Pollstar is sharing its list of the Top Tours of the year, and it was a good year for rock. Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour came in at number two bringing in over $201 million in North America alone. Other rock artists to land in the Top 10 on the worldwide tours list include Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Rolling Stones.
In the History of Rock in 1980 – Yoko Ono called on fans to observe ten minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon. 30,000 gathered outside St George’s Hall in Liverpool, while nearly 100,000 attend a memorial in New York’s Central Park.
In 1995 – Little Richard, along with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among those who perform a tribute to Frank Sinatra on Sinatra: 80 Years My Way on ABC-TV.
And in 1996 – Paul McCartney played The New Cavern Club in Liverpool, thirty-five years after his last appearance at the original venue. The concert was broadcast live over the Internet and attracted fifty million visits.