1992

Pearl Jam release a new single, Jeremy, in the USA.

Highways And Heartaches by Ricky Scaggs is certified as a platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.

Ozzy Osbourne resumes his Theater of Madness tour in Sunrise, Florida, USA, with Prong in support.

Waking Up The Neighbours by Bryan Adams is certified as a double platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.

Metallica by Metallica is certified as a four-times platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.

Green Day release the album Kerplunk! In the USA on Lookout Records.

Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band, plays live on NBC-tv show Saturday Night Live in the USA.

R'n'b star Champion Jack Dupree dies of cancer in Hanover, Germany, Europe, aged 81.

Captured Angel by Dan Fogelberg is certified as a platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.

Procol Harum play in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Europe.

Guns N'Roses play at The Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, USA.

Manic Street Preachers release their debut album Generation Terrorists on Columbia Records in the UK.

Eric Clapton plays at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Forum Am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg, Germany, Europe.

Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at the State Theatre, Sydney, Australia.

Billy Ray Cyrus' releases a new single, Achy Breaky Heart, on Mercury Records.

Production crews for the imminent Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert move into Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe, to begin constructing the stage and set on which the surviving members of Queen will perform with a host of guest stars.

Jazz pianist Nat Pierce, best known for his work in the Woody Herman Herd, dies in Los Angeles, California, USA, of complications from a bleeding ulcer, aged 66.

During a 22-date tour in support of her album Square The Circle, Joan Armatrading plays at The Apollo, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.

Stefanie Sargent, guitarist of Seattle, Washington, girl grunge band 7 Year Bitch, dies of a heroin overdose, aged 24.

Frank Zappa, Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew and Joey Ramone of The Ramones are among musicians who condemn today's appointment of Al Gore as Bill Clinton's Presidential running mate in the USA. Their objections primarily focus on his wife, Tipper Gore, founder of the Parents Music Resource Centre, a pro-censorship body which forced record labels to put warning stickers on albums with content unsuitable for minors.

Lollapalooza 2 kicks off at the Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, San Jose, California, featuring Ministry, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, eventually grossing USD 19.1m on its cross-country trek. On the same day, Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown at her Mendham, New Jersey mansion. Stevie Wonder sings for them.

Guns N' Roses and Metallica play the fourth show in a co-headlining 25-date US tour at The Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, with Faith No More as the opening act.

Guns N' Roses and Metallica play the sixth show in a co-headlining 25-date US tour at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, with Faith No More as the opening act.

Jeff Porcaro, drummer of Toto, dies at the age of 38. Porcaro fell ill after spraying insecticide in the yard of his home in Hidden Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, and died later that evening at Humana Hospital-West Hills. It is widely reported that his death came from an allergic reaction to the pesticide, but The Los Angeles County Coroner's office lists the cause of death to be a heart attack from the hardening of the arteries caused by cocaine use.

Bob Dylan plays in Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Guns N' Roses and Metallica play the ninth show in a co-headlining 25-date US tour at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona, USA, with Faith No More as the opening act.

On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the S?dweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Camel play at The Town And Country Club, London, UK.

Social Distortion play at The Underworld, Camden, London, UK.

On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain.

The United States Supreme Court upholds rulings that the first amendment protects Ozzy Osbourne against lawsuits alleging that his music encouraged suicide. This decision relates back to the lawsuit brought against Ozzy Osbourne by the parents of 19-year old John McCollum, a young man who had committed suicide after listening to Ozzy's song Suicide Solution.

Stereo MCs release their third LP, Connected, on Gee Street/Island records in the UK.

Upset by her recent treatment at the Bob Dylan Tribute Concert in New York City, USA, Sinead O'Connor announces her retirement from the music business.

Talking Heads file a legal suit in New York City, USA, claiming that EMI Records owes them $750,000 - an unpaid advance on their latest hits compilation.

During an eight-date tour, jazz saxophonist Tommy Smith plays at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Bob Dylan releases the album Good As I Been To You, a collection of cover versions, in the UK on CBS Records.

Ronnie Laws plays the first of two nights at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, UK.

Andy Sheppard plays at the Four Bars Inn, Cardiff, Wales.

Jools Holland And His Big Band play at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.

On his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the sixth of eight non-consecutive nights at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

Jason Rebello, Django Bates, Michael Garrisk, Robin Aspland, Keith Nichols and Charles Brereton play in the Grand Piano Event, a three-day event, at The Royal Academy Of Music, Marylebone Road, London, England, UK, Europe.