Editing 1988 in music (section)

===October–December===
*[[October 10]] – The new [[Cairo Opera House]] is inaugurated by President [[Hosni Mubarak]] and [[Prince Tomohito of Mikasa]], brother of the Emperor of Japan. The opening ceremony includes a [[kabuki]] performance in recognition of the funds donated by Japan.<ref>[http://www.cairoopera.org/about.aspx About Cairo Opera House.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317092702/http://www.cairoopera.org/about.aspx |date=March 17, 2013 }} Accessed 7 March 2013</ref>
*[[November 7]] – [[John Fogerty]] wins a self-plagiarism lawsuit with [[Fantasy Records]]. The record label had contended that Fogerty's 1985 comeback hit "[[The Old Man Down the Road]]" was too similar to his 1970 [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] song, "[[Run Through the Jungle]]".<ref name="RS543p15">{{cite magazine |last1=Goldberg |first1=Michael |date=January 12, 1989 |title=Fogerty Wins Unusual Self-Plagiarism Suit |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. |issue=543 |page=15 }}</ref>
*[[November 12]] – [[U2]]'s ''[[Rattle and Hum]]'' hits the Number One spot on the U.S. charts, the first [[double album]] to do so since [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s ''[[The River (Bruce Springsteen album)|The River]]'' in 1980.<ref name="RS543p16">{{cite magazine |last1=Ressner |first1=Jeffrey |date=January 12, 1989 |title=Bono Less Than Boffo at Box Office |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. |issue=543 |page=16 }}</ref>
*[[December 4]] – Singer [[Roy Orbison]] gives his last concert in [[Akron, Ohio]], USA, before his death from a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/08/obituaries/roy-orbison-52-a-singer-famed-for-plaintive-pop-anthems-dies.html|title=Roy Orbison, 52, a Singer Famed For Plaintive Pop Anthems, Dies|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=1988-12-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-09|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[December 28]] – [[Madonna]] calls sheriff's officers to the Malibu, California home she shared with her soon-to-be ex-husband [[Sean Penn]]. Penn is rumored to have threatened to attack or kill Madonna, tied her up, and threatened to cut her hair. These rumors have been denied by both Madonna and Penn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/did-sean-penn-beat-up-madonna-an-archaeology-of-hollyw-1748746261|title=Did Sean Penn Beat Up Madonna? An Archaeology of Hollywood's Most Explosive Rumor|last=Trotter|first=J. K.|website=Gawker|date=December 23, 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref>
*[[December 31]] – The 17th annual [[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest|New Year's Rockin' Eve]] special airs on ABC, with appearances by [[Natalie Cole]], [[Taylor Dayne]], [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]], [[Richard Marx]], [[Reba McEntire]] and [[Frankie Valli]] and [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/464521/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-89|title=Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '89 (1988) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref>