On This Day:
In 1964 A Rolling Stones’ concert in Belfast Ireland was cut short after only 12 minutes because a riot broke out.
In 1966 Cream played their first live show at the sixth annual National Jazz & Blues Festival in Windsor, England.
People in Alabama burned products relating to The Beatles due to an anti-Jesus remark made by John Lennon.
In 1967 After serving 30 days in jail, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were released after the charges were overturned.
In 1968 The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique and gave away what they had in stock.
In 1992 Michael Jackson made an unscheduled appearance on his hotel balcony in London after a man had threatened to jump from an apartment building across the street. Twenty-eight-year-old Eric Herminie told police he would leap to his death if he didn’t see Jackson, who was in Britain for a series of concerts. Jackson spent a couple of minutes waving to Herminie, who then climbed back into the building.
In 2001 New album releases included Judas Priest’s “Demolition” and The Dickey Betts Band’s “Let’s Get Together.”
In 2005 A public memorial took place for the late British blues great Long John Baldry the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 2006 Alice Cooper announced plans to develop a youth center with Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
In 2007 Sharon Osbourne revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that the family’s Beverly Hills home, where the MTV series “The Osbournes” was filmed, had been sold. While Ozzy’s wife didn’t say who bought the Gothic mansion, reports surfaced claiming Christina Aguilera was the new owner.
New releases included the book “The Police: 1978 – 1983.”
In 2008 Jon Bon Jovi took part in victory parade through downtown Philadelphia to a party at City Hall for his Arena Football League team the Philadelphia Soul. The team became the AFL champs with a win a few days earlier in ArenaBowl 22.
In 2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed their longest show ever at four hours and six minutes at Olympiastadion in Finland.
In 2013 Bruce Springsteen topped “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now.”
In 2021 Heritage Auctions auctioned off a collection of Journey co-founder, Neal Schon’s electric and acoustic guitars for more than four-point-two-million dollars.
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