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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Altered Images enter the UK singles chart with Happy Birthday. It will peak at No2 in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.
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Duran Duran play at El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Prince's single Controversy enters the Billboard r'n'b chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3.
Queen play the second of three nights at Polledro De Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela.
Ray Stevens plays at Chester Fritz Auditorium, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
Polydor Records reluctantly agree to delete Ian Dury's single Spasticus Autisticus from their catalogue, because British radio stations are refusing to play it. Stricken by polio, Dury had, of course, chosen the title carefully and deliberately but radio programmers refused to play the track because it might cause offence.