Foo Fighters’ are back on the Billboard Rock charts two weeks after the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert. Fans are responding with ‘Everlong’ ranking at number 1 and ‘My Hero’ at number 3.
In the History of Rock in 1970 – Jimi Hendrix makes his final public appearance, while jamming with War at a club in London.
In 1972 – Former Humble Pie guitarist Peter Frampton makes his solo debut in New York City, opening for The J. Geils Band.
And in 1996 – Pearl Jam played the first night on their ‘No Code’ tour at what was then called the Key Arena. Because of the band’s refusal to play Ticketmaster venues, they were forced to use alternate ticketing companies for the shows. Fans complained that tickets were hard to get to.