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The Bruce Springsteen records Rockaway The Days at The Hit Factory, New York City, USA.
The Blue Oyster Cult, supported by Aldo Nova, play at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Thomas Dolby plays at The Civic Hall, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
The Alarm and Night Catchers appear on BBC-2 tv show ORS in the UK. The show is hosted by Peter Powell.
Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays at Kiel Auditorium, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays the first of two nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Whitesnake, supported by Great White, play at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Rock singer / songwriter Sting and his actress wife, Frances Tomelty, get divorced. Sting will go on to marry actress, film producer and director Trudie Styler.
The Thompson Twins play at 
Gil Scott-Heron and John Cooper Clarke appear at Brixton Academy, London, England, UK, Europe.
When The Smiths' UK tour plays at the Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK, Europe, Sandie Shaw comes onstage for the encore.
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Hawkwind, supported by Bronz, play at The Civic Hall, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
Cyndi Lauper's recent concert at the NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, is broadcast on Japanese tv.
Former Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott's new band Grand Slam plays its debut gig at The Castle Inn, Galway, Eire, Europe, followed by a tour of Ireland. 
On their Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at Palaeur, Rome, Italy. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana.
Nanci Griffith finishes recording her third album, Once In A Very Blue Moon, at Jack Clement's Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
In New York City, USA, two members of Afrika Bambaataa's Soul Sonic Force are arrested on federal bank robbery charges, dating back to 1981.
In the wake of tabloid press rumours, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones issues a denial that the group is splitting up.The Monsters Of Rock Festival with AC/DC, Van Halen, Gary Moore, Y+T, Accept and Motley Crue plays at Rasundastadion, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Rebbie Jackson releases her debut single, Centipede, on Columbia Records in the USA. The track is written and produced by her brother, Michael Jackson.
Music trade bible Billboard celebrates its 90th year with a party at Studio 54, New York City, USA.
Yes play in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
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On their Prime Time tour, The Go-Go's play at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Red Rockers.Marcus Price, guitarist with Stax Records band The Bar-Kays is shot dead while leaving a rehearsal studio in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The crime will never be solved.
On his Discovery tour, Mike Oldfield plays in The Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.
On their 
On her The music division of Thorn EMI reports a world-wide loss of $5m in the past six months.
BBC tv journalist Michael Buerk reports on the terrible famine that has hit Ethiopia, Africa. The dispatch subsequently airs on 425 stations around the world, and will lead Bob Geldof to organise the Live Aid event and the Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas?
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During a gig in Berkeley, California, USA, the Grateful Dead sets aside an area within which fans can bootleg the show.
Donald James Addrisi, half of 70s pop duo The Addrisi Brothers, dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Iron Maiden play at L'Espace Tony Garnier, Lyon, France, Europe, supported by Motley Crue.
The Cure come to the end of a North American tour with a show in The Beacon Theater, New York City, USA.John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band play at Park West, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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