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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.
The 21st Cambridge Folk Festival, a three-day event, has its last day at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe. Artists appearing over the course of the event include The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, John Martyn, The Chieftains, Loudon Wainwright III, Paul Brady, Lonnie Donegan, Vin Garbutt, Tom Rush, The Pogues, The Battlefield Band, Adrian Legg, Sheb Wooley, Spencer Davis, Brain Auger, Pyewacket, Diz Disley And Bireli Lagrene
Power Station play at Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Huw Lloyd-Langton (guitarist of Hawkwind) plays a fund-rasing gig for Ethiopian Famine Relief, at The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, England, UK, Europe. Support acts for this gig are The Snatch The Other Side.
The first steps towards making the album The Queen Is Dead are taken at Drone Studios, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England, UK, Europe, when The Smiths record The Boy With The Thorn In His Side.
Randy California plays at The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Alaska.
South African band Wild Youth plays at The Pindar Of Wakefield, Kings Cross, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Radio Satellites and Stiff Fix.
Kingsmen Day is declared in Portland, Oregon, USA, in honour of the city's hometown heroes, The Kingsmen, who made Louie Louie a garage rock classic.
Inca Babies play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe, with Bone Orchard.