2002

Zac Foley, bass player of early-90s UK hitmakers EMF, dies in his Camden Town, London, flat, aged 31. Traces of heroin, ecstasy, alcohol and barbiturates are found in his body.

Edwin Starr plays at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK.

Johnny and the Hurricanes' drummer Bill 'Little Bo' Savich [born William R. Savich] dies of cancer, aged 63, in Simi Valley, California, USA.

Gregg Allman plays at The House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jon Lee, drummer in Feeder, is found in his home in Miami, Florida, having committed suicide by hanging. He was 33.

Singer-songwriter David McWilliams, best known for his UK hit The Days Of Pearly Spencer, dies aged 57.

At the Guitar Center, Fresno, California, Limp Bizkit begin open auditions to find a new guitarist.

Sting is awarded a Golden Globe Award for his song Until from the soundtrack of the film Kate & Leopold.

Static-X, Soulfly, Soil and OneSideZero begin a US tour at The Warfield, San Francisco, California, USA.

Rich Dangel, guitarist with US Northwest rock pioneers, The Wailers, dies of an aneurysm at home in Seattle, Washington.

U2 perform during the halftime show for The Super Bowl XXXVI in the USA. U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack.

Kylie Minogue arrives in California, USA, during two weeks of promotion for her single Can't Get You Out Of My Head, and upcoming album, Fever.

Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols blesses the marriage of bandmate Zia McCabe at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal.

Indigo Girls play at The Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

On her 40th Birthday Show tour, Sheryl Crow plays at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Drummer Ronnie Verrell dies in Kingston-upon-Thames, UK, one day after his 76th birthday. The cause of death is a chest infection he contracted during an operation to fix a crushed vertebra resulting from a fall down stairs. Verrell was perhaps most famous for playing in the house band for the Muppet TV Series where he provided the soundtrack for maniacal Muppet drummer Animal. Verrell also found acclaim working with Ted Heath, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Jack Parnell, Cyril Stapleton, Peggy Lee, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, The Dave Clark Five and The Pizza Express All Stars.

When tickets go on sale for upcoming Oasis shows in Finsbury Park, London, UK, 800,000 are sold in two hours, necessitating the addition of a third date.

Burton C. Bell leaves the group Fear Factory after falling out with Dino Cazares. Fear Factory will disband soon after.

Cranford Nix Jr, guitarist with punk rock band The Malakas, is found dead, aged 33, of a heroin overdose in Berkley, Michigan, USA. His body is found by his father, the highly respected bluegrass banjo picker Cranford Nix Sr.

At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, USA, The Ramones are inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam.

Keyboardist Takahiro Nishikawa leaves Japanese pop band Dreams Come True.

Neil Young releases his 38th album, Are You Passionate?

Oasis release a new single, The Hindu Times, in the UK.

Simple Minds begin a UK tour at Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland.

Former front man of The Lemonheads, Evan Dando, plays at the Roisin Dubh, Galway, Eire.

During a UK tour, Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at Docklands Arena, London.

Neil Diamond makes an unannounced appearance at the annual graduation ceremony in New York University, from which he had dropped out in 1962.

Jimmy Eat World play at The Academy, Brixton, London.

When three members of Metallica plus producer Bob Rock, play at Kimo's, San Francisco, under the name Spun, their set includes four Ramones tracks.

Wyclef Jean is arrested for disorderly conduct at a New York City, USA, rally by the United Federation of Teachers to protest against proposals for public education budget cuts. Also attending the rally are Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, P. Diddy (aka Puff Daddy, real name Seam Combs), Jay-Z and Chuck D, LL Cool J and RZA.

R. Kelly is arrested in Polk County, Florida, USA, on child pornography charges.

Elvis Costello plays at The Beacon Theater, New York City, USA.

Bob Dylan records songs for the soundtrack of his film Masked And Anonymous, at Stage 6, Ray-Art Studios, Canoga Park, California, USA.

Balaam And The Angel play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.

Jazz pianist Patricia Barber releases a new album, Verse, on Blue Note records in the UK.

Stone Sour release their debut LP, Stone Sour, on Roadrunner Records in the USA.

Jazz vibraphone virtuoso and bandleader Lionel Hampton dies of congestive heart failure, aged 94, at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, USA.

A new 14,000 capacity indoor sports arena, The Orfeo Superdome, opens in Cordoba, Argentina, with a concert by the rock band Divididos.

Carleen Anderson plays the last of three nights at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, UK.

The Baha Men release a new album, Move It Like This, on S-Curves Records in the UK.

Murderdolls and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster play at The Forum, London, England, UK.

Glassjaw play at The Astoria, London, England, UK, supported by This Girl and Hell Is For Heroes.

Magnum play at Parr Hall, Warrington, England, UK.

Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers play at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Jackson Browne.

Michael Eavis, organiser of the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, lodges an appeal against the local council's refusal to grant him a licence to run the festival in 2003.