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.
1997 Use Your Illusion 1 and Use Your Illusion 2 by Guns N’ Roses are both certified multi-platinum for sales of over seven million copies each.
2002 The Strokes have to cancel the first three shows of their tour with Weezer when singer Julian Casablancas suffers a leg injury.
2003 VH1 begins airing its show 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years. Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” grabs the top slot on the list.
2003 The White Stripes are forced to cancel touring plans after singer/guitarist Jack White injures his hand in a car accident on July 9th, requiring surgery.
2005 A free outdoor concert in Atlanta featuring Weezer leads to minor injuries after the crowd becomes large and drunken, with fans reporting being trampled or trapped in the crowd.
2006 Evanescence singer Amy Lee officially announces bassist William Boyd‘s departure from the band.
2008 Rush makes its first U.S. TV appearance since 1975 when it performs “Tom Sawyer” on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report.
2008 Linkin Park‘s latest Projekt Revolution tour kicks off in Boston. Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell team up for a performance of Temple of the Dog‘s “Hunger Strike” during Cornell’s set, and a run through Linkin Park’s “Crawling” during that band’s show.