1966 - The Beatles
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. The concert was filmed with The Beatles wearing black suits. The following days first performance was also filmed; with The Beatles wearing white suits. There was a strict police presence with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans.

1973 - Slade
Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Skweeze Me Pleeze Me, the groups fifth UK No.1 and second single to enter the chart at No.1.

1975 - Cher
Cher married Greg Allman four days after her divorcing Sonny Bono, the couple split after ten days, followed by a three year on and off marriage.

2000 - Pearl Jam
Eight men were trampled to death during Pearl Jams performance at The Roskilde festival, near Copenhagen. Police said the victims had all slipped or fallen in the mud in front of the stage.

2001 - Lady Marmalade
Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Lady Marmalade. A hit for LaBelle in 1975; then it was at No 1 in 1998 for All Saints. This version was from the Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge.

2014 - Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheerans second album X became the fastest-selling UK album of the year so far after selling 182,000 copies in its first week, 14,000 more than Coldplay managed with Ghost Stories which was released in May.