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On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by Megadeth.
Touring in support of their album, I Am Easy To Find, The National play at Northerly Island, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their 50th Anniversary Tour, Hot Tuna play the second of three nights at The Egyptian Theatre, Park City, Utah, USA.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway, Europe.
On their World Tour 2019 The Eagles play at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.Music business entrepreneur Scooter Braun (manager of Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Ariana Grande), buys Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine as part of a $300m (£237m) deal. Braun thus owns the masters of Swift's six albums.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan denies Miley Cyrus's request for outright dismissal of the 2018 lawsuit filed against her by dancehall artist Michael May (a.k.a. Flourgon). In his lawsuit, Flourgon claimed that Cyrus had infringed his copyright in the 1988 song We Run Things. Judge Kaplan, however, substantially limits the amount of potential damages faced by Cyrus and her co-defendants.
Stormzy, clad in a Union Jack stab-proof vest, headlines the first night of the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, Europe. The appearance makes him the first solo black British performer to headline the event. During the show, the crowd chants enthusiastically along with him as he sings the line, "F*** the government and f*** Boris" in his song Vossi Bop.
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Journey, The Steve Miller Band and Tower Of Power play at The Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana, USA.
When Beck plays at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA, his support band The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger cancels because of illness. Undeterred, Beck simply plays a warm-up set of his more reflective material, followed by his planned set, thereby becoming in effect his own support act.
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When Bruno Mars plays at The Q, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, he also performs four songs at a private concert in the afternoon for local child Zumyah Thorpe and dedicates a new song called Zumyah's Day to the young girl. Zumyah's recent recovery from a major brain injury was said by doctors to have been assisted by listening to Bruno Mars songs while in hospital.
Styx, Foreigner and former Eagles' guitarist Don Felder play at Jones Beach Theatre, Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York State, USA.
Girls' Generation play the first of two nights at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
Metallica headline the Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, UK. Also playing today are Jack White, Robert Plant, Lana Del Rey, Kelis, Jake Bugg, Pixies, Manic Street Preachers, Mogwai, MGMT, Bryan Ferry, George Ezra and others
Power is cut off to the main stages at Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, UK, when lightning strikes the ground during the live set by Rudimental.
When Devo play at The Fox Theatre, Oakland, California, USA, the show is filmed with the intention of releasing recordings of the event whose profits will go to the family of recently deceased Devo member Bob Casale.25 years ago
It is reported that Hollywood spiritualist Father Gilberto has performed an exorcism on former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee to banish evil demons which his wife, Pamela Anderson, believes have been affecting his behaviour.
Michael Jackson is briefly hospitalised following the collapse of a stage-prop bridge which hurled him into the pit during the previous night's concert in the Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany, Europe.50 years ago
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play the fifth of seven nights at the Mill Run Theater, Chicago, Illinois.
Eric Clapton begins his 461 Tour, a 26-week coast-to-coast trek across the USA, with a show at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.100 years ago
An advert in the Chicago Defender newspaper of Chicago, Illinois, USA, announces that the new Ma Rainey 78rpm record, Dream Blues/Lost Wandering Blues, is being released by Paramount Records in a special souvenir edition featuring a portrait of the singer on both sides of the label.
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