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Gospel troupe The Fisk Jubilee Singers begin a season at the City Hall, Auckland, New Zealand.
Musical comedy The Toreador opens at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, where it will run for 675 performances. 
Josephine Gassman And Her Rollicking Louisiana Picaninnies are among the cast of 'Vaudeville entertainers' appearing at The Opera House, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
The "Popular London Society Entertainer" Clifford Walker is performing his Humourous Musical Sketches in the Choral Hall, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
A musical variety show starring The Fullers is playing at The Alhambra Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, 
Miss Beatrice Vartha ("the charming and brilliant young piano virtuoso") gives a concert at The Theatre Royal, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows arrive in Salisbury, Rhodesia, Africa, at the start of a tour of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaya.
The Top Five singles on the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are :1. WALK RIGHT BACK - THE EVERLY BROTHERS
2. Surrender - Elvis Presley
3. Are You Sure - The Allisons
4. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis
5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
The Top Five Singles in Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. Sweets For My Sweet - The Searchers
2. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
3. Candy Girl - The Four Seasons
4. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
5. Twist And Shout - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
1. Sweets For My Sweet - The Searchers
2. Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
3. Candy Girl - The Four Seasons
4. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
5. Twist And Shout - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
It is announced that The Beatles will represent the BBC and Britain, by appearing in Our World, the world's first live television satellite link-up, which will be be seen by approximately 400 million people across five continents.
Pauly Fuemana is born in Auckland, New Zealand. He will find fame as leader of OMC, best-remembered for its worldwide 1996 hit How Bizarre.
The movie The King Of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese, is released in West Germany, Europe. The film includes a brief cameo by The Clash, who are seen performing live outside 1650 Broadway, New York City, USA, in emulation of The Drongos, a post-punk era band who frequently busked on that very spot.
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor is born in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand, 
The D4, British Sea Power, The Briefs and Mika Bomb play at The Mean Fiddler, London, England, UK.Whatcha Say, the debut single by Jason Derulo reaches No1 in the New Zealand Singles Chart.
Gorillaz release their third studio album, Plastic Beach, in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Linkin Park release their fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns, in the UK, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and most of Europe (excluding Hungary and Poland).
Lana Del Rey releases Born To Die in Australia and New Zealand, Oceania. It is the first single and title track from her second album, Born To Die.On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the second of three nights at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
Linkin Park release their fifth studio album, Living Things in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia and Switzerland.On their Mylo Xyloto tour, Coldplay play at The Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand dream-pop chanteuse Princess Chelsea releases a new single, We're So Lost, in the UK.
On his Old Ideas Tour, Leonard Cohen plays the second of two nights at The TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand.
Ed Sheeran releases his second studio album, X, worldwide. (It was released in in Australia and New Zealand three days earlier.
5 Seconds Of Summer release their debut album Five Seconds Of Summer, in Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.
Having notched up nearly 500m plays, Katy Perry's hit single Dark Horse ft. Juicy J tops the YouTube chart of the most popular music videos for 2014 (so far). The full Top Ten list is :
1. Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
2. Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
3. Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown
4. We Are One (Ole Ola) [The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song] (Olodum Mix)
5. Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona
6. The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE
7. Iggy Azalea - Fancy ft. Charli XCX
8. Frozen Soundtrack - Let It Go
9. Jason Derulo - Wiggle ft. Snoop Dogg
10. Enrique Iglesias - El Perdedor ft. Marco Antonio Sol
1. Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
2. Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna
3. Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown
4. We Are One (Ole Ola) [The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Song] (Olodum Mix)
5. Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Español) ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona
6. The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE
7. Iggy Azalea - Fancy ft. Charli XCX
8. Frozen Soundtrack - Let It Go
9. Jason Derulo - Wiggle ft. Snoop Dogg
10. Enrique Iglesias - El Perdedor ft. Marco Antonio Sol
On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand, Oceania.
On their Live On Earth 2016 World Tour 
On their 40 Years Live tour, During the Asia / Oceania leg of their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Wolfmother. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
Lorde and Jack Antonoff perform at a star-studded charity event in The Town Hall, New York City, USA, in aid of LGBTQ charity the Ally Coalition.
Lorde publishes a letter to her fans as an advert in the New Zealand Herald newspaper. The message thanks her fans "for believing in female musicians" and states that her Grammy nomination "belongs to you". Her letter/advert comes in the wake of criticism lodged against the 2018 Grammys for failing to recognise female artists, with Alessia Cara being the only woman to win a major award (for Best New Artist).
On their The M A N I A tour, Fall Out Boy play at The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Openside.
On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays the last of three days at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Six60 and Mitch James.
On their 135-date Wonderful Wonderful tour, The Killers play at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
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