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The Dix Gaiety Company continues its programme of refined vaudeville at The Alhambra Theatre, Otago, New Zealand.
Messrs. Doree, Hodgson and Moody, an instrumental trio of mandolins and banjo, perform Rocked In the Cradle Of The Deep at a concert in aid of Parnell Football Club's Gymnasium Fund, at Oddfellows Hall, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania. The show also features music on the pianoforte, several songs accompanied by Miss Ada Yates and Mr. G. Shorland, and a demonstration of whistling.
Miss Kathleen Duggan sings The Red, White And Blue, during Act 2 of A London Arab at The Opera House, Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania.
Pollard's Opera Company presents the musical comedy The Messenger Boy at The Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oceania.
The Pollard Juvenile Opera Company opens in a performance of the musical comedy The Isle Of Bong Bong at The New Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oceania, under sole direction of Mr. Tom Pollard.
A Grand Ball in aid of The Society For The Protection Of Women And Children And Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals is held in The Choral Hall, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dix's Gaiety Company presents the "Sparkling American Musical Frivolity" The Brook (or A Theatrical Company On A Holiday) at the Theatre Royal, Wellington, New Zealand. Also on the bill are The Gaiety Coon Trio.At The Town Hall Concert Chamber, Auckland, New Zealand, pianist Crombie Murdoch, singer Mavis Rivers and saxophonist Julian Lee play in the first jazz concert ever staged in the city.
The Top Five singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date, are as follows :
1. SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS
2. Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
3. Washington Square - The Village Stompers
4. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
1. SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS
2. Do You Love Me - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
3. Washington Square - The Village Stompers
4. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
The Top 5 Singles on this day in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, are as follows :
1. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
2. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
3. I'll Keep You Satisfied - Billy J.Kramer with The Dakotas
4. Everybody - Tommy Roe
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
1. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
2. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
3. I'll Keep You Satisfied - Billy J.Kramer with The Dakotas
4. Everybody - Tommy Roe
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on thios day are as follows :
1. BABY LOVE - THE SUPREMES
2. Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
3. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
4. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
5. Ringo - Lorne Greene
1. BABY LOVE - THE SUPREMES
2. Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
3. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
4. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
5. Ringo - Lorne Greene
The 
The Rolling Stones enjoy a day off during their tour of New Zealand, Oceania. They spend the time horse riding and visiting hot springs at and mud baths.
Queen fly from London to Auckland to prepare for their first ever shows in New Zealand, Oceania.A Concert For Linda, in memory of Paul McCartney's wife, Linda McCartney, takes place at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. Performers include George Michael, Tom Jones, Elvis Costello, Sinead O'Connor, Des'Ree, Heather Small, Johnny Marr, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Neil Finn, The Pretenders, The Duke String Quartet and Eddie Izzard.
Live In Paradise by When The Cat's Away debuts at No7 in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart, which will be its highest position during a five-week run on the chart.
The 
The Finn Brothers and Mercury Rev play at The Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania.Whatcha Say, the debut single by Jason Derulo reaches No1 in the New Zealand Singles Chart.
Crowded House play the first of three nights at Hammersmith HMV Apollo, London, England, UK.
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).
On his Doowops And Hooligans tour Bruno Mars plays at The Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.Carrie Underwood releases her fourth studio album, Blown Away, in Australia and New Zealand.
Taylor Swift releases her fourth studio album, Red, on Big Machine Records in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Arcade Fire, Imagine Dragons, New Order, Lorde, Jake Bugg, New order, Nine Inch Nails and others play in the Lollapalooza Festival at Hipódromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Argentina, South America.
On his 
On her Primal Heart Tour, On his 214-date 24k Magic World Tour, Bruno Mars plays the first of four non-consecutive nights at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Dua Lipa.
On his 214-date 24k Magic World Tour, Bruno Mars plays the third of four non-consecutive nights at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Dua Lipa.
On their The M A N I A tour, Fall Out Boy play at The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Openside.The IFPI ( International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - www.ifpi.org/about.php) publishes the results of a music consumption survey showing that, on average, individuals enjoy music for 17.8 hours per week, with the car being the most popular listening location. The survey also reveals that 86% of music listeners do so through on-demand streaming. Young music consumers are the most engaged streamers, with 57% of 16-24 year olds using a paid audio streaming service. Consumers engage with their local music genres - listening to local music genres (e.g. 66% of consumers in Japan listen to J-Pop, 69% of consumers in France listen to Variété Française and, in Brazil, 55% listen to música popular Brasileira.) Nearly half of all time spent listening to on-demand music is on YouTube. More than one-third (38%) of consumers obtain music through infringing methods – with stream ripping the dominant method (32% of consumers).
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Jerusalem Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, Israel, rules that two New Zealand activists, Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab, of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions group, must pay damages totaling NIS 45,000 (£9,000)for their role in the cancellation of a scheduled concert by Lorde in Tel Aviv in June 2018.
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