2005Pink Floyd perform "Comfortably Numb" at the Live 8 London concert, reforming with band members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright (who dies in 2008).
1990Tesla records their album Five Man Acoustical Jam live at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. Their cover of "Signs" becomes a surprise hit and catalyzes an acoustic rock trend, with MTV's Unplugged series delving into more rock acts soon after.
1988Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" hits #1 on the Hot 100, making him the first artist to score five #1 singles from the same album (Bad).
1980Sheena Easton is featured on the BBC show The Big Time, which follows regular people trying to achieve their dreams. With visions of stardom as a singer, she is seen auditioning for EMI, who are suitably impressed and sign her to a deal. Her single "9 To 5" becomes a UK hit two months later and conquers America a year later.
1966"Strangers in the Night" goes to #1, giving Frank Sinatra his first #1 pop hit since "Learnin' The Blues" in 1955. The song appeared in the film A Man Could Get Killed, winning the Oscar for Best Song.
1962Jimi Hendrix is honorably discharged from the Army after breaking his ankle in a parachute jump.
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2014On her website, Jewel announces she will be divorcing husband Ty Murray after almost six years of marriage.
2014In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a new group called The Raskins play their first show on the Mötley Crüe Final Tour, which also includes Alice Cooper. They later süe the Crüe, claiming they paid $1 million for the privilege, but received heaps of abuse in return.More
2001Liverpool renames its airport the "Liverpool John Lennon Airport" after its famous native.
2001Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher welcomes his first child, Gene Gallagher, with girlfriend (and future wife) Nicole Appleton (of All Saints).
1994Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong marries Adrienne Nesser. The next day, Adrienne discovers she is pregnant with their son, Joseph.
1992Mick Jagger's daughter Jade makes him a grandfather when her daughter Assisi Lola Jackson is born.
1986The second Princemovie, Under the Cherry Moon, hits theaters. Unlike the first, Purple Rain, Prince directs it himself.More
1983Michelle Branch is born in Sedona, Arizona.
1982Harmonica player DeFord Bailey dies at age 82. A cast member at the Grand Ole Opry throughout the 1930s, he was the first African American inducted into the institution. In 2005, he entered the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1981Bruce Springsteen plays the first of six sold-out shows at the new Byrne Arena in New Jersey. His average show lasts 28 songs.
1980Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart and Bob Weir are arrested and charged with inciting a riot at San Diego Sports Arena to break up a drug bust.
1970Rapper Monie Love is born Simone Gooden in Battersea, London, England.
1969Mountain forms in Long Island with former Vagrants member Leslie West at the helm.
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Guns N' Roses Start A Riot In St. Louis
1991
At a Guns N' Roses show in St. Louis, Axl Rose grows irate when he sees someone in the crowd taking pictures, and he leaves the stage, announcing, "Thanks to the lame-ass security, I'm going home." A riot follows, and the band's equipment is destroyed.
At a St. Louis concert, during the song "Rocket Queen," Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose is distracted by an audience member taking photographs and dives into the audience to confront him.
Ever since two fans were crushed to death at a Monsters of Rock show in the UK in 1988, Rose has made a habit of stopping shows to tackle unruly fans. He is frustrated at the failure of security to confiscate the fan's contraband camera, and after asking them four times, he decides to take matters into his own hands. After being dragged away and returned to the stage by the security guards, he declares, "Thanks to the lame-ass security, I'm going home," throws down his microphone and storms off.
The audience is furious, and a riot ensues. The band's equipment is destroyed, 60 people are injured, and there is over $200,000 worth of damage. Guns N' Roses are banned from playing in the city and Rose is charged with inciting a riot, but with the band's ongoing world tour it takes over a year for him to be arrested. When he finally appears before a court he is cleared by the judge of any wrongdoing.
Bitter from the experience, the band incorporate the message "F- You, St. Louis" in the Thank You section of their next album Use Your Illusion(1991). It is not Axl Rose's first violent outburst and will not be his last. In 2013 an Australian fan sues Rose for $5,000 after a microphone thrown by the star knocks out several of his teeth.
Ever since two fans were crushed to death at a Monsters of Rock show in the UK in 1988, Rose has made a habit of stopping shows to tackle unruly fans. He is frustrated at the failure of security to confiscate the fan's contraband camera, and after asking them four times, he decides to take matters into his own hands. After being dragged away and returned to the stage by the security guards, he declares, "Thanks to the lame-ass security, I'm going home," throws down his microphone and storms off.
The audience is furious, and a riot ensues. The band's equipment is destroyed, 60 people are injured, and there is over $200,000 worth of damage. Guns N' Roses are banned from playing in the city and Rose is charged with inciting a riot, but with the band's ongoing world tour it takes over a year for him to be arrested. When he finally appears before a court he is cleared by the judge of any wrongdoing.
Bitter from the experience, the band incorporate the message "F- You, St. Louis" in the Thank You section of their next album Use Your Illusion(1991). It is not Axl Rose's first violent outburst and will not be his last. In 2013 an Australian fan sues Rose for $5,000 after a microphone thrown by the star knocks out several of his teeth.
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