Disco songs continue to impact the singles charts, while punk rock emerges in both the US and UK.
Paul McCartney performs in the US for the first time since leaving the Beatles in 1966 as he tours the U.S. his band Wings.
The Rolling Stones tour Europe and their August U.K. concert at Knebworth draws an estimated 200,000 fans.
The Band's last performance at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, with many special guests, is captured on film by Martin Scorsese and later released as the film The Last Waltz.