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Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the first of three nights at Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.Taylor Swift plays on the first day of the BamaJam Music festival in Enterprise, Alabama, USA.
Hip-hop magazine The Source puts Jay-Z at No1 on its 'Power 30' list. reasons given are that because he's an industry leader and a top businessman, via his ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear, and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets. Others on the list include Diddy, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and Kimora Lee Simmons.
On their 'Tour Of The Universe', Depeche Mode play the first of two consecutive nights at the 46,000 capacity LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.Original Woodstock veteran Richie Havens plays at a party to launch the Woodstock 40th Anniversary DVD in New York City, USA.
Kanye West attends the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tickets for Britney Spears' London's O2 Arena gigs are slashed to just £2 after the shows fail to sell out.
All-girl band Care Bears On Fire play at a block party at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.Mariah Carey attends the Fresh Air Fund's Salute to American Heroes in New York City.
Usher, Akon, Russell Simmons and Lil Mama attend The Do Something Awards in the Apollo Theater, New York City, USA, to honour young people making positive changes in the world, including the night's overall winner, 22-year-old Maggie Doyne who received $100,000 in community grants for setting up a school and orphanage in Nepal.
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon reveals in a UK tabloid newspaper interview that the recently re-formed band has no immediate plans for a new album. He states, "We're all busy with our own projects."
Oasis abandon the stage twice during a gig at Heaton Park, Manchester, UK, because of problems with the venue's generator.
The Lemonheads' founder Evan Dando takes General Motors to court in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dando claims that GM has breached his copyright on The Lemonheads song It's a Shame About Ray by copying it for a 2008 TV campaign for Chevrolets and Buicks.