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The Live8 Concert in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, is opened by Paul McCartney and U2 performing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, followed by among others Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Snoop Dogg, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, REM, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers, Mariah Carey and Snow Patrol, before Pink Floyd took the stage as the penultimate act of the night.
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at the Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Gwen Stefani releases Hollaback Girl, the third single from her LP Love. Angel. Music. Baby., in Continental Europe.
The highest new entry in the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in the USA is In Your Honor by the Foo Fighters, entering at No2. Coldplay remain at No1 with XAndY.
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Elton John plays in The RDS Arena, Dublin, Eire, Europe, supported by Rufus Wainwright and James Blunt.
The Be Good Tanyas play at the Songwriters And Publishers Festival, Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, England, UK.
Ghetto Gospel by 2Pac (aka Tupac Shakur) featuring Elton John enters the UK pop singles chart at No1.
Love play at The Music Hall, Shrewsbury, England, UK.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at Pier 30/32, San Francisco, California, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail. 
The Live8 Concert in Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy, Europe, features Duran Duran, Faith Hill, Irene Grandi, Jovanotti, Tim McGraw, Nek, Laura Pasini, Vasco Rossi and Zucchero.
The Live8 Concert in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, (and several other cities worldwide), features artists including Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Muse, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, Stevie Wonder, R.E.M., The Cure, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers and Snow Patrol.
The Live8 Concert in The Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, features Will Smith (host), Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, P Diddy, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, The Dave Matthews Band, Sarah McLachlan, Rob Thomas, Keith Urban, 50 Cent and The Kaiser Chiefs. The audience turnout is one and a half million.
On her Greatest Hits tour, Donna Summer plays the first of two nights at Caesar's, Atlantic City, New jersey, USA.
The Live8 Concert at The Eifel Tower in Paris, France, Europe, features The Cure, Jamiroquai, Craig David, Dido, Youssou N'Dour, Yannick Noah, Andrea Bocelli, Kyo, Placebo, Axelle Red, Johnny Halliday, Manu Chao and Renaud.
The highest new entry in the UK albums chart is Dynamite by Jamiroquai, entering at No3. Coldplay remain at No1 with XAndY.
The Live8 Concert at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, Europe, features A-ha, Brian Wilson, Lauryn Hill, Bap, Die Toten Hosen and Peter Maffay.
David Cassidy, David Essex, The Osmonds and Les McKeown's 70s Bay City Rollers play at the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
On their Twisted Logic tour, Coldplay play the second of two nights at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.