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Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull takes part in a duet with American astronaut Colonel Catherine Coleman to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight in 1961. While the pair play an excerpt from Bouree from Tull's Stand Up album, Anderson is live on stage in Perm, Russia, and Coleman is in orbit around the world aboard the International Space Station.
On their Come Around Sundown tour, Kings Of Leon play at The Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, USA.
On his Doowops And Hooligans tour Bruno Mars plays at The Astor Theatre, Perth, Australia, Oceania.
Ed Sheeran plays a free promotional gig at The Barfly, Camden, London, England, UK. The gig has a capacity of 200 but over 1000 fans turn up, so Sheeran plays his set three times, then goes outside to continue playing for fans who had been unable to get in.
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Adele releases her second album, 21, on Sony Music in Argentina, South America.
James Taylor headlines A Gala Celebrating 120 Years Of Carnegie Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. The event also features guests artists including Sting, Bette Midler and Dianne Reeves.
When Queens Of The Stone Age play at The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA, actress Helen Mirren turns up to see the show.
Paul Simon releases a new album, So Beautiful Or So What, on Hear Music in the USA and Italy, Europe.
On their World Contamination Tour, My Chemical Romance play at First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and the cast of American Idiot are visted backstage at the St. James Theater in New York City, USA, by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise.
The Foo Fighters release their seventh album, Wasting Light, worldwide.
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays the last of five nights at the O2 Arena, London, UK.
Bob Dylan plays at HITEC - Star Hall, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Asia.