The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their first gig. They are a supporting act in Paris for French pop star Johnny Hallyday. 1966
Soundgarden’s “Superunknown” goes triple platinum (sales over 3-million). 1994
Sales of the band’s fourth album reaches the six-million mark 18 years later.
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Bob Seger is inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk. 1994
Marilyn Manson, opening for Nine Inch Nails, is banned (for moral reasons) from performing in Salt Lake City. Still, N.I.N. leader Trent Reznor invites Manson onstage and explains why Manson’s group isn’t playing that evening. In the process, Reznor shreds “The Book of Mormon” and tosses it into the crowd. 1994
George Michael (Wham!) buys the piano John Lennon used to write “Imagine” at auction for $2.1 million. 2000
Following a DNA test, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale confirms that he is the father of 15-year-old British model Daisy Lowe. The admission is particularly difficult for Rossdale’s then-wife, Gwen Stefani, who is reportedly “devastated” by the news. 2004
Aerosmith play the first of two make-up shows required in a settlement that resulted from legal action instigated by fans over a canceled concert in Maui two years earlier. Aerosmith’s management claimed the band bowed out of the show for logistical reasons. However, the lawyer involved in the suit countered that the band was able to play apparently more lucrative shows in Chicago and Honolulu that same week. 2009
“Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It” premieres on VH1. The reality series provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Poison vocalist. 2010
“The Sound Of Winter,” the second single from Bush’s album, “The Sea Of Memories,” is #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs. It’s the band’s first Alt. chart topper since ’99. 2011
During Disturbed’s concert Midland, TX, a woman in the audience tosses her bra on stage. “Jesus Christ, is that from you?” singer David Draiman asks. “Now, I want you to know, this woman’s boobs are so big, she could solve world hunger,” says Draiman. Later, he thanks the woman by handing her a t-shirt. A class act all the way. 2016
Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe reports that he’s auctioned off his Grammy medallion and certificate for the band’s ‘06 single “Redneck.” It goes for $3,050 with all funds going to Blythe’s sister-in-law Bianca, who is battling Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. 2018
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their first gig. They are a supporting act in Paris for French pop star Johnny Hallyday. 1966
Soundgarden’s “Superunknown” goes triple platinum (sales over 3-million). 1994
