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Leslie 'Jiver' Hutchinson plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe, Impresario Larry Parnes' package tour, Star Spangled Nights, begins 26 twice-nightly UK theatre dates at The Essoldo, Cannock, England, UK, Europe. Featured artists include Billy Fury, Eden Kane, Joe Brown, Tommy Bruce, The Allisons, The Viscounts, The Karl Denver Trio, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Terry Hale and newcomer Georgie Fame.
Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of The Beatles return to London, England, UK, Europe, from Tenerife, where they have been on holiday at the home of their friend Klaus Voorman's father.
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The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4+2, The Checkmates and The End, play at The ABC, Northampton, England, UK, Europe.
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Aynsley Dunbar plays at the Alex Disco in The Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays at the 5th Dimension, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Fairport Convention play at Bluesville 68, Manor House, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play the first of two nights at The Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Crusaders, supported by John Stevens Away, play at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
On a tour in support of their LP Who Are You, The Who play at The Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, USA.The Tourists begin a British tour at The Mayfair Suite, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Barracudas. Two members of The Tourists, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, will go on to form Eurythmics.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Anna Calvi is born in Twickenham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Hazel O'Connor and Megahype play at The Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK, supported by Duran Duran.
The 20th Anniversary Of British Rock tour, featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, Herman's Hermits, Badfinger, Billy J. Kramer and The Troggs plays at Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, Canada.
Knebworth Festival takes place at Knebworth Hall, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe. Headliners are Deep Purple, supported by Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Mama's Boys, Blackfoot, Alaska and Mountain. Deep Purple asttempt to make their performance the loudest British concert sound ever , at that point the record was still held by The Who at Charlton 74. There is no record of whether the mighty Purps actually achieved their ear-splitting target. Meat Loaf performs with his leg in plaster, having fractured it by falling off a stage in Australia.Pete Townshend of The Who is among the celebrities taking part in the Oxfam National Fast in the UK, to raise awareness of worldwide famine.
The UK Subs play at The Venue, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Toxic Ephex.While promoting their compilation album Songs To Learn And Sing, Echo And The Bunnymen play the second of two nights at The Odeon, Birmingham, England, Europe. Support on this gig is provided by The Woodentops.
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays at The Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
On their World Violation tour, Depeche Mode play the first of two nights at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA.The Verve release a new single, Bittersweet Symphony, in the UK. The use of a sample from a track by Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham will involve them in a costly battle with rock entrepreneur Allen Klein.
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Mike Peters of The Alarm stages the British component of his third Alarmstock event in Abbey Road studio 2, London, England, UK.
Ian Hamer dies, following a heart attack, in Brighton, England, UK. He had found success as a jazz trumpet player, working with Tubby Hayes, Ted Heath, Jack Parnell and Johnny Dankworth to name but a few. As a session musician, he played on recordings by The Beatles (Got To Get You Into My Life), Bing Crosby, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, James Last and Matt Monro. 
Sheena Easton is photographed being pushed in a wheelchair out of a surgery specialising in oral surgery and dental implants in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. An official statement later claims she simply had a tooth removed.It is reported that Ed Sheeran's two companies, Ed Sheeran Ltd and Nathan Cable Touring (of which is sole shareholder and director) have earned him £2m in the past year.
On his Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour, Brian Wilson plays at The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Producer Stephen Belafonte, ex-husband of Spice Girls member Mel B, makes a posting on Instagram, stating that he is desperate to meet up with his step-daughter 10-year-old Angel, whose biological father is actor Eddie Murphy.
Francis Rossi, formerly of Status Quo, plays at The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.1953 |
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