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Adam And The Ants play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Glen Matlock confirms reports that the Sex Pistols are planning to reform, but denies rumours that Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses will be their singer.
Bill Champlin joins Chicago as an additional vocalist on the same day that the band signs to Full Moon Records.The album Memories by Barbra Streisand is awarded a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Police play the first of two nights at the Maracanazinho Gym, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, South America.Tangerine Dream record the album Sohoman, live at the Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia.
Former Velvet Underground vocalist Nico plays in Antwerp, Belgium, Europe, with The Faction.
Linton Kwesi Johnson cancels a show at Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe, claiming that the venue's owners have made contributions to fascist organisations.
Randy Rhoads, best-known as guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz, dies in a plane crash near Orlando, Florida, USA.
Jazz drummer and vocalist Sonny Greer, best known for his work with Duke Ellington, dies aged 86 in New York City, USA.
Mink De Ville plays in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Band plays at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, California, USA.
Eric Clapton is joined onstage by blues legend Muddy Waters when he finishes his American tour at the Sportatorium, Miami, Florida, USA. Sadly, it turns out to be Muddy's last stage appearance.
The Human League reach No1 in the USA with Don't You Want Me, a song inspired by the 1976 movie A Star Is Born.
Pete Townshend (of The Who's) solo album All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No32. It will reach No26 in the USA.
The Sun newspaper in the UK runs a feature questioning the sanity of David Bowie, which includes the quote "I’m terrified of going mad."
Pioneering rock and roll musician, composer and musical arranger Bill Justis, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, Raunchy, dies of cancer in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Raunchy is often credited as the first instrumental rock'n'roll hit.
Eight soldiers on ceremonial duty are killed in two IRA bomb blasts in central London, England, UK. The first blast, in Hyde Park, kills two soldiers of the Household Cavalry, plus seven horses. 23 other people are injured. The second explosion, less than two hours later, kills six soldiers and injures a further 24 people during a concert by the band of the Royal Green Jackets on a bandstand in Regent's Park. The Pink Floyd song The Gunner's Dream will be written as a comment on these atrocities.
Singer-songwriter Keith Green is killed in an air crash. Bob Dylan played harmonica on Pledge My Head To Heaven, a track on Green's posthumously-released album I Only Want To See You There.
On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at Allen County Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA, supported by After The Fire.
Thin Lizzy play at the Castlebar Rock Festival, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, Europe.On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at The Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, supported by After The Fire.
Peter Gabriel releases his fourth solo album, Peter Gabriel, in the UK. All of Gabriel's abum up to this point have had the same name.
REO Speedwagon play the third of four nights in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Blasters play in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
The Clash re-issue their recent single, Should I Stay Or Should I Go, in the UK. This edition has a different cover than the original, and is a double A-side with Straight to Hell, plus Cool Confusion as the b-side.
Depeche Mode release a new album, A Broken Frame, on Mute Records in the UK. The album is written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet
When socio-political shock-rockers Ludus play at The Hacienda, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, they decorate the tables with blood-soaked tampons on paper plates, and their co-founder/singer Linder wears a dress made of meat, which she whips off halfway through the set to reveal a massive dildo.
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Elton John plays a second night at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers play in Rochester, New York State, USA.
UK hitmakers Modern Romance become involved in a violent brawl at Elton's Disco, Tottenham, London, England, UK, Europe, where the band is celebrating the birthday of singer David Jaymes. Jan |