10th October

Uriah Heep are working on their sixteenth LP, Equator, at Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England, UK, Europe.

Bobby Womack plays during five nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.

Terry And Gerry play at Hanley Grand Hotel, Stoke, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Housemartins.

Peter And The Test Tube Babies play at Ziggy's, Plymouth, England, UK, Europe.

UK Subs and 5th Column play at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Pastels play at Queen Mary's College, Mile End, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Shop Assistants.

Persian Risk play at The Wellington, Shepherd's Bush Green, Londonb, England, UK, Europe, supported by Sterling.

The Fall play at The Polytechnic, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.

Chrome Molly play at Mardi Gras, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.

Siouxsie And The Banshees play at Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Squeeze play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.

The Communards play at The Shaw Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Communards play at The Shaw Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Membranes play at The University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, with 3 O'Clock.

Van Morrison plays the second of four nights at The Dominion, London, England, UK, Europe.

John Cooper Clarke plays at The Cricketers, The Oval, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Rhubarb Tarts.

David Cassidy plays at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Dr. And The Medics play at The Polytechnic, Plymouth, England, UK, Europe.

Blues'N'Trouble play at The Tramshed, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe.

Buddy Curtess And The Grasshoppers play at The University, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe.

Deep Sea Jivers play at The University, Lancaster, England, UK, Europe.

Balaam And the Angel play at The Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.

The Cardiacs play at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Umbrella.

The Cure play at The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Makin' Time play at Birmingham University, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

An interview with Bob Dylan is broadcast on 20/20, an ABC-tv show in the USA.

Everything But The Girl play at The Hexagon, Reading, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Apartments.

Actor Yul Brynner dies, aged 65 of lung cancer, in New York City, USA. Although nominally an actor, he is best remembered for his role as King Mongkut in the musical The King And I, both on stage and in the cinema. Songs which drew inspiration from Brynner include One Night In Bangkok from the 1984 muscal Chess (written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA), and the 1987 album track, Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead, by comedy-punk rockers Toy Dolls.

Torme (aka Bernie Torme) play at The Marina, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe.

Stan Webb's Chicken Shack play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.

No Defences, Chumbawamba and Reality Control play at The Narrow Boat, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.

The Ya Ya's play at The Half Moon, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.

Cuddly Toys play at The Underground, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Cause And Effect.

Pete Townshend of The Who makes a solo appearance on tv show The Tube, in Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, with his backing band Deep End.

999 play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by International Rescue.

The Mint Juleps play at The Wag Club, Soho, London, England UK, Europe.

Hazell Dean plays at Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Miquel Brown, Kelly Marie, Seventh Avenue and Lisa.

Tenpole Tudor play at The Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh, England, UK, Europe, supported by Burning Idols.