- Sep 4 Progressive rock group Yes performs its last concert at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Satyagraha
Sep 5 Philip Glass and Constance DeJong's opera "Satyagraha", loosely based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, premieres the Schouwburg, in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Sep 14 "Charlie & Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 17 performances
Temporary Secretary
Sep 15 Paul McCartney releases single "Temporary Secretary"
Divine Madness
Sep 17 Bette Midler's concert film "Divine Madness", directed by Michael Ritchie, premieres
- Sep 18 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres at Palais des Sports, Paris
Blizzard of Ozz
Sep 20 "Blizzard of Ozz", the debut solo album by English rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, is released in the United Kingdom
Music History
Sep 21 Reggae singer Bob Marley collapses while jogging in New York City's Central Park; medical exam finds his cancer had spread to his brain, lungs, and liver
Contract of Interest
Sep 22 John Lennon and Yoko Ono sign a recording contract with Geffen Records
- Sep 23 Reggae legend Bob Marley's final concert at Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Sep 28 "Charlie & Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 17 performances
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