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Josefin Öhrn and the Liberation release their third album, Sacred Dreams, via Rocket Recordings.
The Cranberries release their eighth and final LP, In The End, on BMG Records. The album was created from demos made by the band's leader/singer Dolores O'Riordan before her death in 2018, which the other band members fleshed out in the studio with producer Stephen Street.
Peter Doherty And The Puta Madres release their debut LP, Peter Doherty And The Puta Madres on Strap Originals/Cargo Records in the UK.
Touring in support of their album, I Am Easy To Find, The National play at The Orpheum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at The O2 Academy, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.10 years ago
Arcade Fire play at The Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by tUnEyArDs.
Paul Simon and his singer-songwriter wife Edie Brickell become involved in an argument in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA, which results in their arrest for disorderly conduct.
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Juke music pioneer DJ Rashad dies aged 34 in his apartment in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The cause of his death in not immediately revealed.
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Musical trio Time For Three are left stranded on the tarmac of Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, USA, when US Airways refuses to allow two members of the group to take their violins aboard the plane with them.
Bjork's documentary, Biophilia Live has its world premiere at The Tribeca Film Festival, New York City, USA.
The 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards are held at The Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, USA. Winners include Demi Lovato (Best Female Artist), Justin Timberlake (Best Male Artist) and One Direction (Best Music Group). Performers at the event include Ariana Grande, R5, Fifth Harmony, Zendaya, Becky G, Austin Mahone, Aaliyah Rose and The Vamps.Janelle Monae, Foster The People, Mayhem, Above And Beyond, Wolfgang Gartner and others play at The CounterPoint 2014 festival, Kingston Downs, Rome, Georgia, USA.
Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, Jennifer Nettles, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Crystal Gale, Don Mclean, The Seldom Scene and others play on the second day of The Stagecoach Festival, in The Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California, USA.
Girls' Generation play the first of two nights at Marine Messe, Fukuoka, Japan, Asia.
2NE1 play the first of two nights at The University Of Taipei Gym, Paipei, Taiwan, Asia.
Spotify drops a totally silent LP called Sleepify, by a Los Angeles funk band called Vulfpeck, citing "violations of the service's content policies" as a reason. The album was intended as a protest against Spotify as well as a means of raising tour funding. Up to the time it was pulled off Spotify it had been streamed 5.5m times, earning the band almost $20,000.25 years ago
Having long suffered from depression, Adrian Borland, founder of acclaimed bands including The Sound, The Outsiders and Second Layer, commits suicide at the age of 41 by jumping into the path of an oncoming train at Wimbledon Station, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe.
50 years ago
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play the first of three nights at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Paul McCartney holds auditions at the Albery Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, London, England, UK, Europe, to find a new drummer for Wings. The 49 drummers who apply include Mitch Mitchell, formerly with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but after narrowing the field down to five drummers, the job goes to the less well-known Geoff Britton. 5 years |
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