Prog-rock legends Yes will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Close to the Edge with a fall 2022 U.S. tour. Before the tour kicks off, the band will hold the "Alan White — Celebrating His Life and Music" tribute concert on October 2nd at the Paramount Theatre.
In the History of Rock in 1969 – Two weeks after the Woodstock festival, the second Isle Of Wight festival hosted over 150,000 people. On the lineup, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues, The Who and more. Tickets cost 25 shillings, or around $3.00. Celebrities who attended include Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, John & Yoko, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton.
In 1988 – Bruce Springsteen’s wife Julianne filed for a divorce after newspapers published photos of The Boss and backup singer Patti Scialfa together.
And in 1989 – Izzy Stradlin from Guns N’ Roses was arrested for making a public disturbance on an airplane. Stradlin had urinated on the floor, verbally abused a flight attendant and smoked in the non-smoking section of the aircraft.