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The Midsummer Open Air Concert at Loreley, West Germany, Europe, features Dave Edmunds, U2, The Stray Cats, Joe Cocker and Steve Miller. At the climax of the show, during the song Abracadabra, Steve Miller takes part in a disappearing trick with a tiger. Unfortunately, in a classic Spinal Tap moment, Miller becomes trapped in a secret compartment beneath the tiger cage and has to be rescued by the stage crew.
Film director John Landis and his producing partner, George Folsey Jr., visit Michael Jackson in his high-walled mock-Tudor estate at Hayvenhurst, Encino, California, USA, to discuss the possibility of making a video for the song Thriller.
The Police, Joan Jett, Madness and R.E.M. play at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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The Rolling Stones sign the biggest record deal thus far in rock history - £14m for four albums with CBS Records.
James Brown, Michael Jackson and Prince perform together onstage at The Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA. The music they perform is, regrettably, unmemorable, but the event is one which will never be repeated.
Hank William's former backing group, The Drifting Cowboys, play at The Firemen's Carnival in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, USA.