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Kim Thayil, founder member and guitarist of grunge pioneers Soundgarden, is born in Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Squires, featuring Neil Young, play the last of nine consecutive nights at The Fourth Dimension, Fort William, Manitoba, Canada.
The High Flying Birds (formerly The Squires), featuring Neil Young, play at The Fourth Dimension, Fort William, Manitoba, Canada. This proves to be their last gig together.
Andy Cairns guitarist/vocalist of Therapy? is born in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Seth Putnam is born in Alston, Massachusetts, USA. He will become infamous as founder of the outrageous grindcore band Anal C*nt, which apparently set out to shock and offend as many listeners as possible.
Neil Young completes the recording of I've Been Waiting For You for his solo debut album on Reprise Records.
Neil Young releases a new single, Oh Lonesome Me, in the USA. The song was previously a hit in 1957 for its composer, Don Gibson.
Stephen Lack, bassist of 
Kurt Cobain, not yet a member of Nirvana, is arrested for vandalism in his home town of Aberdeen, Washington, USA, when he is caught writing "Ain'T goT no how waTchamacalliT" on the wall of the Seafirst Bank Building. 
Rock censorship rears its ugly head again when MTV in the USA refuses to air the Neil Young video for his current single, This Note's For You. In the video, the hair of a Michael Jackson lookalike catches fire during filming of what appears to be a Pepsi commercial. The blaze is extinguished by 'Whitney Houston' pouring Coke on Jacko's head.
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Neil Young And The Bluenotes play at the Poplar Creek Music Center, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA.
Neil Young And The Bluenotes play at the Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
On their 
Nirvana play at Trust, Nurnberg, Germany, Europe.
Nirvana, Tad and The Bomshells play at The Town Pump, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bob Dylan plays at the University Of Mississippi, Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, supported by Nirvana and Pearl Jam, play at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Grosse Jurahalle, Neumarkt, Germany, Europe.
Neil Young is given the ASCAP Founders Award at ASCAP's twenty-second annual Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Also attending the event is Mariah Carey.
System Of A Down begin their first tour of the USA in five years at Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, California, supported by Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip.
When the Rolling Stones play at the PNC Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, they are joined during Wild Horses by Eddie Vedder, vocalist of Pearl Jam, who had opened the show.
The It is announced that a recently discovered species of trapdoor spider has been named Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, in honour of singer-songwriter and guitarist Neil Young, by Dr. Jason E. Bond, associate professor of biology in Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Alice in Chains, Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris, Devendra Banhart, Faith No More, Florence And The Machine, Kasabian, La Roux, Moonspell, The Drums and The xx play on the first of three days of the Optimus Alive 2010 festival, Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, Portugal, Europe.
On the second leg of his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays at The Mondavi Center, Davis, California, USA, supported by Bert Jansch.
Neil Young plays the first of two nights at Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
A study published online by Germany's Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, shows that musicians are 1.45 times as likely as non-musicians to have any type of hearing problem, and 3.6 times more likely to have noise-induced hearing loss.
Megadeth, Saxon, Aaron Keylock, Aborted, Amon Amarth, Arthemis, Avatar, Biohazard, Collibus, Eradicator, Graveyard, Hærken, King Goat, Leathernecks, Morgue Orgy, Obituary, October File, ReVamp, Satan, Stormzone, Voices and krow play on the fourth and final day of Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Catton Hall Park, Walton upon Trent, England, UK, 
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play The DirecTV Super Saturday Night in San Francisco, California, USA.On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Jazz And Heritage Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Jisan Valley Rock Festival, Ansan, South Korea, Asia.On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway, Europe.On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play the first of two nights at Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy, Europe.On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play the second of two nights at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe.On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California, USA.During the European leg of their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play at Vincente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain, Europe, supported by Mark Lanegan and Tyler Bryant And The Shakedown. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
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