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The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.Eric Bell, guitarist of Thin Lizzy, breaks down on stage at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He will be replaced by Gary Moore.
Journey play their first ever live gig at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Blue Oyster Cult, Iggy Pop and Kiss play at The Academy of Music, New York City, USA.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the first of two nights at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA.
David Bowie receives an award for having five albums on the UK rock charts simultaneously.
Joey McIntyre of successful boy band New Kids On The Block is born in Needham, Massachusetts, USA.
UK band The Symptoms play their last ever gig, at The British Council in London, UK. The event might have been totally forgotten if not for the fact that their guitarist, Robyn Hitchcock went on to become a stalwart of the UK psychedelic scene in bands including The Soft Boys and The Egyptians.
Scotland's first commercial radio station, Radio Clyde, begins broadcasting in the Glagow area. The first record played is Song of the Clyde sung by popular tenor Kenneth McKellar.