Perhaps learning from KISS, Def Leppard is going all in on their merch. In celebration of their 45 years of performing iconic glam metal, they’ve announced their own line of – no, not booze they’ve already done that, they are releasing their own cosmetics and candles.
In the History of Rock in 1962 – The U.S. Army grants Jimi Hendrix an honorable discharge on the basis of unsuitability. His platoon sergeant filed a report that said: “He has no interest whatsoever in the Army.... It is my opinion that Private Hendrix will never come up to the standards required of a soldier. I feel that the military service will benefit if he is discharged as soon as possible.” All in all, it worked out pretty well for music.
In 1968 – A free concert was held in London’s Hyde Park with Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and T-Rex and Roy Harper to coincide with the release of Pink Floyd’s second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
And in 1984 – Bruce Springsteen kicked off his Born in the USA Tour with a three-night run at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Springsteen would play a total of 156 shows ending on October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles.