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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.ZTT Records is presenting a two-week series of concerts entitled The Value Of Entertainment, featuring Andrew Poppy (and guests), Anne Pigalle, Propaganda and Instinct, at The Ambassadors Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The Art Of Noise are billed to appear but, in the end, do not perform.
Joe Val of successful Boston-based band The Charles River Valley Boys, dies of lymphoma, in Massachusetts, USA.
The Battle of the Beanfield erupts near Cholderton, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, when police divert a travelers' convoy bound for Stonehenge festival. Five hundred travelers and festival-goers are arrested. The Levellers will write their 1991 song The Battle Of The Beanfield, inspired by the event.
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Black Flag, DC3 and Twisted Roots play at The International Club, Houston, Texas, USA.Prince's seventh studio album, Around The World In A Day, reaches No1 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA for the first of three weeks.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Slane Castle, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
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America record their show at The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, USA, for the live album America In Concert.
Kurt Cobain (later to form Nirvana) moves with his school friend, Jesse Reed, to a house at 404 North Michigan Street, Aberdeen, Washington, USA, where he will compose Spam and Class Of 85.