Ringo Starr's birthplace in Liverpool was saved from the threat of demolition. The house, a run-down three-bedroom Victorian terrace, was one of 400 buildings marked for demolition in the Dingle area of Liverpool, but Beatles fans and city residents had successfully lobbied to save the house, along with 15 others in the area. The Liverpool City Council has agreed to give locals the opportunity to fix up the properties.

Drake and Chris Brown are involved in fight at a New York City nightclub, with Brown accusing Drake of throwing a bottle at him. They had beef over Rihanna, who they both dated.

At The Dave Matthews Band concert held at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York, Dave Matthews is arrested because he allegedly “forcibly touched and groped a 20-year-old woman” at the show. However, the man was not the performer but an 18-year-old suspect who shares the same name as the band's leader.

Among others artists, Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket bond, Kanye West riles the crowd and calls organizers "squid brains" and MGMT dance like hippies at Bonnaroo 2008.