riot during a university concert, The Stranglers are arrested in Nice, France, Europe. Sonny Stitt, The Kenny Barron Quartet and Dexter Gordon play the fifth of six nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
On their Flush the Fashion Tour Alice Cooper play at The Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, Florida, USA.On their Heaven And Hell tour, Black Sabbath play at L.B. Day Amphitheater, Salem, Oregon, USA, as support to Blue Oyster Cult. Also on the bill are Molly Hatchet and Riot.
On their British Steel tour, Judas Priest and Def Leppard play at Rockford Speedway Jam 80, Rockford, Illinois, USA.
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Queen play at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Pink Floyd play the fourth of six nights at Earls Court Exhibition Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Warren Zevon and Hollye Leven play during five nights at The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Darius Campbell-Danesh is born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. He will find success as a pop singer under the name Darius.
In New York City, USA, John Lennon finishes recording his comeback album, Double Fantasy, and agrees to a series of interviews with David Sheff of Playboy.Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz play at The Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
After a day of tour rehearsals and excessively heavy drinking, at Bray Studios in Windsor, England, UK, Europe, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham is driven to the home of guitarist Jimmy Page, The Old Mill, where he collapses into sleep and has to be carried up to bed.
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On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play in San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA, supported by The Cats.
Paul Kantner, guitarist/singer with Jefferson Starship is taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, after suffering a brain hemorrhage during a recording session, which delays recording of the album Modern Times.The live album Paris by Supertramp peaks at No8 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps.
On their Zenyatta Mondatta tour The Police play in The Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.Jan |