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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.
Winston Tong (formerly of Tuxedomoon) is playing during five nights at The ICA, London, England, UK, Europe. the series of shows is billed as Winston Tong Sings Duke Ellington.
Boothill Foot Tappers play at The Porterhouse, Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.Loudon Wainwright III, The Chieftains, Paul Brady, The Dave Kelly Band and Terry And Gerry play in Lambton Park, Hounslow, London, England, UK, Europe.
Positive Noise, Sunset Gun, H2o, One O'Clock Gang, Sideway Look and M74 play a Live Aid benefit show at Castle Milk Community Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Buddy Curtess And The Grasshoppers play at The Warehouse, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Boothill Foot-Tappers play at The Porterhouse, Retford, England, UK, Europe.
Nik Kershaw's latest single, Don Quixote, enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No10 - his fifth and last Top Ten entry.
It is reported that Alan Reed, vocalist with Scottish prog rock band 
Vitamin Z play at The Victoria, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On their We Can't Be Serious tour, 
5 Star have their second UK Top 20 entry when Let Me Be The One peaks at No18.
The Stone Roses assemble at Strawberry Studios in Manchester, England, UK, Europe, to make some recordings with producer Martin Hannett. The results will not be widely heard until they are collected on the bootleg, Garage Flower, in 1996.
The 
Guana Batz, Frenzy, Turnpike Cruisers, and The Surfadelics play at The Klub Foot, Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Membranes release their debut LP, The Gift Of Life, on Creation Records in the UK.Doctor Feelgood, Demon and The Sutherland Brothers play in the Rock Festival, Leek, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz-funk combo Zoot And The Roots play at The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe. The band bills itself as "the hottest coolest sound around".
James play at The Ashton Court Festival, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
The Sweet with Brian Connolly play at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Babysitters.I Got You Babe by UB40 and Chrissie Hynde enters the UK Singles Chart at No22. A cover version of the Sonny And Cher hit I Got You Babe, it will peak at No1.
The Sid Presley Experience play at Ziggy's, Plymouth, England, UK, Europe.
During the Lift 85 Festival, Rent Party play in the Spiegel Tent, Camden Lock, London England, UK, Europe.
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts play at The Red Lion, Gravesend, England, UK, Europe.
Avant garde French saxophone ensemble 
Flaming Softies play at The Ad Lib Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Vampongelo and Jack Of Hearts.
'Atomic skiffle' performer Floyd plays at The George And Dragon, St. John Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Tears For Fears reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Shout.
