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Over 100,000 fans hoping to buy tickets for U2's first performance in South America (at Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil) have to stand in line for several hours because unexpectedly high demand has caused the electronic booking system to crash.
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The Arctic Monkeys release their second single, When The Sun Goes Down, on Domino Records in the UK. It will provide them with their second UK No1 hit.
The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA, is demolished. The hotel included the legendary night-spot Cocoanut Grove. Bing Crosby began his career there crooning to the dancers. The venue became a regular hang out for the Rat Pack in the fifties. Sammy Davis Jr. recorded a live album in Cocoanut Grove, as did Judy Garland when she staged her comeback there. Roy Orbison's acclaimed Black And White Night DVD was filmed there with a star studded back-up band including Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, Jackson Browne and Elvis Costello.