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Neil Young's management legally block the transmission of a US tv commercial which uses a soundalike version of Young's song Hey Hey My My (Into The Black).
The Beach Boys play at Montbleu Theatre, MontBleu Resort Casino And Spa, Nevada, USA.The Cure perform Pictures Of You on UK tv show Top Of The Pops. This marks the last tv appearance of keyboardist Roger O'Donnell in this era, before he quits the band. (Although he will return later). While at the tv studios, leader Robert Smith outlines to the band the concept for their next project, the album Mixed Up.
Kim Wilde is interviewed on the BBC Radio One show Going Live to promote the release of her new single, It's Here.
On their Magic Summer Tour, New Kids On The Block play the second of two nights at Newcastle Ice Rink, Newcastle, England, UK.On their Magic Summer tour, New Kids On The Block play the last of three nights at Docklands Arena, London, UK. This is the final date of their UK tourKree Annette Harrison is born in Port Arthur, Texas, USA. She will come to prominence as a singer and musician Kree Harrison - the runner-up on the twelfth season of American Idol.
Tears For Fears play at The County Bowl, Santa Barbara, California, USA, with Oleta Adams.
Debbie Harry (aka 
During their Urban Jungle tour, The Rolling Stones play the second of two nights at The Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany, Europe.
On her Foreign Affair tour, Tina Turner plays at The Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany, Europe.
On their 
On her Blonde Ambition tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at The Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, USA.
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays the second of two nights at The World Music Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their 
On the Pump tour, Aerosmith play at The Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA, supported by The Black Crowes.
The Cure play at Schulschluss Open Air, Berg Isel Stadion, Innsbruck, Austria, Europe.On her Blonde Ambition tour, Madonna plays the last of three nights at The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France, Europe.
On her 
Bobby Day, composer of two Jackson-related hits, dies of cancer in hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. Day's song Rockin' Robin was a Billboard No2 hit for Michael Jackson in 1972, and his Little Bitty Pretty One took the Jackson 5 into the Top 20 in the same year.
Herman's Hermits play at The Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Brian Wilson plays a brief solo set, accompanying himself on piano, for the ESQ Beach Boys Convention in The Handlery Hotel, San Diego, California, USA.
On his Journeyman World Tour, Eric Clapton plays at The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Titanics, The Bardots, The Baldinos, King Moon Razor and The Relatives play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
On her Heart Of Stone tour, Cher plays at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA.
Sinead O'Connor sparks controversy when she refuses to perform today's show at the Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA, if the American national anthem is played.
On their The Hard Way tour, Steve Earle And The Dukes play at Shellharbour Workers Club, Wollongong, Australia, Oceania.
Judas Priest release their twelfth album, Painkiller, on Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., in the UK.
On his Kid Crash, Sticks And Stones, Rat Alley, Mace and Cygnuss play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 
The boxed set Led Zeppelin, featuring 54 digitally re-mastered tracks, is released worldwide.
On their No Prayer On The Road tour, Iron Maiden play at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, England, UK.
At the Dutchman rehearsal room, Seattle, Washington, USA, Dave Grohl auditions to become the new drummer in Nirvana. Later in the day, while playing an acoustic solo spot on KAOS radio, Kurt Cobain announces that Grohl is the band’s new drummer.
Nevada Beach, Cherry Wolf, The Oilmen, Exibit A and Bates Motel play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Jan |