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Journey are playing during five nights play at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Babys.
Ian Curtis, singer and songwriter with Joy Division, hangs himself in his Manchester, UK, home. In 1985, New Order, the band formed from the ashes of Joy Division, will record an instrumental, Elegia, inspired by and dedicated to Curtis. In 1999, the American post-hardcore band Thursday will release a song titled Ian Curtis on their debut album, Waiting.
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Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, USA, erupts into volcanic, lava-spitting action. Numerous songs will be inspired by the eruption including Mount St. Helens Blues by Blue Lights, Volcano Rag by Joe D. Lake and Eruption 1980 by Buddy Foley.
