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Elton John is undergoing six weeks of rehab treatment for bulimia and also for his drug and alcohol addictions, in the Parkside Lutheran Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tom Jones plays the second of three nights at Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois, USA.
Drumming At The Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion, a book by Mickey Hart (drummer of The Grateful Dead), Jay Stevens, and Fredric Lieberman, is published by Harper San Francisco in the USA.
The Jerry Garcia Band plays at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA.
The live album 101 by Depeche Mode is awarded double platinum status in Canada.
The hit single Sacrifice by Elton John is awarded a platinum disc in the UK by the BPI.
Two people are arrested during a Tom Jones concert at The Pheasant Run Inn, St. Charles, Illinois, USA. One woman is charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly throwing her underwear at a uniformed officer, and a man is arrested for allegedly fondling a female fan.
The Moody Blues play at The Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
If Wishes Came True by Sweet Sensation reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA.
Billy Idol plays at The World Music Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Gene Loves Jezebel.
The Cure broadcast Cure FM, a pop-up pirate radio station, from the offices of Fiction Records in London, England, UK, Europe. The broadcast is, to a large extent, a promotional device for their album Mixed Up but because of transmitter problems the show is not heard by many listeners.
The Atlanta Rhythm Section plays at Brassy's Take II, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA.
On their Wild! tour, Erasure play at Milton Keynes National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, UK.
R'n'b vocalist and recording artist Lee Rogers dies in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Midnight Oil and The Dan Reed Network play at The Schuettorf Festival, Germany, Europe.
On their Behind The Mask tour, Fleetwood Mac play at Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK.
On their Pump tour, Aerosmith play at Maimarkt-Gelände, Mannheim, Germany, Europe.
Bad Company play at Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida, USA, supported by Damn Yankees (including Ted Nugent on guitar).
The film soundtrack album Graffiti Bridge by Prince tops the UK albums chart.
Eric Clapton plays at Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Billy Idol plays at The World Music Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their Hot In The Shade tour, Kiss play at The Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Hothouse Flowers play at Winterthur Festival, Switzerland, Europe.
Frank Sinatra plays at Hoffman Estates, Poplar Creek, Illinois, USA.
Bjork Godmundsdottir And Trio Gudmundar Ingolfssonar spend the first of two days recording the LP Gling-Glo at Studio Syrland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Europe.