Anniversaries
10 Dec

Peter Gabriel plays at The O2 Arena, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.

Ben Howard plays the first of two sold-out gigs at Brixton Academy, London, UK.

Gorgon City play at Bi Nuu, Berlin, Germany, Europe.

On the third North American leg of his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Status Quo play at First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK, supported by Chas And Dave.

The Wands play at Schaubude, Kiel, Germany, Europe.

The Forbes list of The World's Highest-Paid Musicians is revealed, showing Dr. Dre at No1, having earned $620m, largely due to the sale of his headphone brand, Beats, to Apple Inc for $3bn. The Top Ten music earners are as follows :



01. Dr. Dre ' $620 million

02. Beyonce ' $115 million

03. The Eagles ' $100 million

04. Bon Jovi ' $82 million

05. Bruce Springsteen ' $81 million

06. Justin Bieber ' $80 million

07. One Direction ' $75 million

08. Paul McCartney ' $71 million

09. Calvin Harris ' $66 million

10. Toby Keith ' $65 million

Run The Jewels play at Glasgow Garage, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Rick Danko of The Band dies in his sleep in Marbletown, New York State.

Ken Albers, arranger, trumpeter and bass singer with The Four Freshmen, is born in Pitman, New Jersey, USA.