Join Gunner as he goes over all the important Rock dates in history weekdays at 3:50. Relive all the chart-topping moments, milestones, bad breakups and first times again.
There will be no hall pass today. Here’s what happened today in Rock N’ Roll.
1957 Paul McCartney meets John Lennon at the St. Peter’s Church Garden Fete in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, where Lennon’s band the Quarrymen are performing. Soon after, Lennon invites McCartney to join the band.
1976 The Damned play their first real concert, opening for the Sex Pistols at London’s 100 Club.
1991 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge by Van Halen enters the album chart at Number One.
1992 Megadeth releases its fifth album, Countdown To Extinction.
1995 In a statement, Pearl Jam says they are “disappointed” by the Justice Department’s decision to drop its anti-trust probe of Ticketmaster.
2001 Black Sabbath cancels a series of post-Ozzfest summer tour dates because of pressure from Ozzy Osbourne‘s record label to complete his next solo album.
2003 Lightning injures eight people prior to a Dave Matthews Band concert in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Today’s Birthdays
- Kevin Hart (actor/comedian, Think Like A Man, Grudge Match, Ride Along, About Last Night, Central Intelligence, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) (39)
- Nic Cester (frontman, Jet) (39)
- The Dalai Lama (Buddhist spiritual leader of the Tibetan people) (83)
- Eva Green (actress, Penny Dreadful, The Dreamers, Casino Royale, Kingdom of Heaven) (38)
- Geoffrey Rush (actor, Shine, Shakespeare In Love, the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies) (67)
- Burt Ward (actor, Batman‘s Dick Grayson/Robin) (73)
- Sylvester Stallone (actor, the Rocky movies, the Rambo movies) (72)
- George W. Bush (72)
- Ned Beatty (actor, Deliverance, Homicide: Life On The Street) (81)