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Nina Simone is playing during twenty nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.
The Skeletal Family play at The Grand Hotel, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.
The Wedding Present play at Cats Mill, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
Steve Marriott's Packet Of Three play at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by A Bigger Mercedes.
A news item in today's edition of The New Musical Express (NME) music paper in the UK, notes that a number of concert promoters, including Harvey Goldsmith, Barry Dickins, Rod MacSween and John Giddings have begun announcing major gigs on tv or in mainstream newspapers, rather than using the traditional method of announcing such shows first in the music press. The latest Bruce Springsteen gigs, for example, were announced on BBC-2 tv show The Old Grey Whistle Test. This, according the NME, amounts to "treating us as their servants".
The Surfadelics, Surfin' Lungs and The Vibes play at The Out Club, Walthamstow, London, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Eek A Mouse plays at Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Husker Du play at The Living Room, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott, John Holt, Delroy Washington, Junior Delgado and other reggae artists appear in the Boom Of '85 benefit show at The Civic Hall, Poplar, England, UK, Europe. The show is a benefit concert for Ethiopian Famine Relief.
Barbara Dickson plays at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts play at The Blue And Gold Club, King's Lynn, England, UK, Europe.Bill Cosby hosts the recording of a three hour NBC-tv concert Motown Returns To The Apollo, celebrating a $10.4m renovation of the legendary Harlem venue. Artists include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Drifters, The Manhattans, The Commodores, The Cadillacs, Martha Reeves, Mary Wells, Patti LaBelle, Rod Stewart, George Michael, Boy George and Joe Cocker. The show will be transmitted on 19 May.
The Wilko Johnson Band plays at The Saxon Tavern, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Shakers.
German band Propaganda enter the UK singles chart with Duel, which will peak at No21, the highest of their five chart entries.
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The Steel An' Skin Afro-Caribbean Band plays at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, while promoting their album Acid Rain.
The Pat Metheny Group plays at The Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
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The Steve Gibbons Band plays at The Half Moon, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
XMAL Deutschland play at at Bradford University, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
Adrian Legg plays at The Rising Sun, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pookiesnackenburger play at Watermans Art Centre, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mama's Boys play at Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
Balaam And The Angel play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Circus Circus Circus.
The Ruby Turner Band plays at Loughborough University, Loughborough, England, UK, Europe.
The 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in The Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe. Norwegian female duo Bobbysocks! are the winners with the song La det swinge.
The Hank Wangford Band plays at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Racing Cars play at The Cartoon, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins, The Crackshots and Little Things play at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe.Gary Glitter, Modern Romance and Black Lace play at Ladbrokes Holiday Village, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Diesel Band plays at The 
Sky play at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.The Nightingales play at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by That Petrol Emotion and Bum Bites.
Dr. Feelgood, John Otway and Partners In Crime play in a benefit show at the Thame Sports And Arts Centre, Thame, Oxfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Weller and Martin Gore (of Depeche Mode) are musical guests on the BBC1 tv series The Saturday Picture Show.
Working week play at Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Triffids play at The Half Moon, Herne Hill, London, England, UK, Europe.