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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
Foreigner are playing during three nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
Simply Red have their first UK singles chart entry with Money's Too Tight To Mention, which will peak at No13. The song is a cover of a 1982 track by The Valentine Brothers.
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On their Southern Accents tour, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at The Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show) play the second of two nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
400,000 people attend the SOS Racisme concert in Place De La Concorde, Paris, France, Europe, which features artists including Telephone, Indochine, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark), Fine Young Cannibals, Working Week, Steel Pulse (with a guest performace by Herbie Hancock).
Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits reaches No1 on the Billboard albums chart in the USA for the first of nine weeks.
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Ricky Skaggs reaches No1 in the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA with Country Boy. The song is memorable for incorporating the Looney Tunes theme into its instrumental break.
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Five Star score their first UK Top 20 entry when their third single, All Fall Down (co-written by Barry Blue), peaks at No15.
Charity supergroup The Crowd reach No1 in the UK singles chart with You'll Never Walk Alone, a fund-raising disc for victims of an 11 May Bradford City football stadium fire. The Crowd includes Gerry And The Pacemakers, Bruce Forsyth, Denny Laine, Jim Diamond, Tony Christie, Rick Wakeman, John Conteh, The Barron Knights, Jess Conrad, Kiki Dee, The Foxes, Rolf Harris, Graham Gouldman (of 10cc), Kenny Lynch, Rick Wild of The Overlanders, Keith Chegwin, Tony Hicks (of The Hollies), Colin Blunstone (of The Zombies), Tim Hinkley, Johnny Logan, Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Starr), Girlschool, Black Lace, John Otway, Gary Holton, Nigel Holton, Hank Hancocks, Peter Cook, The Nolans, John Entwistle of The Who, Motörhead, Karen Clark, Dave Lee Travis, Graham Dene, Ed Stewart, Phil Lynott, Smokie, Joe Fagin, Eddie Hardin, Gerard Kenny, Chris Robinson, Tim Healy, Kin Kelly, John Verity, Rose Marie, David Shilling, Chris Norman, Pete Spencer, Bernie Winters, Robert Heaton and Frank Allen of The Searchers. Paul McCartney contributed some words on the B-side of the record which was titled "Messages".