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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.
Slim Gaillard plays at The West End Centre, Aldershot, England, UK, Europe, with Mara and The Dave Wickens 2.
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King Kurt play at The Heathery Club, Wishaw, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Barbara Dickson plays at The New Victoria Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Adrian Legg plays at Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is born in New York City, USA. She will find fame as Lana Del Rey.
Morris sey Mullen play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Playn Jayn play at JB's Club, Dudley, England, UK, Europe, supported by Room 101.The Men They Couldn't Hang release a new single, Ironmasters, on IMP Records (owned by Elvis Costello) in the UK.
The Higsons play at Middlesex Polytechnic, Trent Park, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Larks.
Here And Now play at The Royal Holloway College, Egham, 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.
Todd Rundgren's Utopia release a new single, Mated, on Food For Thought Records in the UK.
The Revillos play at Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, with James King And The Lone Wolves, Tom McEwan abd Single File.
The Triffids play at The Crystal Goblet, Shrewsbury, England, UK, Europe.
George Melly And The Feetwarmers play on the Portsmouth Festival Jazzboat, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.Yngwie Malmsteen releases a new single, See The Light Tonight, on Polydor Records in the UK.
Foreigner play the second of two nights at the N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins play at The Elvenholme, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
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. 
Mathilde Santing releases a new single, Too Much / Broken Hearts on WEA Records in the UK.
Juice On The Loose play at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Roaring Boys play at Whitelands College, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
Skeletal Family play at The Paradise Club, Reading, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Owl Service.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik play at The Electric Screen, Portobello Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Terry And Gerry play at Durham University, Durham, England, UK, Europe.
Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, 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.
Winston Reedy plays at Dingwall's, Camden Lock, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Men They Couldn't Hang play at Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
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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Marc Riley And The Creepers play at The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
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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.