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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.
The Hank Wangford Band plays at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Triffids play at The Half Moon, Herne Hill, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Blasters play at The Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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.
Attila The Stockbroker plays at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Husker Du play at The Living Room, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
The Skeletal Family play at The Grand Hotel, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.
The Wilko Johnson Band plays at The Saxon Tavern, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Shakers.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.
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 Wedding Present play at Cats Mill, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Steve Marriott's Packet Of Three play at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by A Bigger Mercedes.
The Steve Gibbons Band plays at The Half Moon, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Steel An' Skin Afro-Caribbean Band plays at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, while promoting their album Acid Rain.
Chicken Shack play at The Greyhound, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Willie And The Poor Boys.
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On his The Glory Boys tour, Rick Wakeman plays at The Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Sky play at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.Around The World In A Day, the seventh studio album by Prince, debuts at No5 in the UK albums chart but will rise no further.
Barbara Dickson plays at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Adrian Legg plays at The Rising Sun, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Ruby Turner Band plays at Loughborough University, Loughborough, England, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins, The Crackshots and Little Things play at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pookiesnackenburger play at Watermans Art Centre, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.The Nightingales play at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by That Petrol Emotion and Bum Bites.
Racing Cars play at The Cartoon, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mama's Boys play at Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
The Diesel Band plays at The 
The Archie Shepp Quartet plays at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Weller and Martin Gore (of Depeche Mode) are musical guests on the BBC1 tv series The Saturday Picture Show.
Balaam And The Angel play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Circus Circus Circus.
The Surfadelics, Surfin' Lungs and The Vibes play at The Out Club, Walthamstow, London, England, UK, Europe.
Man play The King's Head, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe.
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".
Working week play at Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.