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- Linda Ronstadt performed as Mabel in an open-air production of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, New York City. The production later moved to Broadway, where it premiered in January 1981. Ronstadt reprised the role in the 1983 film adaptation and received a Tony Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for the film.
- Queen performed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during their North American tour.
- Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, The B-52's, The Pretenders, Rockpile and The Rumour performed at the Heatwave Festival in Toronto, Canada. Tickets cost $30, the festival attracted 50,000 people, and the organizers suffered a loss of more than one million dollars.
- Among those performing at the Heatwave Festival, known as “New Wave Woodstock”, at Mosport Park near Toronto were Elvis Costello, The B-52s, The Pretenders and Talking Heads. Talking Heads performed songs from their forthcoming album “Remain In Light” and also introduced a new touring lineup featuring keyboardist Bernie Worrell and guitarist Adrian Belew.
- On the Saturday program of the Reading Festival, Broken Home, Grand Prix, Iron Maiden, Pat Travers Band, Quartz, Samson, UFO and White Spirit performed.
- Queen performed at the Forum in Montreal.
- The Grateful Dead played the first of two nights at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Barclay James Harvest performed beside the Berlin Wall in a concert titled “A Concert For The People” before an audience of approximately 250,000 people.
- Cher made an unannounced appearance as a singer with Black Rose during a concert in Central Park, New York.
- Stevie Wonder performed the first of six sold-out concerts at Wembley Arena.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona.
- The new Yes lineup of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn began a record three-night sold-out run at Madison Square Garden in New York in support of the album Drama. One source states that Madison Square Garden had a capacity of 19,000.
- Black Sabbath performed at the Lakeland Civic Center in Florida.
- The Grateful Dead performed at the State Fairgrounds in Lewiston, Maine.
- U2 began the first leg of their UK Boy Tour in Coventry, England. The tour consisted of 29 concerts.
- Black Sabbath performed at Jai Alai Fronton Hall in Miami, Florida.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.
- Bruce Springsteen vystoupil v Capital Centre v Landoveru v Marylandu.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.
- The Pretenders began their second U.S. tour in Fort Pierce, Florida.
- ZZ Top performed at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Kansas performed at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.
- Grateful Dead performed at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- They performed at the Alabama Jam 2 festival at Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.
- Van Halen performed at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at Queensway Hall in Dunstable, England.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at the Los Angeles Sports Arena at a benefit concert for the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and the Los Angeles Mental Health Center. After the concert, he personally donated $100,000, which was credited with helping save the VVA organization from financial collapse.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at the Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
- Bon Jovi were the main attraction at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.
- The two-day Rock on the Tyne festival began in Gateshead, England. Performers included Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, U2, Rory Gallagher, Doll By Doll, Wang Chung, Becket, Dr Feelgood, The Gingers Nutters with Ginger Baker, Trimmer and Jenkins, and Lindisfarne.
- The Grateful Dead performed at the Aladdin Hotel Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
- Van Halen performed at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi.
- Metallica performed at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California.
- The Grateful Dead odehráli první ze dvou koncertů v Alpine Valley Music Theatre v East Troy ve Wisconsinu.
- John Cipollina, founding member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, joined The Grateful Dead on stage during the final six songs of the second set of their concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
- Queen performed at the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, during their North American tour.
- The Grateful Dead played their only performance on this date at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse in Iowa City.
- ZZ Top performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
- During Queen’s North American tour, they performed at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- King Crimson and Roxy Music performed in Belenenes in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Blue Öyster Cult performed at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.