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On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays the first of three nights at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
Burning Spear, Freddie MacGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Shinehead, U Roy and others play in the Reggae Sunsplash festival at Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their 
The 20th Anniversary Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, UK, attracts 70,000 fans who pay £38 each to see The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O'Connor, Aswad and World Party. Souvenir programmes cost a further £3.
To reflect the diversity of attractions at the event, its official title is now the Glastonbury Festival for Contemporary Performing Arts. Regrettably, the three days end with 235 arrests and £50,000 of damage when a confrontation erupts between security and travellers who are looting the emptying site. Even so, donations of £100,000 are made to CND and other local charities.
On their Urban Jungle tour, The Rolling Stones play the first of three nights at Parc Des Princes, Paris, France, Europe.
On their 
Corinthian 'Kripp' Johnson, one of the original members of doo-wop r'n'b hitmakers The Del Vikings, dies in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, of prostate cancer, at the age of 57.
On his In Step tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan plays at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA, supported by Joe Cocker.The 20th Anniversary Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, attracts 70,000 fans who pay £38 each to see The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O'Connor, Aswad and World Party. Souvenir programmes cost a further £3.
To reflect the diversity of attractions at the event, the festival's official title is now The Glastonbury Festival for Contemporary Performing Arts. Regrettably, the three days end with 235 arrests and £50,000 of damage when a confrontation erupts between security and travellers who are looting the emptying site. Even so, donations of £100,000 are made to CND and other local charities.
Hanky Panky, the second and final single from Madonna's album I'm Breathless, is released in the USA.
Tracy Chapman plays at Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
On their 
On their Hot In The Shade tour, Kiss play at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghampton, New York State, USA.
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