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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The Undertones, Matchbox and The Wurzels appear on the BBC-1 tv show Cheggers Plays Pop, recorded in Manchester, England, UK.
When Devo play at The Showbox, Seattle, Washington, USA, they are seen by Mark McLaughlin, who is inspired by their performance. McLaughlin will subsequently change his name to Mark Arm and will found the pioneering Grunge band 
The Cars release a new album, 
The Marshall Tucker Band plays at The Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA.Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger play at the Temple University Music Festival, Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA.
Queen play at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Michael Stanley Band plays at The Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
On their Tusk tour, Fleetwood Mac play at Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA,
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He will find success as the founder of Christian rock band Relient K, before going on to a successful career as a solo artist under the name Matt Thiessen.
Black Sabbath, Sammy Hagar and Shakin' Street play at The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
John Martyn plays at The Garrison Theatre, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play at The Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the first of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Queen release a new single, Another One Bites The Dust, on Elektra Records in the USA. It will peak at No1 in the Billboard chart for three weeks.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono officially announce that they are recording a comeback album at the Hit Factory in New York City, USA. On the same day, Cheap Trick drummer, Bun E. Carlos, and guitarist, Rick Nielsen, are fired from the album sessions by Ono.