- 1970 – The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside the US at ‘The Hollywood Rock Music Festival’, in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs, England.
- 1973 – Jefferson Airplane were prevented from giving a free concert in Golden Gate Park when San Francisco authorities passed a resolution banning electronic instruments. The group later wrote ‘We Built this City’ about the ban.
- 1974 – George Harrison announced the launch of his own record label, ‘Dark Horse.’
- 1975 – Elton John’s “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” album was released in the U.K. It was the first album to be certified a million-seller on its first day of release.
- 1979 – KISS released the album “Dynasty.”
- 1978 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their 117 show Darkness Tour at Shea’s Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York.
- 1986 – AC/DC released the album Who Made Who
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