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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.
It is reported that Finnish band Hanoi Rocks has split up. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they also achieved popularity in Japan, Asia.
TV Personalities play at The Enterprise, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
Adrian Legg plays at The Rising Sun, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Restless, Frenzy, The Rattlers and The Outer Limits play at Klub Foot, Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
Terry And Gerry play at Durham University, Durham, England, UK, Europe.
The Kursaal Flyers play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Dave Kelly Band plays at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Steve Gibbons Band play at The Panthers Club, Saxon Tavern, Bellingham, London, England, UK, Europe.
George Melly And The Feetwarmers play at The Stables, Wavendon, England, UK, Europe.
Prefab Sprout's second LP, Steve McQueen, enters the UK albums chart, where it will peak at No21.
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The Pasadena Roof Orchestra plays at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
The Guana Batz play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Rapids.
The Untouchables play at Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Hugh Masekela plays at The International, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Damned play at The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Fuzztones.
The Neurotics (formerly Newtown Neurotics) headline an open-air event at Bold Miners Institute, St. Helens, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are East Of Eden, Riotous Youth and Young Lions.
Eric Clapton plays at Blossom Music Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Steve Gibbons Band plays at The Saxo n Tavern, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Racing Cars play at The Cartoon, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Sister Sledge play the first of two nights at The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dream Syndicate play at Dingwall's, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe.
Roaring Boys play at Croydon Underground, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cupid And Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti, enters the UK pop albums chart where it will peak at No5 during a nineteen-week stay.
Knebworth Festival takes place at Knebworth Hall, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe. Headliners are Deep Purple, supported by Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Mama's Boys, Blackfoot, Alaska and Mountain. Deep Purple asttempt to make their performance the loudest British concert sound ever , at that point the record was still held by The Who at Charlton 74. There is no record of whether the mighty Purps actually achieved their ear-splitting target. Meat Loaf performs with his leg in plaster, having fractured it by falling off a stage in Australia.
Crazy Cavan plays at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Higsons play at The Leadmill, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Waysted release a new LP, The Good The Bad The Waysted on Music For Nations in the UK.
Dogs D'Amour play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Longest Day concert at Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK is headlined by U2, but also features R.E.M., The Ramones, Billy Bragg, The Faith Brothers and Spear Of Destiny.
Chicken Shack play at The Greyhound, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Downbeat.
Orchestre Jazira play at Wilkie House, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan's album Empire Burlesque enters the UK pop albums chart where it will peak at No11 during a six-week run.
Primal Scream play at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Loft and Razor Cuts.
Second day of this year's rain-blighted Glastonbury Festival, in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, features Working Week, Aswad, Midnight Oil, Untouchables, Ian Dury and The Blockheads and Style Council.
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The Pogues play at Cornwall Coliseum, St. Austell, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe.
Rubella Ballet play at Ziggy's, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
King Kurt play at The Bay Hotel, Gourock, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Men They Couldn't Hang play at Porterhouse, Retford, England, UK, Europe.
It is announced that 17-year-old Jason 'Moose' Harris from Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, has joined New Model Army as their bass guitarist.
Betty Carter is playing at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
A Certain Ratio play at The Victoria Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Hollies play at The Forum, Hatfield, England, UK, Europe.
Buddy Rich And His Trio play at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.