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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chiefs Of Relief play at Camden Palace, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.

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

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

Desolation Angels play at The Venue, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Gary Glitter plays at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

On their World Service tour, Spear Of Destiny play at The Dome, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.

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.

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

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

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

Dislocation Dance play at The International, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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