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UK cult favourites Doll By Doll play their last ever London gig at The Marquee Club.The Girl Is Mine by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, peaks at No2 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
Former Velvet Underground vocalist Nico, plays at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Europe.
Little Milton plays at Westville Prison, Westville, Indiana, USA.Culture Club enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, which will peak at No2.
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Former Velvet Underground vocalist, Nico, plays at The Venue, London, England, UK, Europe. 
Earl 'Fatha' Hines, one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, dies of a heart attack in Oakland, California, USA, aged 79.Dexy's Midnight Runners reach No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Come On Eileen.
Wiltshire's pioneering anarcho-punk band The Subhumans release a new EP, Evolution.
30,000 fans attend the three-day Glastonbury CND Festival at Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, paying £12 each to see a line-up headed by Curtis Mayfield, King Sunny Ade, The Beat, Marillion, UB40 and Fun Boy Three. For the first time, the festival has its own radio station, Radio Avalon.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the first of two nights at The Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.The Police, Joan Jett, Madness and R.E.M. play at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Brian Eno is interviewed at EG Records, King's Road, London, England, UK, Europe, by Johnny Black for Blitz magazine.Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Saxon, Krokus, Survivor and Twisted Sister play at The Indoor Festival, Dortmund, West Germany, Europe.
Eurythmics reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This).
On his Midnight At The Lost And Found tour, Meat Loaf plays at Cirkus Krone, Munich, Germany, Europe.
One year after the group split up, The Jam release the compilation album Snap! on Polydor Records in the UK.
The Specials AKA play a live session for BBC Radio 1 dj in London, England, UK, Europe.
On their Grace Under Pressure Warm Up Tour, Rush play at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
Black Sabbath's Born Again Tour plays at The Forum, Montreal, Canada, with Nazareth as support band.
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Siouxsie And The Banshees release a new single, a cover of The Beatles' Dear Prudence, in the UK.
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Diana Ross plays at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Joe Perry Project, formed by Joe Perry of Aerosmith fame, plays at L’Amour, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.Bonnie Tyler reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Total Eclipse Of The Heart.
The Jack Bruce Band plays at Zeche Bochum, Bochum, Germany, Europe. The show will be broadcast by the tv series Rockpalast.
The Police play the first of two nights at The Omni Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
On her Wild Heart tour, Stevie Nicks plays at The Memorial Coliseum (Hearnes Center), Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
RCA Records in the USA signs a $30m recording deal with Puerto Rican band Menudo.Ringo Starr appears on the CBS-tv show Entertainment Tonight in the USA to promote his made-for-tv film, Princess Daisy.
Rayce Amoni Kingsley is born in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa. he will find success as Afrobeats-style singer Rayce.
The Jon Butcher Axis, The Drive and Lynn Laprad play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
On their Lick It Up World tour, Kiss play at Eissporthalle Kassel, Kassel, Germany, Europe.
A $5m endorsement contract is signed between Michael Jackson, The Jacksons and Pepsi-Cola, involving sponsorship of the band's Victory tour and two TV commercials.
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Torrence Hatch is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as rapper Boosie Badazz (aka Lil Boosie).
Tiny Tim attends The Limelight Entertainment Complex, New York City, USA.
Circle Jerks play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by SS Decontrol.
On their Eliminator tour, ZZ Top play at The Odeon, Birmingham, UK, Europe, supported by Wendy And The Rockets.
Stephen Paul Manderson is born in Hackney, London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as crossover rap/pop performer Professor Green.Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays at The Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia, Oceania.
Culture Club, Rick James, Laura Branigan, Barry Manilow, The Mary Jane Girls and David Frizzell appear in the twelfth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special on ABC-tv in the USA.
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