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Jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela and pianist Larry Willis play at St. george's, bristol, UK.
Fans pay their respects to recently deceased Velvet Underground
founder Lou
Reed, at a public memorial held near Lincoln Center's Paul Milstein Pool and
Terrace in New York City, USA. The simple event, billed as "New
York: Lou Reed at Lincoln Center," involves no more than the playing of Reed's music through a loudspeaker system in the open
air.
A partial reunion of R.E.M. takes place during a Peter Buck solo
show at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, USA. Buck is joined
onstage by drummer Bill Berry and bassist Mike Mills, but singer
Michael Stipe limits his involvement to watching from the crowd.
Lady Gaga cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the new H + M fashion store flagship in Times Square, New York City, USA.
In advance of a concert at which Van Morrison is to be awarded The Freedom Of Belfast, his company issues a statement defending the