ON THIS DAY IN 1977…
◆ July 9 — Donna Summer No 1 with I Feel Love
ON THIS DAY IN 1979
◆ July 4 — Blitz Kid Dencil Williams does Donna Summer at the Embassy Ball
ON THIS DAY IN 1980…
◆ June30-July 12 — Spandau Ballet play the Papagayo club in St Tropez: one booking but 12 gigs by playing nightly except Sundays.
◆ July – Jane Kahn & Patti Bell open their shop in Great Gear Market, London
◆ July 3 — Gaz Mayall starts his Rockin’ Blues on Thursday nights at Gossip’s club, Soho – London’s longest running club-night is still going strong at the St Moritz in Wardour Street
◆ July 13 — Spandau Ballet’s Scala concert airs on London Weekend Television
ON THIS DAY IN 1981…
◆ July 2 — Video for Spandau’s Chant No1 is shot at Le Beat Route
◆ July 3 — New York Times carries first report of a mystery cancer killing gay men, much later identified as HIV/Aids
◆ July 5-6 — Police attacked in riots at Toxteth, Liverpool
◆ July 9 — Depeche Mode play Regency Suite, Chadwell Heath
ON THIS DAY IN 1983…
◆ July — Mud Club moves to Fouberts, off Carnaby Street
◆ July 7 — Jimmy the Hoover debut on Top of the Pops … Sade plays the Wag club
ON THIS DAY IN 1984…
◆ July 3 — Spandau Ballet’s album Parade goes straight in at No 2 in the charts
➢➢ Shapers of the 80s ➣➣ 
I have spent many happy hours doing the comeback 80s scene in London. I have been lucky enough to see incredible bands in venues seating less than 300 people putting me within fainting distance of 80s acts like Blondie, B-52s, Spandau Ballet, Pretenders, Ramones, Sparks, Bryan Ferry, Squeeze … just recollecting those amazing times gives me delight.