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- King Crimson and Roxy Music performed at the Velodrome in San Sebastián, Spain.
- Queen performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during their North American tour.
- The Charlie Daniels Band performed at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
- Queen performed at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado, during their North American tour.
- Fleetwood Mac played the second concert of their 33-date Mirage Tour at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Men at Work were the opening act, and their debut album Business as Usual was rapidly climbing the US charts. Two weeks after the tour ended in October, Men At Work embarked on their own tour as the headlining act.
- Steve Wozniak financed and organized the three-day US Festival in San Bernardino, California, featuring Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, The Cars, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Jackson Browne, Santana, B-52’s and others. According to the source, more than 400,000 people attended; the festival grossed approximately $10 million but ended with a loss of more than $12 million.
- Pat Benatar, The Cars, Santana, The Kinks, Eddie Money and Dave Edmunds performed during an all-day music program at the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park near San Bernardino, California.
- David Bowie performed at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona.
- The Police, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and R.E.M. performed at Shea Stadium in New York. It was R.E.M.'s biggest concert to date.
- Black Sabbath performed at Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Madness, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Police and R.E.M. performed at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. R.E.M. began the concert at 5:00 p.m., with The Police taking the stage later. R.E.M. nervously waited in a small trailer at the back of the venue, while The Police and their entourage arrived backstage in several limousines.
- The Grateful Dead performed at Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California.
- David Bowie performed at Scope arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Thin Lizzy performed at the Reading Festival alongside Climax Blues Band, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, Opposition, Sad Café, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Ten Years After, and The Enid. For bassist and singer Phil Lynott, it was his final performance in the United Kingdom.
- Phil Lynott played his final concert with Thin Lizzy at the Monsters of Rock festival in Nuremberg, Germany. Lynott died nearly two and a half years later, on January 4, 1986.
- Bruce Springsteen played the first of ten concerts at Meadowlands in New Jersey as part of the Born in the USA tour.
- Aerosmith performed at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine.
- Lionel Richie closed the Los Angeles Olympic Games with an extended nine-minute version of his hit “All Night Long.” The lyrics were specially adapted for the occasion.
- Bruce Springsteen performed at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- During the opening night of his Breaking Hearts tour, Elton John announced that he was retiring from touring.
- Mötley Crüe performed at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England, for the first time.
- Aerosmith performed at the Golden Hall in San Diego, California.
- U2 played the second of two concerts at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, during their Unforgettable Fire World Tour.
- Van Halen played their final concert with David Lee Roth before his return to the band in 2007. They performed at the Monsters of Rock festival in Nuremberg, Germany.
- INXS played the first of two concerts in Guam after a three-month tour of the United States. After the Guam shows, they continued to Japan.
- Bruce Springsteen began the fourth leg of his Born in the USA world tour with a performance at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C.
- Grateful Dead performed at Boreal Ski Resort on Donner's Summit in California.
- Queen played their final live concert with Freddie Mercury at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England, bringing their Magic Tour to a close. More than 120,000 fans attended the performance. Belouis Some, Big Country and Status Quo performed before Queen. Freddie Mercury closed the concert with “We Are the Champions” and “God Save the Queen”, giving the audience his final farewell while wearing a royal robe and crown. The entire tour attracted 400,000 fans and grossed £11 million.
- Rick Allen made his first live return to the stage with Def Leppard after losing his left arm in a car accident. It took place at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington.
- Drummer Rick Allen played his first concert with Def Leppard after returning to the band following the car accident in which he lost his left arm.
- Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen performed live with the band for the first time after losing an arm in a car accident. Def Leppard were playing at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England.
- The “Get Tough On Toxics” benefit concert against pollution and corporate pollution was held in Long Beach, California. Performers included Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Neil Young, as well as Joni Mitchell, Lindsey Buckingham, Warren Zevon, and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. Members of the Eagles also attended, with the exception of Glenn Frey, who was hospitalized with an intestinal illness.
- Metallica played one of their early breakthrough concerts and further strengthened their growing cult following.
- Michael Nesmith joined the other three members of The Monkees on stage at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during their reunion tour. Because other commitments had prevented him from joining their 20th-anniversary tour, this was his first performance with all three original members since the group's breakup.
- Madonna během koncertu v Pontiac Silverdome zastavila vystoupení, aby se omluvila 42 000 fanouškům za své předchozí označení rodného města Bay City v Michiganu za „smelly little town“.
- Beastie Boys and Run-D.M.C. concluded their Together Forever tour with a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Run-D.M.C. urged fans to stay in school and avoid drugs, while Beastie Boys performed with dancers in cages and beer.
- Metallica played a secret concert at The 100 Club in London. Two days later, they performed at Donington Park in Castle Donington as part of the large Monsters of Rock festival, headlined by Bon Jovi.
- Bon Jovi were the headliners of the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England.
- During the Grateful Dead concert marking the 20th anniversary of the Summer of Love at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angel Camp, California, a man who had escaped from a drug treatment facility shot a police officer and was subsequently shot by police.
- Members of Lynyrd Skynyrd who survived the 1977 plane crash reunited at the Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville and performed for the first time under the name "Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band" as part of a series of concerts marking the 10th anniversary of the crash, which killed singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines. The enthusiastic response from fans led to the band's permanent reunion and the recording of new material.
- Pink Floyd began the A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in Ottawa, Canada, despite threats from former member Roger Waters to sue the promoters. Waters later withdrew his objection to the use of the Pink Floyd name in an out-of-court settlement in December 1987 in exchange for exclusive legal control over the concept, design and stage elements of The Wall. The agreement allowed the group to continue using the Pink Floyd name.
- Def Leppard played the first of two concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado as part of the promotion for the album Hysteria.
- KISS performed at the Marquee Club in London during their 129-date Crazy Nights tour.
- Soundgarden performed at Capitol Lake Park in Olympia, Washington, as part of the Capitol Lake Jam festival. Nirvana were also on the bill.