Editing 1983 in music (section)

===September–December===
*[[September 1]] – [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Paul Simonon]] of [[The Clash]] issue a press statement announcing [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] has been fired from the group.
*[[September 4]] – [[Phil Lynott]] performs his final show with [[Thin Lizzy]] in [[Nuremberg]], Germany.
*[[September 18]] – The members of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] show their faces without their makeup for the first time on MTV, simultaneously with the release of their album ''[[Lick It Up]]''.
*[[September 20]] – The first [[ARMS Charity Concert]] is held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London.
*[[November 12]] – [[Duran Duran]] start their SING BLUE SILVER World Tour. The tour begins with sold-out shows in Australia
*[[November 26]] – [[Quiet Riot]]'s ''[[Metal Health]]'' album tops the US album charts, the first [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] album to hit #1 in America.
*[[December 2]]
**The Uday-Ustav Festival, a tribute to [[Uday Shankar]], is staged at the instigation of Uday's younger brother, [[Ravi Shankar]].
**[[Michael Jackson]]'s 14-minute music video for ''[[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|Thriller]]'' is premiered on [[MTV]].
**[[Phish]] play their first show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phish.net/setlists/?d=1983-12-02|title=Dec 02, 1983 Setlist|website=phish.net}}</ref>
*[[December 25]] – [[Marvin Gaye]] gives his father, as a Christmas present, an unlicensed [[Smith & Wesson]] [[.38 special]] caliber pistol so that Gaye could protect himself from intruders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/celebrity/marvin_gaye/13.html |title=The Domestic Dispute that ended the life of Marvin Gaye |work=trutv.com |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> A few months later, Gaye Sr would use it to shoot his son dead.
*[[December 31]] – The twelfth annual [[New Year's Rockin' Eve]] special airs on ABC, with appearances by [[Culture Club]], [[Rick James]], [[Laura Branigan]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Mary Jane Girls]] and [[David Frizzell]].