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Operation of The Tower Ice Rink And Ballroom in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, is taken over by the Parks Department of Birmingham Corporation, who will spend over £20,000 renovating the ballroom. However, attendance will fall to fewer than 180 guests (well under the ballroom's 1500 capacity), and the Corporation will lose £18,000 in 1961 alone. Dave Clark Five, Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan and compere Alan Field play the first night in a week of shows at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
The Spencer Davis Group and Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers appear on the BBC radio show Easy Beat , recorded in London, UK.
British weekly music newspaper NME announces that Steve Winwood is to leave the Spencer Davis Group in early April, in order to form a new band with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood.
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Earth plays at The Gretna Hall Tavern, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe. Their vocalist is Ozzy Osbourne, and they will soon re-name themselves Black Sabbath.
Led Zeppelin play at The Santa Clara Pop Festival, County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California, then fly on to play the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Black Sabbath plays its first ever gig under that name, at The Winter Garden, Malvern, UK. Formerly a jazz-blues combo called Earth, they have taken their new name from a Boris Karloff horror movie.Fairport Convention plays at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Matthews Southern Comfort.
Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin record Worried About My Baby, What A Woman, Built For Comfort, Who's Been Talking, The Red Rooster and Killing Floor, during sessions at Olympic Studios, London, UK, which will result in the album The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Backing musicians on this session include Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.
Black Sabbath play in The Konserthuset, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, supported by Jonathan Swift.Black Sabbath play at The Palace Concert Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, supported by Blue Oyster Cult and Bedlam.Black Sabbath announce that they will no longer be touring the USA, because of exhaustion.Black Sabbath play the first of four nights at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, UK.
Steve Winwood marries Nicole Weir at Cheltenham register office, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.It is announced that Ozzy Osbourne might soon be leaving Black Sabbath. Rumours suggest that drug and drink abuse is making him unreliable.
Dexys Midnight Runners release their debut album, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels, on EMI Records in the UK.
Duran Duran's Careless Memories tour plays at the Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK, Europe.
Duran Duran play the first of two nights at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Duran Duran play the second of two nights at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Duran Duran play the second of four non-consecutive nights at The Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
A daughter, Aimee Rachel Osbourne, is born to Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, in London, England, UK, Europe. As Aimee Osbourne, she will pursue a career in acting and music, but will decline to be associated with her parent's 'reality' tv series.On their Born Again tour, Black Sabbath play at The Convention Center Arena, Tucson, Arizona, USA, supported by Quiet Riot.
Ozzy Osbourne plays at The Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA, supported by Motley Crue.
Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays the first of two nights at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays at The Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at The University, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Anthony Davis' Episteme plays at The Triangle Media And Performance Centre, Birmingham, UK.
Record Producer Alex Sadkin (Simply Red, Bob Marley, Duran Duran) dies in a Miami, Florida hospital, from injuries sustained in a car crash in the Bahamas.
Tommy is performed by The Who for charity at Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Special guests include Elton John, Steve Winwood, Phil Collins, Patti Labelle, and Billy idol.Martin Carthy And Dave Swarbrick play at Focal Point, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The gig is recorded and will be released as the LP Life And Limb.
The Mosely Folk Festival, a three-day event, begins at Mosely Park, Mosely, Birmingham, UK. Artists appearing today include Donovan, High Llamas, The Low Anthem and Spider John Koerner.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) plays at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland, Europe, supported by Opeth, Rival Sons and Amorphis.
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