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Christopher John Holmes is born in Glendale, California, USA. He will find acclaim as a heavy metal guitarist, most prominently with the band W.A.S.P.
The Konrads (including David Bowie on saxophone) play in The South London Beat Show at Lewisham Town Hall, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Karl King And The Vendettas.
When David Bowie, Junior's Eyes and Timebox play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, a mere 129 fans show up. Junior's Eyes guitarist Tim Renwick plays his final gig with the band tonight. Also at this gig, John Cambridge of Junior's Eyes introduces David Bowie to his former bandmate Mick Ronson, and within days Cambridge, Ronson and producer Tony Visconti (playing bass) will become Bowie's new backing band, The Hype.
With his band now billed as The Hype, David Bowie plays at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
Kiss release their 8th album, Unmasked, in the USA. (N.B. Despite the album's title, the band did not remove their masks until some years later)
Queen play the first of four nights at The Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A stage production of The Elephant Man opens in the Center Of Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado, USA, with David Bowie in the leading role as the monstrously disfigured John Merrick.
Queen play at Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Adam And The Ants play at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Sami Lauri Takamäki is born in Espoo, Finland, Europe. He will enjoy some success as Sami Yaffa, a bass guitarist best known for his work in New York Dolls and Hanoi Rocks.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the first of two nights at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe.
On their Condition Critical tour, Quiet Riot play at The Thomas And Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Queen spend the second of three days rehearsing for Live Aid at The Shaw Theater, King’s Cross, London, England, UK.
On their Asylum tour, Kiss play at Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
Kiss play at The Civic Center, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
When Twisted Sister play in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the city has recently passed an anti-rock music ordinance [in response to pressure from the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), to prevent the appearance of artists who sing about such topics as necrophilia, paedophilia or bestiality. A group of local dignitaries monitor the show but later, in the band's dressing room, they mingle happily with the group.
Two stabbings take place during a David Bowie gig at Slane Castle, Dublin, Eire, Europe.
David Bowie begins his Glass Spider tour with a show at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers.
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On his Sound And Vision Tour, David Bowie plays at Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain, Europe, with Kim Wilde as his special guest.
A funeral service is held for Freddie Mercury of Queen at Kensal Green Cremtorium, Harrow Road, London, England, UK, Europe. The service is conducted by a Zaroastrian priest, and the congregation includes David Bowie and Elton John. Mercury is later cremated but the subsequent location of his ashes remains unknown.
The third day of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, stars David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Burt Bacharach and Willie Nelson.
It is announced that Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and domestic porn movie fame has signed with 604 Records, a Vancouver, Canada-based independent label part-owned by Chad Kreuger of Nickelback.Twisted Sister play a benefit gig at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, hoping to raise at least $100,000 to cover the costs of a liver transplant for their seriously ill soundman Charlie Barreca.On their Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning to the Boom Tour, Kiss play at the O2 Academy, Islington, London, England, Europe. When arena-level confetti cannons are fired at the end of the show it unexpectedly sucks air out of the hall, causing Gene Simmons to pass out and Paul Stanley to be physically sick.
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Herb Cohen, former manager of Linda Ronstadt, Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper and Lenny Bruce, dies aged 77 of cancer in Napa Valley, California, USA.
Bill Aucoin, manager of Kiss, Billy Idol and Billy Squier, dies aged 66 of surgical complications from prostate cancer in Aventura, Florida, USA.
Status Quo, Kim Wilde and Roy Wood play at The Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, UK.
It is reported that Miley Cyrus is in deep conflict with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, and her godmother, Dolly Parton, following the recent publication of a photograph showing Miley sitting with what appears to be a pile of cannabis, a rolled up bank note and a vial of white powder on a table in front of her. In the light of her recent behaviour, she has been advised to go into rehab, but has refused.
It is announced that figurines of the members of the band Motley Crue have gone into production by the company KnuckleBonz. The 8.5" tall figures are in a limited edition of 3,000 and will sell for $149 each.
Kiss announce the imminent launch of a limited edition boxed set of four detailed 3 3/4-inch scale action figures modeled after the outfits worn on Kiss's 1976 Destroyer tour.1958 |
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