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Violinist Charles D'Almaine, with piano accompaniment, records The Holy City, Cavatina, Then You'll Remember Me, Medley Of Irish Airs and Shepherd's Dance for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Billed as 'The Sweetest Singer On The Stage', Mr Chauncey Olcott appears in the new comedy Garrett O'Magh, at The Columbia Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Popular singer Maggie Cline is heading the bill at Chase's Polite Vaudeville Theatre, Washington DC, USA. Although born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA, she is billed as "The Empress Of Ireland", and the show carried the strapline "No song is Irish till she sings it."
Prince's Orchestra, led by Charles A. Prince, records A Little Bit Of Heaven for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Frank Barsalona is born in Staten Island, New York City, USA. he will achieve success as a music biz talent agent and concert promoter of legendary status, working with Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds and more.
It is announced that popular Irish singer Ruby Murray is to appear in her first full length feature film, The Revolving Door, starring comedian Frankie Howerd. [By the time the film is released, it will be called A Touch Of The Sun].
Ben E. King with Stan Applebaum's Orchestra records Here Comes The Night and On The Horizon for Atco records in New York City, USA. (N.B. Here Comes The Night is not the same song that later became a hit for UK r'n'b band Them).
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Del Shannon, Jet Harris And Tony Meehan, The Bachelors, Duffy Power, Cilla Black, Bryan Burdon and The Blue Diamonds play at The City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Them play at The Town Hall, Worthing, UK.
Irish blues band Them, with vocalist Van Morrison, play in Manchester, UK.
The Little Dublin Singers record Come Away and The Music Master for Delyse Records in the UK.
Paul McCartney and Wings record Give Ireland Back To The Irish at Island Studios, London, UK.
The second day of a two-day rock festival is held at Radstadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe. Artists appearing over the two days include Uriah Heep, Beck, Bogert And Appice (including Jeff Beck), Family, Strawbs, Osibisa, The Groundhogs, Thin Lizzy, Roy Wood's Wizzard, U.F.O., Ekseption, The Edgar Broughton Band, Vinegar Joe, Gentle Giant and Chicken Shack.
The Boys Of The Lough play at Sussex University, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Dexys Midnight Runners play at Baymount, Sligo, Ireland, Europe. MC on this tour is comedian Keith Allen.
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U2, Altered Images, Echo And The Bunnymen, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Soft Cell, League Of Gentlemen (including Robert Fripp) and I'm So Hollow play in the second Futurama Festival, Queen’s Hall, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
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A one-hour documentary, Van Morrison In Ireland, premieres at The National Film Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Costello appears on tv's The Tonight Show in the USA.
Samson begin a British tour, supported by Gary Moore, with a show in Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan comes to the end of a European tour with a gig at Slane Castle, Slane Village, County Meath, Ireland. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana. Dylan is joined on stage by Bono of U2 and Van Morrison. Backstage, Bono interviews Dylan for the Irish music magazine Hot Press.
Rent Party play at The Dublin Castle, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
A Good Heart by Feargal Sharkey reaches No1 in the Kent Music Report Singles Chart in Australia, Oceania.
The Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe, is transmitted on tv in the UK, featuring Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Chris De Burgh, David Essex and more.
The album Hymns To The Silence by Van Morrison is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
On their Vertigo tour, U2 play at GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
U2 release a new album, No Line On The Horizon, on Mercury Records.
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On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play at Atlantis, The Palm Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asia.
On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Ed Sheeran.
Nick Gatfield, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK, predicts that boy band One Direction will become a $100m business over the coming year.
Adele is named the best musical artist to fall asleep to, in a survey of 2000 people conducted by the hotel chain Travelodge. Coldplay come in second, while Snow Patrol and One Direction are also featured in the top five.
Arctic Monkeys play at Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Jake Bugg, Miles Kane and Royal Blood.
Bono of U2 crashes on his bicycle in Central Park, New York City, USA, and is taken to Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for five hours of reconstructive surgery because of fractures to his face, shoulder and arm.
Take That's first release as a three piece, entitled III, becomes the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.co.uk overtaking Pink Floyd, One Direction, Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle.
Peter Gabriel plays at The O2 Arena, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
The BPI announces that music consumption in the UK rose in the first half of 2015, with album equivalent sales (AES) via streaming services up by 4%.
On the North American leg of their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at M+T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, supported by Icona Pop.
On their Innocence And Experience tour, U2 play the third of four nights at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Marina And The Diamonds play the first of two nights at The Academy, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Tennent's Vital Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
It is announced that U2 have abandoned the proposed release date for their imminent album, Songs Of Experience, because of their concerns about the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the USA. Instead, they will tour in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of their classic album The Joshua Tree.
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Reverend James Leg plays at Nac, Norwich, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bonnevilles.
Snow Patrol's fourth album Eyes Open is awarded 8x Platinum certification in the UK!
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, supported by OneRepublic.
On their Revolution Radio tour, Green Day play at Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Catherine McGrath plays at The Haunt, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Giant Swan play at Dali And Gala, Cork, Ireland, Europe.
Former One Direction member Niall Horan plays at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Lewis Capaldi and Fletcher.
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