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While in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, to play in Lollapalooza, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg takes time out to visit Heliopolis, the city's largest slum, to help focus attention on conditions in the district. The visit is facilitated by the charity ActionAid.
A tribute concert in memory of keyboardist Jon Lord is held in The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, with contributing artists including Deep Purple members Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Steve Morse, as well as Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, Paul Weller, Rick Wakeman and Joe Brown.
Chuck Ragan And The Camaraderie, supported by The White Buffalo play at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
B.B. King plays an "erratic" concert at Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, for which he later apologises, claiming it was caused by a combination of missing his diabetic medications and exhaustion after a 1600 mile bus trip from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rapper Trick Daddy is arrested on multiple felony drug and weapons charges, among others, in Broward County, Florida, USA.
Franz Ferdinand release a new single Fresh Strawberries, as a digital download in Australia and New Zealand.
On her Dressed To Kill tour, Cher plays at The Verizon Center, Washington DC, USA, supported by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
On their Mechanical Bull tour, Kings Of Leon play at The Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Bette Midler posts a Tweet stating that streaming company Pandora paid her just over $114 for more than 4m song plays during a three month period. Soon after, Pandora disputes Midler's figures, stating that they paid "more than $6,400" for the plays.
Jazz trombonist and singer Glen David Andrews launches his new CD, Redemption, with a gig at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Luke Bryan releases a video for his recently released Capitol Nashville single Play It Again, in the USA.