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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds play at The Arvest Bank Theater, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Horace Silver dies aged 85, of natural causes, in New Rochelle, New York State, USA.
On their 2014 Native Summer Tour, One Republic play the first of two nights at Ravinia Pavilion, Highland Park, Illinois, USA.
Former N-Dubz singer Dappy is in Chelmsford Magistrates Court, Chelmsford, Essex, UK, facing charges of attacking a man after making an appearance at Chicago's nightclub in Chelmsford, earlier in the year.
In an open letter on his website, Billy Joel expresses his support for the proposed ban on ivory sales in New York State, USA. In his statement, he argues, "I realize that ivory piano keys are preferred by some pianists. But a preference for ivory keys does not justify the slaughter of 96 elephants every day. There are other materials which can be substituted for piano keys. But magnificent creatures like these can never be replaced. Music must never be used as an excuse to destroy an endangered species."
Linkin Park release their sixth album, The Hunting Party, on Warner Bros/Machine Shop Recordings in South Korea, Asia.
Lazaretto, the second solo album from former White Stripes founder Jack White, enters the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA at No1, on first week sales of 138,000 copies.
It is announced that a new Amnesty International anti-torture poster campaign in Belgium, Europe, features the face of Iggy Pop. The poster image shows Iggy's face bloodied and beaten and quotes him as saying, "The future of rock and roll is Justin Bieber" - intended to convey the idea that only under torture would Iggy ever say such a thing.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Fedex Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
During their Mechanical Bull Tour, Kings Of Leon play at The Phones 4U Arena, Manchester, UK.
The Used, Our Theory and Merge play at La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France, Europe.