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Muse play at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK, supported by Beyonce, Ellie Goulding, Florence And The Machine, HAIM, Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Laura Pausini, Rita Ora, Timbaland and more play in the Sound Of Change concert which is held at Twickenham Stadium, London, UK. The concert is staged to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's issues globally.
It is announced that Lou Reed, founder of The Velvet Underground and acclaimed solo artist, is recuperating from a liver transplant carried out recently in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The news is revealed by his wife, Laurie Anderson, in a feature interview in The Times.Green Day set a new record of 60,000 tickets sold when they play at Emirates Stadium, London, UK.
Barbra Streisand plays the first of two non-consecutive nights at The O2 Arena, London, UK.
Alarmed at the decline in the number of record stores, indie rock band Frankie And The Heartstrings open their own record shop, Pop Recs Ltd in their home town of Sunderland, UK. The shop is also to be used for live performances.
On her Diamonds World Tour, Rihanna plays at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, Europe.
Award-winning blues band King King play in The Zoetermeer Blues Festival, Stadshart, Holland, Europe.
Indian-influenced blues guitarist Harry Manx is among the artists playing at Orangeville Blues And Jazz Festival, Broadway Avenue, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.