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Tony Pastor is born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He will become a top impresario, variety performer and theatre owner, one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
Miss Zelma Rawlston (character songs) and The Three Glissandos (musical entertainers in novelty) open for a week at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
The Fads And Follies Burlesquers are playing in The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Giddy Throng is playing at The New York Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 164 performances. The show consists of a a vaudeville program followed by one-act burlesque revue.
Manning Sherwin is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He will find success as a songwriter and composer, working in theatre and films.
The musical farce All For The Ladies is playing at The Lyric Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 112 performances.
The stage musical Alone At Last opens at the Shubert Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 180 performances.
The musical comedy Up She Goes is presented at The Playhouse Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 256 performances.
The musical comedy Up She Goes is presented at The Playhouse Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 256 performances.
The musical revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 is presented at The New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 295 performances.
The musical comedy Bye, Bye, Bonnie is presented at The Ritz Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 125 performances on Broadway.
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, record Am I Blue?, Excuse Me, Lady, Sarah Jane and Empty Hours, HMV Records in The Queens Small Hall, London, UK.
The musical revue Thumbs Up! plays at The St. James Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 156 performances.
The musical revue Thumbs Up! plays at The St. James Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 156 performances.
The stage musical Carmen Jones, with music by Georges Bizet and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 503 performances.
The stage musical Christine, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, opens at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run for a total of twelve performances.
Lenny Welch, having suffered an attack of stage fright in front of the cameras the night before, returns to WLW-tv in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, to deliver a faultless performance.
The Allan Ganley - Keith Christie Jazzmakers play in an All-nighter at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Soho, London, England, UK. Drummer Elvin Jones from John Coltrane's Band sits in with them.The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the stage show No Strings, featuring Richard Kiley and Diahann Carroll is released on Capitol Records in the USA. It will debut on the Billboard albums chart on April 21, 1962, peaking at No5 and remaining on the chart for 274 weeks. It will also win a Grammy Award.
Kenyon Hopkins, with orchestra and sound effects, records Tara's Theme, Werewolf, Nightmare and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Verve Records.
During a Rolling Stones concert at Treasure Island Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, local police officers turn off the power and refuse to allow the concert to continue.Stevie Wonder plays two shows at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, UK, supported by The Foundations, The Flirtations and deejay Emperor Rosko.
Pete Townshend of The Who is arrested and briefly incarcerated after kicking New York undercover cop Daniel Mulhearn on stage at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are Sweetwater and It's A Beautiful Day.When The Grateful Dead play at the Euphoria Ballroom, San Raphael, California, USA, they are joined onstage by David Crosby.
When Keith Richards, guitarist of the Rolling Stones, goes onstage to perform with Chuck Berry at the The Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Chuck fails to recognise him and throws him off stage for playing too loud.
On the second leg of their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at The Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Indiana, USA, supported by The Fools. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, a black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
When Santana play at
Vigorelli Stadium in Milan, Italy, Europe, stones and bolts are
thrown onto the stage, and eventually a Molotov cocktail is hurled from the crowd, setting fire to
the stage and equipment, bringing the concert to a horrific end.
The event leads to an embargo by major international musicians on
playing shows in Italy which will last for two years.
A riot ensues when punk band Teenage Head play at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The occasion is preserved for posterity in the film The Last Pogo, considered one of the era's defining moments.
When Uncle Tupelo play at The 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, USA, members of R.E.M. attend the show.
Jazz vocalist Sylvia Syms dies, aged 74, of a heart attack while onstage at The Oak Room of The Algonquin Hotel, New York City, USA.
During a Radiohead gig at Riem Airport, Munich, Germany, Europe, ailing vocalist Thom Yorke blacks out during their performance of Creep.Stage musical Les Miserables closes after 6,680 shows in sixteen years on Broadway, New York City, USA.
Immediately after his performance at The Hurricane Festival, Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany, Europe, David Bowie collapses, having suffered a heart attack. He is rushed to hospital in Hamburg and undergoes emergency surgery. 
Construction of The Claw, a gigantic metal structure intended for use on U2's upcoming 360 Degree Tour continues in the yard of Stageco, Werchter, Belgium, Europe.On the Who Am I tour, Nick Jonas and The Administration play the second of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Magnetic Fields and Laura Barrett play at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Iggy Pop is joined onstage by Donald Cumming and Nick Ackerman of The Virgins when he plays at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York City, USA.
Mumford And Sons and The Middle East play the first of two nights at the Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA.
The Kings Of Leon abandon a live show at The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, when a flock of pigeons persistently bombards the band with bird-droppings.
Florence And The Machine play at The Summer Soul 2012 Festival, Arena Skol Anhembi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America.
Via an announcement on their Facebook page, Radiohead announce the cancellation of several upcoming tour dates. The decision has been taken in the wake of the death of drum technician Scott Johnson and injury three other crew members caused by a stage collapse prior to a gig by the band in Downsville Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reggie Watts plays at The Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Shortly after Justin Bieber plays at FNB Football Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa, criminals dig their way into the venue's secure cash storage room and steal the concert's takings, estimated at around 1m Rand.On The Wall Tour 2013, Roger Waters plays at The Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece, Europe.
On The Wall Tour 2013, Roger Waters plays at The Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Europe, UK.
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