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A funeral service for Luther Vandross is held at the Riverside Church, New York City, USA. Mourners attending the service include Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Usher and Patti LaBelle.
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Saxophone wizard Maceo Parker plays the last of three nights at the Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK.
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The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Idaho Center Amphitheater lot, Boise, Idaho, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
The Beautiful South play at The Guildhall, Preston, England, UK.
The 32nd Winnipeg Folk Festival continues in Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg, Canada. The four-day-long event features such acts as Bill Frisell, Camper Van Beethoven and Daniel Lanois.
Travis play at Carling Academy, Liverpool, England, UK.
It is announced that the remaining two Bee Gees, Robin and Barry Gibb, are preparing a tribute album in memory of their brother Maurice Gibb. The project involves re-makes of classic Bee Gee tracks by artists including Paul McCartney, Wyclef Jean, Sheryl Crow and others.
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Kylie Minogue, still recovering from breast cancer, visits children suffering from cancer in the Royal Childrens' Hospital in her home town of Adelaide, Australia, Oceania.
Ronan Keating plays at The Big Top Arena, Liverpool, England, UK, supported by Beulah.
Usher hosts a fund-raising event for his non-profit New Look Foundation, which helps disadvantaged youth, at The Capitale, New York City, USA.
A house in the Dingle area of Liverpool, England, UK, in which Ringo Starr of The Beatles grew up, is saved from the bulldozers. The house had been scheduled for demolition as part of a regeneration scheme. 
Air Supply, having just played their first ever gig in Havana, Cuba, find themselves stranded on the island as Hurricane Dennis causes devastation in the Caribbean. 
Love play at The Stables, Milton Keynes, England, UK.
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at The Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA.
It is reported that Madonna has asked Sir Paul McCartney to appear on her next album. The pair began discussions about the idea backstage at the recent Live8 event in Hyde Park, London, England, UK. 
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