Today In History
In 1977
Judas Priest kicked off their first U.S. tour, opening for Led Zeppelin.
In 1981
Billy Squier's album "Don't Say No" was certified Gold.
In 1982
Judas Priest's album "British Steel" was certified Gold.
In 1983
The Police album "Synchronicity" hit number one on the album charts. It contains the hits "Every Breath You Take" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger."
Madness' "Our House" peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart.
Yazoo's "You and Me Both" hit number one on the UK albums chart.
In 1988
Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.
INXS' "New Sensation" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.
Guns N' Roses' single "Sweet Child O' Mine" and Van Halen's "When It's Love" broke into the Top 40.
In 1990
Metallica's album "Garage Days Revisited" was certified Platinum and the group's album "One" was certified Gold.
In 1993
Nirvana performed a surprise show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York to showcase songs from the upcoming album "In Utero."
In 1994
Toad The Wet Sprocket's "Fall Down" peaked at number 33 on the pop singles chart.
In 1995
Two fans died at R.E.M.'s concert at Ireland's Slane Castle. One fan drowned in the River Boyne, while another was allegedly pushed off a bridge.
In 1998
The Beastie Boys' album "Hello Nasty" was the biggest first-week seller of the year, moving 681 thousand copies and debuting on the Billboard Top 200 and Top Rap Album charts at number one. Also, the group's album "Licensed To Ill" was certified multi-Platinum.
Iron Maiden had to cancel the rest of its U.S. tour because singer Blaze Bayley was having throat problems. Doctors advised him not to sing for a month.
Guns N' Roses' album "Appetite for Destruction" and White Zombie's album "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One" were certified multi-Platinum.
In 1999
Woodstock '99 opened in Rome, New York.
In 2001
Fatboy Slim was the top nominee for the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, earning nine nominations for the song "Weapon of Choice." U2, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Limp Bizkit, and Gorillaz were also multiple nominees.
In 2003
Ozzy Osbourne's longtime tour manager Bobby Thomson died in his sleep as Ozzfest was prepping for its stop in Detroit. He had been battling throat cancer.
Weezer began working with producer Rick Rubin on the follow up album to "Maladroit."
In 2004
Dave Navarro made a guest appearance on "America's Most Wanted" to offer thanks to viewers. He said the long-running true crime series played a key role in the capture of the man who murdered both Navarro's mother and her friend in 1983, when the former Jane's Addiction guitarist was 15-years-old.
In 2005
The New York Dolls reunion continued in the wake of bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane's death, as the band played the second of two concerts in Amagansett, New York.
The two-day Lollapalooza festival began in Chicago's Grant Park.
In 2006
Depeche Mode celebrated Martin Gore's 45th birthday during a festival appearance in Spain, as band frontman frontman Dave Gahan reportedly kissed Gore and led the crowd in a "Happy Birthday" sing-a-long.
In 2009
Coheed And Cambria's Claudio Sanchez was at annual Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California to promote his "Kill Audio" comic series.< |