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5 years ago
Bidding begins in the auction to acquire the break-up letter written by Tupac Shakur in 1995 to his then girlfriend, Madonna.
On the European leg of their This House Is Not For Sale tour, Bon Jovi play at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria, Europe.When top music business agent Rod MacSween is awarded an honorary doctorate at Exeter University, Exeter, England, UK, Europe, the ceremony is attended by Robert Plant. It is revealed that over forty years earlier, MacSween neglected to pay Plant £8 for a performance with his group Band Of Joy at Exeter. During the graduation, MacSween gives Plant a £10 note in settlement of the debt.
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10 years ago
Queen And Adam Lambert play at 
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones attends a special screening of Get On Up hosted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences in The Academy Theatre at Lighthouse International, New York City, USA.
On her Artpop Art Rave tour, Lady Gaga plays at The AA Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Vans Warped Tour, featuring Yellowcard, Air Dubai, Bowling For Soup, Enter Shikari, Cute Is What We Aim For, Echosmith, Less Than Jake, A Skylit Drive, Saves The Day, Bad Rabbits and others, plays at The Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
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Travis play at Kulturarena 2014, Theatervorplatz, Jena, Germany, Europe.
On their 
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at The PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.25 years ago
Kevin Wilkinson, an acclaimed drummer who had worked with The Waterboys, China Crisis, Squeeze and many others, commits suicide by hanging himself at his home in Baydon, near Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
Kevin Wilkinson, an acclaimed drummer who had worked with The Waterboys, China Crisis, Squeeze and many others, commits suicide by hanging himself at his home in Baydon, near Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe. Wilkinson's death will inspire Howard Jones, who worked with him for some while, to write the song You Knew Us So Well.Kevin Wilkinson, who found success as drummer with China Crisis, The Waterboys, Squeeze, Holly Beth Vincent and others, hangs himself at his family home in Baydon, near Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
Iron Maiden play the second of two nights at The Hammerstein Theatre, New York City, USA.
50 years ago
Guitarist and fiddle player Don Rich, who played in Buck Owens' backing group, The Buckaroos, dies aged 32 in a motorcycle accident on State Route 99 north of Bakersfield, California, USA.
The U.S. Justice Department gives illegal immigrant John Lennon sixty days to leave the country voluntarily or face deportation. John will appeal the ruling.
Isaac Hayes, with Mike Storen, Avron Fogelman and Kemmons Wilson, take over ownership of the American Basketball Association team the Memphis Tams in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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