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When Ashlee Simpson plays at the Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, USA, her song La La is almost drowned out by booing football fans – because she had been caught out for lip-synching during a recent Saturday Night Live tv appearance.
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, former members of The Fugees, are reunited onstage during the Force Of Nature tsunami relief concert in Stadium Putra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia.
Avril Lavigne plays the second of two nights at Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan, Asia.
Kid Krupa, guitarist with hit-making Scottish band The Revillos, dies of complications arising from diabetes. Krupa also worked with Tim Finn, Roger Daltrey, Del Amitri, Bonnie Tyler and Shakin' Stevens.
A clutch of Australian rock acts, including Holly Throsby, Starky, The Panda Band and The Morning After Girls play an Australian music showcase gig at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, USA.
Phil Lesh, bassist for The Grateful Dead, does a book-signing appearance for his book 'Searching for the Sound: My Life with The Grateful Dead' at Barnes And Noble, Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, USA.
On her Original Sinsuality Tour, Tori Amos plays the first of two nights at Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Van Morrison, Kaiser Chiefs, Eels and John Legend perform live on UK tv show Later With Jools Holland.
The Beautiful South play at Dalby Forest, North York Moors, Near Pickering, Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Audrey Brickley of 60s soul-pop-dance group The Orlons dies, aged 58, of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Darrell DeVore, musician, composer, experimental instrument-maker, progenitor of 'Universal Music' and member of 60s band The Charlatans, dies of lung cancer in his rural Petaluma, California, USA, music bungalow known as Studio Um.
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Black Eyed Peas play at The Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Moby plays at The Palace, Melbourne, Australia, 
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Chantal Chamandy releases a new album, Love Needs You, in the UK on Nova Records.
String bass player Al McKibbon dies aged 86 at The Good Samaritan Hospital, in Los Angeles, California, USA. McKibbon played with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, to name but a few.
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks release a new album, Selected Shorts, in the UK on Surfdog Records.
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Jerry Soto the founder/owner of Soto Sound Studios in Chicago, Illinois, USA, dies of a heart attack, aged 53. In his acclaimed career, he worked with artists including Buddy Guy, Fred Anderson, Peter Tork (of The Monkees), Walter "Sweetness" Payton, Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater, Lefty Dizz and Carey Bell.
My Chemical Romance, The Pixies, The Killers, Queens Of The Stone Age, Kasabian, The Coral, We Are Scientists and others play at The Carling Weekend, Reading, England, UK. 
Jon Bon Jovi is among the stars attending a Yeli Haiti charity show organised by Wyclef Jean in Wainscott, New York State, USA. The event raises over $100,000 for Wyclef's charity.
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks play at The Half Moon Theatre, Cork, Ireland, Europe.
Mary Lou Lord plays a free show at a new retail outlet being opened by the First Act Guitar Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
It is announced that Depeche Mode fans will be able to buy advance tickets for the band's tour of the USA next month when they download the band's forthcoming album from iTunes. 
On their American Idiot tour, Green Day play at General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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