Editing 1987 in music (section)

===September–October===
*[[September 3]] – [[Fugazi]] plays their first live show (as a three-piece; [[Guy Picciotto]] had not joined the band yet) at the Wilson Center in Washington DC.
*[[September 6]] – [[Madonna]] ends her [[Who's That Girl Tour]] in [[Florence]], Italy.
*[[September 7]] – [[Pink Floyd]] release ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]'', their first album after the departure of, and legal battle with, bassist [[Roger Waters]]. The subsequent tour grossed around $135 million worldwide, a sum that was only equaled by the earnings of [[Michael Jackson]] and [[U2]] combined.
*[[September 11]] – Reggae musician [[Peter Tosh]] is murdered during a robbery in his home.
*[[September 12]] – [[Michael Jackson]] starts the Bad World Tour, supporting his ''Bad'' album.
* From September 15 to October 4, [[Johnny Hallyday]] starts his performance to [[Accor Arena]] for the first time.
*[[September 25]] – [[CBS]] launches an American version of the long-running UK television show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. It lasts one year.
*[[October 4]] – Electronic data gathering completely replaces the old sales diary technique in compiling the UK singles and albums chart. The publication day of new charts is moved from Tuesday to Sunday.
*[[October 8]] – [[Chuck Berry]] receives a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].
*[[October 19]] – [[Mötley Crüe]] release the song "[[You're All I Need (song)|You're All I Need]]" as a single. MTV refuse to play its video because of the level of violence.
*[[October 19]] – [[INXS]] releases ‘’KICK’’.
*[[October 30]] – [[George Michael]] releases his first solo studio album, ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'', which would win the [[Grammy Awards of 1989|Grammy Award]] for album of the year and sell 11 million copies in the USA alone.
*[[October 31]] – [[The Zorros]] headline on Halloween for the last-ever show at the [[Crystal Ballroom (Melbourne)|Crystal Ballroom]], Melbourne's premier Punk/New Wave venue. The Crystal Ballroom has seen almost ten years of intense musical evolution. The venue has chandeliers, stained glass windows, paisley wallpaper and a tiled foyer.