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A Grand Competitive Concert is held under the auspices of the Aberdare Harmonic Society, in the Constitutional Hall, Aberdare, Wales, United Kingdom. Doors open at 7 o'clock, concert commences at 7.30. Tickets cost 1s each.The stage musical The King of Cadonia opens at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, UK, where it will run for 333 performances.
The musical movie The Gang's All Here, starring Carmen Miranda, is released to cinemas in the USA. The movie will establish the image of Miranda as an exotic singer in a fruit-covered head-dress, and will inspire the 1989 song The Soul Of Carmen Miranda by John Cale and Brian Eno.
Mecca, the UK's biggest ballroom chain, announces plans to replace some live music events with 'disc sessions'.
Chuck Berry, The Moody Blues, The Graham Bond Organisation and Long John Baldry play at The Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Tom Jones makes his second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, in New York City, USA. The Seekers and Dee Dee Sharp are also musical guests on the show.
New releases reviewed in today's edition of UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] include Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out by The Beatles, Take Me For What I'm Worth by The Searchers, Till The End Of The Day by The Kinks, Fever by The McCoys, My Ship Is Coming In by The Walker Brothers and Thunderball by Tom Jones.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Queen Of Hearts Club, Nelson, Pontypridd, Wales, UK, Europe.
Touring in support of their LP Riding High, Sassafras play at The Liesure Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Pretenders play at The 
The Smiths' British tour plays at the University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe. There are problems among the road crew.
Shakin' Stevens plays at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Jimmy Jimmy.
Shakin' Stevens plays at The Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, England, UK, Europe, supported by Jimmy Jimmy.
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Composer, bandleader and violinist Otto Lington dies. He had been a pioneer of jazz and bandleader for Shirley Bassey, Josephine Baker and Fats Waller among many others.
Shakin' Stevens plays at The Theatre Royal, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
Welsh-born entertainer Tessie O'Shea dies of congestive heart failure, aged 82, at her home in East Lake Weir, Marion County, Florida, USA. 
Rob Collins, keyboardist of 90s UK band The Charlatans, dies in a car crash while driving his BMW 520i on a country road outside Monmouth, Wales, UK, Europe. Having been thrown through the sunroof, he dies from head injuries on the roadside shortly after the accident. An investigation into the accident will show that Collins had consumed a sizeable amount of alcohol and was not wearing a seatbelt. Investigators conclude that he probably would not have died had he worn a seatbelt.
Corey George, a Welsh boy in a coma after being hit by a car, returns to consciousness when his mother plays him his favourite song, American Idiot by Green Day.
Having been missing for seven years, former Manic Street Preachers member Richey James Edwards is declared legally dead.
On their The Who Hits 50 Tour, The Who play at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
A Farewell Memorial party is held at The Raibow Bar And Grill, West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for the recently deceased Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead.
Howard Jones, Barenaked Ladies and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark play at Cabooze, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The four-day-long BBC Music Biggest Weekend festival continues at Titanic Slipways, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe, with acts including Underworld, Franz Ferdinand, First Aid Kit, Neneh Cherry and Ash. Also, at Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, UK, performers include Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Craig David, Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Bastille, Wolf Alice, Chvrches. And at Scone Palace in Scotland, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Simple Minds, Emeli Sande, The Shires, Amy Macdonald, The Beat, The Squeeze and others are performing.
On his Call The Comet Tour, Johnny Marr plays at The Students Union, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by Crewel Intentions.
On his 35th Anniversary Transform tour, Howard Jones plays at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by China Crisis.
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