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Elvis Presley plays the first of two nights at the Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Before he had even hit town, Judge Marion Gooding had prepared an arrest warrant for Presley charging him with impairing the morals of minors - just in case Elvis swivelled his hips. On the day itself, young people at the Murray Hill Methodist Church heard Elvis denounced in a sermon entitled, "Hotrods, Reefers, and Rock and Roll." Elsewhere in Jacksonville, the Rev. Robert Gray, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, prayed for Presley's salvation after declaring that the singer had "achieved a new low in spiritual degeneracy."
The Hullabaloos, The Detergents, Shirley Ellis, Little Richard (whose backing group includes Jimi Hendrix], The Vibrators, The Exciters, The Hollies, The Uniques, Dee Dee Warwick, Roddy Joy, Sandie Shaw and King Curtis play at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Mothers of Invention and Alice Cooper play at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The
The Jimi Hendrix Experience do radio interviews in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Led Zeppelin release their eponymous debut album in the USA and UK simultaneously, on Atlantic Records.
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Deep Purple play at Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington, USA, supported by Kaleidoscope.
Karac
Pendragon Plant, the six-year-old son of Led
Zeppelin's Robert
Plant and his wife Maureen, dies of a virus infection. Plant
will write the song All My
Love in memory of Karac.
On their World Vacation tour, Van Halen play at The Forest National, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
On their World Vacation tour, Van Halen play the first of two nights at The Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK.
On their Fair Warning Tour [aka the W.D.F.A. (We Don't Fuck Around) Tour] Van Halen play the first of two nights at Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA, supported by G-Force - led by guitarist Gary Moore.
On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, supported by After The Fire.
On their World Piece tour, Iron Maiden play at Centre Georges-Vézina, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.
On their Holy Diver tour, Dio play at The Gaumont Theatre, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
On the Bark At The Moon tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
During their World Slavery Tour, Iron Maiden play at Hala Arena, Poznan, Poland, Europe. After the show, they repair to a local restaurant, The Adria, for a drink. However, there is also a wedding reception in the restaurant, and Maiden are talked into playing a brief live set for the bride and groom, during which they perform Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water.
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Top of the Pops 1985 Christmas Special in the UK is presented by John Peel, Janice Long, Steve Wright, Gary Davies and Dixie Peach. Artists appearing in the show include King performing Love And Pride, Colonel Abrams with Trapped; Alison Moyet – That Ole Devil Called Love, Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), Baltimora – Tarzan Boy, Billy Ocean – Suddenly, Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart and Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away.
The
Def Leppard play at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, San Jose, California, USA.
Alice Cooper plays the third of four sell-out shows at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
On their Virtual World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Velodromo Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain, Europe.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at The Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
Finnish power metal band Stratovarius play at The Master Hall, Curitiba, Brazil, South America.
Megadeth and Switchfoot play at the X103 NCAA Final Four Party, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
On their World Magnetic Tour, Metallica play the second of two nights at Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway, Europe.
Axl Rose announces that he is rejecting his imminent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His open letter to the Hall Of Fame committee states, "I won't be attending The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2012 Ceremony and I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N' Roses to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no-one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf."
Folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner, recently signed to an exclusive music publishing agreement with BMG Chrysalis UK, headlines Wembley Arena, London, England, UK.
Acid Mothers Temple play at the Night + Day Cafe, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their Blind Rage tour, Accept play at Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
Iron Maiden begin their The Book Of Souls World Tour with a show at The BB+T Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
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Intronaut, The Ocean and North play a live gig in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
On their No Cross No Crown tour, Corrosion of Conformity play at Les Foufounes Électriques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
On their Heathen Crusade tour, Primordial play at Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary, Europe, supported by Moonsorrow and Der Weg Einer Freiheit.
Ozzy Osbourne reveals that he was diagnosed with a type of Parkinson's disease after suffering health complications due to a life-threatening fall in his bathroom in 2019.
During an interview on the tv show Good Morning America,
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