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On their Reformation Tour, Spandau Ballet play the first of three nights at The O2, London, England, UK. Things About Comin' My Way, a tribute album to pioneering black country-blues string band The Mississippi Sheiks is released by Black Hen Music in the USA. The album includes versions of Mississippi Sheiks songs by Bruce Cockburn, Bill Frisell, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Geoff Muldaur, Kelly Joe Phelps, John Hammond and others.
The Sharon Shannon Big Band with Damien Dempsey plays at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK, as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival.
Alec Ounsworth, singer and songwriter of indie band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, releases his first solo album, Mo Beauty, on Anti-Records.
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys release a new single, Empire State Of Mind, on Roc Nation Records in the USA. The song is an anthem for New York City, and will become a major international hit single. It will also inspire Katy Perry to write California Gurls, her 2010 song about the delights of California. Empire State Of Mind will also inspire several parodies, including a Welsh variation on the theme entitled Newport State Of Mind by Alex Warren and Terema Wainwright.