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The Move, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac and Fairport Convention play at The 'New' Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
Yoko Ono, Ornette Coleman, David Izenzon, Charles Haden and Edward Blackwell play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. BBC radio deejay John Peel attends the concert but later reports that he had difficulty connecting with the music.
In the early hours of the morning, The Rolling Stones complete filming of their ill-fated tv special, Rock'n'Roll Circus, at Intertel Studios, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe. Guests include John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithfull, Mitch Mitchell and The Who.
Black Sabbath play at The Lafayette Club, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe, supported by Medicine Head. Radio 1 deejay John Peel subsequently claimed to have tried to sign the Sabs to his Dandelion label.
On a Chrysalis Records package tour, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Tir Na Nog play at The Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland.
Black Sabbath, Family and Rory Gallagher play at the British Rock Meeting Festival, Speyer, Germany, Europe.
Magna Carta play at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe. The concert is recorded and will be released as a live LP.
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Blondie's Tracks Across America tour plays at the Starlight Amphitheater, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, with Duran Duran as support band.
Mike Oldfield begins a brief British tour at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Trevor Bolder makes his final appearance with Wishbone Ash in Vaal, Holland, Europe. After two years with Wishbone, Bolder chooseses to return to his former band Uriah Heep. He will be replaced by 25 year old bassist/vocalist/songwriter Mervyn "Spam" Spence of Trapeze.
On their Grace Under Pressure tour, Rush play the first of two nights at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
On their first British tour since 1980, Uriah Heep play at Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Peter Gabriel-composed soundtrack lp for the film Birdy is released by Charisma Records in the UK.
Touring in support of their album Razor's Edge, The Groundhogs play at Oddy's, Oldham, England, UK, Europe.
The third and final night of the annual Reading Festival in the UK is headlined by Hawkwind. Also on the bill are New Model Army, Lords Of The New Church, Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction, Chiefs Of Relief, Cherry Bombz, Thrashing Doves, Well Well Well, The Cardiacs and Dumpy.
On their Invisible Touch tour, Genesis play the fourth of five nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Boston, the debut album by Boston, is certified as a ten times platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA and, on the same day, their second album Don’t Look Back is certified as five-times platinum.
The album Moving Pictures by Rush is awarded Quadruple Patinum status in Canada. On the same day, the album A Show Of Hands is awarded platinum status.
The multiple act heavy rock travelling festival Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, Dream Theater and Fear Factory plays in Clark County Amphitheatre, Portland, Oregon, USA. 
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Tuborg Green Fest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe. Also on the bill are Poets Of The Fall and Jack Action.
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Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
During the European leg of their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at Letnany, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe, supported by Biffy Clyro. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
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