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Speaking on BBC Radio One, Police drummer Stewart Copeland denies a report which had appeared a few days earlier in UK tabloid The Daily Mirror that the group has agreed to split up. Copeland asserts that the group is merely taking a "sabbatical" and "will certainly do another album".Yeah Yeah Noh play at The Half Moon, Herne Hill, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Tears.
The Lloyd-Langton Group begins a British tour with a show at The Venue, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Boys Turn Blue play at The Red Lion, High Steet, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Chevalier Brothers play at The Dublin Castle, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Wham! arrive in Peking, China, Asia, to begin a brief tour - the first ever by a Western pop band. On this day, they visit the Great Wall of China and are honoured with a banquet organised by the Chinese Youth Federation.
Queen fly from London to Auckland to prepare for their first ever shows in New Zealand, Oceania.
Tobruk play at Penny Farthing, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
Nick Mason, drummer of Pink Floyd, participates in a motoring competition on the BBC tv show Driving Force. He and his partner come second.
John Otway plays at The Albany Empire, Deptford, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Nickelodeon.
The Triffids release a 12" single, including the tracks Field Of Glass, Bright Lights Big City and Monkey On My Back, on Hot Records in the UK.
Chelsea play at The Greyhound, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Hermits Of London.
Journalist Neil Tennant quits Smash Hits magazine to pursue a full-time career with his new electronic pop duo The Pet Shop Boys.
The Albion Band plays at Waterman's Art Centre, Brentford, Middlesex. England, UK, Europe.The Life Ahead Corporation (including Jeremy Gluck, formerly of The Barracudas) release the 12" single The Rich man's Burden on The Trust label in the UK.
Haze release the LP Cellar Replay on Gabadon Records in the UK.
Paul Young plays at The Colourfield release a new single, Castles In The Air / Your Love Was Smashing, in the UK.
Alone Again Or play at The Venue, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe. The band will find much greater success after changing their name to The Shamen.
Harvey And The Wallbangers play at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
