6th March

Howard Jones plays the first of two nights at Maysfield L.C., Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.

Variety magazine reports that former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann has signed Jerry Goodman, Patrick O'Hearn and Sanford Ponder to his New York City-based record label Private Music.

When Metallica play in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, the show is attended by a fan - a promising young bassist called Jason Newsted, who will later become a member of the band.

Former El Paso County sheriff's sergeant Jesus Gurrola is sentenced to five years supervised probation and a $500 fine for threatening to extort money from singer Johnny Cash. Gurrola, who pleaded guilty to the extortion charge on February 13, is also required to serve 500 hours community service as part of the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Harry Lee Huspeth. Gurrola had written Cash a letter in late January, 1984, threatening to mail the singer's arrest records and sheriff's mug shot to various publications including People magazine, Parade magazine and National Enquirer.

Alone Again Or play at The Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe. They will achieve greater success after they evolve into The Shamen.