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First TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERT Was Held In SAN FRANCISCO 30 Years Ago

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15 June 2026

30 years ago, on June 15th and 16th, 1996, roughly 100,000 people gathered at
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for the First Tibetan Freedom Concert
featuring an impressive line-up of big-name acts.

The musical event was organized by the Beastie Boys to raise money and
awareness for the genocide of Tibetan Buddhists following the occupation
and annexation of the region in 1950-1951 by China. It started the Tibetan
Indepedence Movement. But to this day, China still governs Tibet.

PRINCE Played His First Ever Gig In The UK This Day 45 Years Ago

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2 June 2026

The late musical genius PRINCE (1958-2016) played his first show
in the UK, today 45 years ago, on 2 June 1981. It happened at the
Lyceum, The Strand in London.

By then, he had already achieved some success in the US, not
really much in the UK, but that would change almost overnight.

Later in the year, he released his 4th LP, Controversy,
#21 on the US charts, with the title track as its single.

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23 May 2026 Marks The 60th Anniversary Of THE DOORS’ First Historic Gig At The WHISKEY A GO GO In L.A.

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20 May 2026

Sixty years ago, from May 23rd on to August 21st, 1966 blues rock legends THE DOORS had a historic residency as the house band at iconic venue the Whiskey A Go Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California.

Co-founder/guitarist Robby Krieger (aged 80 and along with drummer John Densmore, the 2 surviving band members) will play their again in 3 days (poster on top), on May 23rd.

JOHN LENNON Said In An Interview 60 Years Ago Today: “THE BEATLES ARE MORE POPULAR THAN JESUS NOW” (Which They Were)

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4 March 2026

60 years ago today, on 4 March 1966, JOHN LENNON‘s said in an interview with British newspaper The London Evening Standard that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus“.

This quote drew no attention in the UK, but when republished in the US a few months later, angry reactions flared up in Christian communities. Extensive protests broke
out with some radio stations banning Beatles songs, and their records were publicly burned.

Years later…

“Christ, you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me”

Glorious NEW ORDER Footage From 1984

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Below, you can enjoy a cool clip from 1984, with electro-guitar pop legends NEW ORDER doing a live session in the BBC Radio studio, playing their 1981 debut single, the sublime Ceremony.

Glorious footage, but also hilarious seeing frontman
Bernard Sumner in a white way too short, short.

Click and watch.

Original single video

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BOB DYLAN Received LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This Day 35 Years Ago

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20 February 2026

BOB DYLAN was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 33rd annual Grammy’ Awardsn today 35 years ago, on 20 February 1991. A starstruck Jack Nicholson
introduced a purple-suited, fedoraed Dylan who said:

“You know, it’s possible to become so defiled in this world that your own mother
and father will abandon you, and if that happens, God will always believe in your
own ability to mend your own ways. Thank you!”

One of my all time fav songs from my all time
fav songsmith And a fantatsic video clip yoo.

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THE BEATLES – Their First Gig Under That Iconic Name Happened Today 65 Years Ago

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9 February 2026

On 9 February 1961, today 65 years ago a band named The Silver Beatles (and before that The Quarrymen) dropped the ‘silver‘ part and played their first ever gig as THE BEATLES.

The historic show was at the legendary basement named
The Cavern Club in their hometown of Liverpool.

While George Harrison was nearly denied admission after arriving in blue jeans, the group performed a lunchtime set, for which they were paid £5. They would play the Liverpool club nearly 300 more times over the following years.

It all happened yesterday.

Plasmatics’ She-Devil WENDY O WILLIAMS Arrested Today 40 Years Ago

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18 January 2026

New York City‘s charged punk dropouts Plasmatics (1978–1983), fronted by
the controversial WENDY O WILLIAMS was arrested on stage at Milwaukee,
40 years ago today, and charged with the offence of simulating sex with
a sledgehammer.

Williams later filed a multimillion-dollar civil suit against the Milwaukee Police,
claiming they sexually assaulted and beat her during the arrest, but a jury
rejected her claims.

Hell yeah!

PAUL McCARTNEY Filed Lawsuit To Break Up THE BEATLES Officialy This Day 55 Years Ago

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31 December 2025

This day 55 years ago, on 31 December 1970 PAUL McCARTNEY
filed a law suit against Ringo, George and John to end their partnership
officialy.

His reasons for doing so included the fact that the band was no longer performing together, as well as his bandmates’ choice to appoint business manager Allen Klein,
without Macca‘s consent.

THE BEATLES’ breakup had already been in motion, with John Lennon privately announcing his departure in 1969. The band made their final recordings together in August 1969, while the split was legally formalized in 1974.

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QUEEN ELIZABETH Honored THE BEATLES With ‘MBE’ Medal Today 60 Years Ago

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26 October 2025

Queen Elizabeth II honored The Beatles with their MBE‘s medals
(Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) – at Buckingham Palace.

According to an account by John Lennon the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBE’s back in protest, to which John Lennon responded: “Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. I’d say we deserve ours more.”