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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
On their Brothers In Arms tour, Dire Straits play the sixth night of a thirteeen-night stand at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cow-punk band The Beat Farmers play at The Albany Empire, Deptford, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their Southern Accents tour, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at The Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Dutch guitar innovator Wout Steenhuis dies of cancer, aged 62, in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
The Damned play at Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Fuzztones.
Jason And The Scorchers, The Blasters and The Textones play in The Union Of The States gig at The Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones returns to New York City, USA, from Barbados, Caribbean, to prepare for the upcoming Live Aid concert. 
As part of The Capital Music Festival, Thomas Mapfumo headlines the African Jazz Special, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknells, London, England, UK, Europe.
Santana plays the second of two days at The Miller Music Festival, Pier 84, New York City, USA.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays at Chester Fritz Auditorium, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
World music star Manu Dibango begins a legal action in Paris, France, Europe, claiming that part of Michael Jackson's hit Wanna Be Starting Somethin' is taken from Dibango's composition, Soul Makossa.
