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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The Pretenders play at Bradford University, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
During a 23-date US tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at the Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Ramones play in Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Clash play the second of two nights at The Top Rank, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
XTC play at Bookies, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Cure spend the third of seven days mixing their second album, Seventeen Seconds, at Morgan Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
An early interview with aspiring rock star Prince appears in the Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Iggy Pop plays at The Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Def Leppard play at Exeter University, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.
George Jones, with producer Billy Sherrill, records He Stopped Loving Her Today at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. After the session, Jones bets Sherrill that the record won't go to No1, but it does, giving him his first No1 in six years and reviving his flagging career.
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The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.