Today in Rock Music News and History
A collection of epic events, milestones, birthdays, chart-toppers, concerts, record releases, and relevant rock music news for this day, all brought to you by the Today in Rock Music History staff.
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July 2nd
2005 – The Live 8 concerts take place. Green Day and Audioslave play Berlin while U2, Velvet Revolver and R.E.M. appear in London. Linkin Park and Bon Jovi perform in Philadelphia as Mötley Crüe and Jet hit the stage in Barrie, north of Toronto. Live 8 concerts raise awareness of the extreme poverty across Africa.
Featured Artists
Iron Maiden
Named after a torture device and having a demented mascot known as ‘Eddie’, Iron Maiden formed around the nucleus of …
Audioslave
Breaking a new act is a crapshoot. To minimize the risk, record labels often sign …
The Offspring
The Offspring isn’t a bad moniker but it’s sure no Clowns Of Death. Now that’s …
The Wallflowers
The world is littered with the failed offspring of the famous. Bob Dylan is a …
Fall Out Boy
Three years after Chicago’s Fall Out Boy formed Island Records provided an advance for the …
Heart
Sibling rivalry is well known but sometimes it can have positive results. When Ann Wilson …
Guns N’ Roses
At seventeen, former choirboy William Bailey decided to change his last name to Rose, his …
Best Rock Songs
2026 #1 Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs (So Far)
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Select July Album Releases
Rolling Stones, Devildriver, Tim Montana and Motionless In White have albums dropping in July. Splat! 7/3 Deep Purple: …
10 Best Oasis Songs
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Paul McCartney Rocks: His 10 Best
Though Paul McCartney is best known for ballads (“Yesterday”) and “Silly Love Songs,” the former Beatle could kick …
Blink 182: The 10 Best
10. Dance With Me The music video serves as tribute to the Ramones, one of Blink 182’s favorite …
The Top 10: Joan Jett
The Runaways featured both Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) and Lita Ford. Despite being big in Japan and …
