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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.The album Lost In Love by Air Supply is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Former vice-president Art Collins succeeds Earl McGrath as president of Rolling Stones Records.
Paul Simon's movie, One Trick Pony, opens in New York City, USA. The cast includes Lou Reed, The Lovin' Spoonful, Sam And Dave, The B-52s and Tiny Tim.
Echo And The The album Another One Bites The Dust by Queen is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz play at The New Theatre, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
The album The Game by Queen is certified as a Platinum disc by the 
Rock movie Breaking Glass opens in France, Europe, starring Hazel O'Connor as punk singer Kate. Zoot Money and Gary Holton have featured roles in the film, while Rod Stewart and Paul McCartney are seen in brief cameos.The Grateful Dead play the seventh night of a fifteen night season at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA, during which the band revives its acoustic set and records tracks for the album Dead Set.
The Tourists play at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Barracudas. Two members of the Tourists, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, will go on to form Eurythmics.
The Specials play at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by the Swinging Cats.