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Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
The Playn Jayn play at JB's Club, Dudley, England, UK, Europe, supported by Room 101.The Revillos play at Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, with James King And The Lone Wolves, Tom McEwan abd Single File.
German MOR bandleader Bert Kaempfert dies aged 56 in Majorca, Europe. Among many other achievements, Kaempfert was the first man to professionally record The Beatles. 
Roaring Boys play at Whitelands College, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
Poison Girls, Abacush, The Blubbery Hellbellies, African Connexion and Sumo Sumo play at the Music Day, in Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, London, Eng;land, UK, Europe.
Marc Riley And The Creepers play at The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
Glastonbury Festival at Pilton, Somerset, UK, attracts 40,000 fans who pay £16 each to see Echo And The Bunnymen, Aswad, Joe Cocker, Style Council and The Boomtown Rats. A souvenir programme costs a further 90p.
By 1985, Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis’s Worthy Farm has become too small to accommodate the festival so the neighbouring Cockmill Farm land is bought, adding 100 acres to the site. £100,000 is raised for CND and local charities.
A Cliff Richard video, directed by cinema's enfant terrible, Ken Russell, for the song She's So Beautiful, is completed in the Lake District, England, UK, Europe.
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Todd Rundgren's Utopia release a new single, Mated, on Food For Thought Records in the UK.
Barbara Dickson plays at The New Victoria Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik play at The Electric Screen, Portobello Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins play at The Elvenholme, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.Yngwie Malmsteen releases a new single, See The Light Tonight, on Polydor Records in the UK.
The Balham Alligators play at The Cottonwood Cafe, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Triffids play at The Crystal Goblet, Shrewsbury, England, UK, Europe.
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King Kurt play at The Heathery Club, Wishaw, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Higsons play at Middlesex Polytechnic, Trent Park, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Larks.
Thrashing Doves play at Christchurch College, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
A new music/style show, Swank, starts on Channel 4 tv in the UK, featuring Captain Sensible, Alison Moyet and Helen Terry. The show is presented by Dawn French.
George Melly And The Feetwarmers play on the Portsmouth Festival Jazzboat, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Membranes play at Fyrish House, Alness, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Slim Gaillard plays at The West End Centre, Aldershot, England, UK, Europe, with Mara and The Dave Wickens 2.
Here And Now play at The Royal Holloway College, Egham, England, UK, Europe.
Winston Reedy plays at Dingwall's, Camden Lock, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Juice On The Loose play at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.The Flying Pickets, The Hank Wangford Band, The Deep Sea Jivers, Pookiesnackenburger and others play in a free street party at St. Katherin'es Dock, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Men They Couldn't Hang play at Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is born in New York City, USA. She will find fame as Lana Del Rey.
Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Terry And Gerry play at Durham University, Durham, England, UK, Europe.
Skeletal Family play at The Paradise Club, Reading, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Owl Service.