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White Stripes' drummer Meg White marries Jackson Smith, the son of rockers Patti Smith and Fred 'Sonic' Smith of the MC5, in Jack White's backyard in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Raconteurs bassist Jack Lawrence marries Jo McCaughey at the ceremony.
Rock star Bryan Ferry's son, Otis Ferry, a student at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, is given a one year conditional discharge at Gloucester Crown Court in Cirencester after admitting that he put a hunt monitor in fear during an incident in the Cotswolds 18 months earlier.Mayor Bloomberg dedicates a new bench in Central Park, New York City, USA, to Sting for his MillionTreesNYC project.
Morrissey, former leader of The Smiths, celebrates his 50th birthday with a concert at Manchester Apollo , Manchester, UK.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's lawsuit against unidentified bloggers alleged to have impersonated him on the Web, disclosed private facts, made false statements and misappropriated his likeness, is dismissed by LA Superior Court Judge Jane Johnson. The dismissal is "without prejudice," meaning it can be resurrected if the bloggers responsible are identified.The 38th Chippenham Folk Festival, a four-day event, begins at several venues in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK. Acts appearing in 2009 include Brass Monkey, Balshazzar's Feast, Crucible, Bella Hardy with Chris Sherburn and many others.
Enter Shikari, Little Boots and White Lies play on the third and last day of the Liverpool Sound City festival in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. When Enter Shikari frontman Roughton Reynolds urges the crowd to vote against the BNP in the upcoming European election, a chant of 'Fuck the BNP!' rings throughout the venue.