1977-5-20

In the City

The Jam

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1977
5/2 Mon
"Elton John performs the first of six consecutive nights at London's Rainbow Theatre, his first concert in eight months. John keeps a low profile in 1977, not releasing any new music for the first year since his recording career began eight years previous
5/7 Sat
"Having been postponed from April 2 because of a BBC technicians' strike, the 22nd Eurovision Song Contest finally goes ahead in London's Wembley Conference Centre. France wins with Marie Myriam and the song ""L'Oiseau et l'Enfant""."
5/11 Wed
The Stranglers and support band London start a 10 week national UK tour.
5/12 Thu
"Instruments made by all five members of the 17th- and 18th-century Guarneri family of violin makers are auctioned at Sotheby's, with the top price of £105,000 paid for an instrument made in 1738 by Giuseppe Guarnieri del Ges_."
5/12 Thu
Virgin Records announces that they have signed the Sex Pistols. The group has already been kicked off their two previous labels in the past four months.
5/14 Sat
"$24,000 worth of cash and valuables are stolen from Lynyrd Skynyrd in Savannah, Georgia."
5/27 Fri
"Tom Waits and a friend are arrested outside a Los Angeles coffee shop for causing a public disturbance. Waits sues the police for false arrest and imprisonment and eventually wins a $7,500 award in 1982."
5/28 Sat
"Bruce Springsteen and Mike Appel reach an out-of-court settlement, ending the year-long legal battle that has blocked Springsteen's ability to record new music."
5/31 Tue
The musical Beatlemania is premi_red at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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The Nikikai Opera Foundation is founded.
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