Week of July 4 - July 10
This week in rock history
1969 - Rolling Stones give free concert in London's Hyde Park to an estimated 250,000 fans.
1976 - The Clash made their live debut supporting The Sex Pistols at the Black Swan, Sheffield, England.
1980 - Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys runs for Mayor in San Francisco. (He loses).
1980 - Bob Marley begins tour, with first concert in Dublin.
2007 - Snow Patrol Keyboard player Tom Simpson was arrested in connection with a failed court appearance in Glasgow.
2007 - The Live Earth concerts took place around the world with The Police closing the days events in New Jersey.
90’s Trivia
(answers below)
1) Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen from U2 had a top twenty hit in 1996 with the theme from which Tom Cruise film?
2) What city was associated with Grunge?
3) Five teenagers caused $350,000 worth of damage to a house in Washington, DC after trying to re-create scenes from what Beastie Boys video?
90’s Trivia (answers)
1) Mission Impossible
2) Seattle (Bands like Soundgarden, Nirvana and Pearl Jam were all from the Seattle, Washington area. Grunge is sometimes called 'The Seattle Sound'.)
3) Fight For Your Right (To Party)