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Summer Of 1969 – July 25th – First Day Of SEATTLE POP FESTIVAL

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25 July 2026

25 July 1969 was the first day of the massive 3-day SEATTLE POP FESTIVAL
at Gold Creek Park, Woodinville, Washington. It was the first and only edition.

Acts who appeared over three days included: Chuck Berry, Tim Buckley, The Byrds,
Chicago Transit Authority, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, The Doors, The Flock, The Flying
Burrito Brothers, Guess Who, It’s A Beautiful Day, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Spirit, Ten
Years After, Ike and Tina Turner, Vanilla Fudge, Alice Cooper, The Youngbloods
and more.

Summer Of 1986 – July 20th – Dramatic Punk Movie ‘SID & NANCY’ Premiered In London Today 40 Years Ago

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20 July 2026

The dramatic film SID & NANCY portrays the destructive romance of the infamous
punk couple, Sid Vicious, bassist with the Sex Pistols, and his American Nancy Spungen, that ended in both their deaths.

Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb played the fateful couple.

The movie premiered in London on 20 July 1986, forty years ago today.

Summer Of 1988 – July 19th BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Plays Historic Concert Behind The Iron Curtain In East Berlin

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19 July 2026

On 19 July 1988, 36 years ago, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN played a historic concert. It was his first ever in East Berlin behind the Iron Curtain in front of 180,000 people. The show was broadcast on East German TV.

Full show.

Summer Of 1959 – July 17th Legendary Jazz/Soul Singer BILLIE HOLIDAY Passes Away At 43

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17 July 2026

On 17 July 1959 jazz/soul legend BILLIE HOLIDAY died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, aged 43, while under arrest for heroin possession, with Police officers stationed at the door to her room.

In the final years of her life, she had been progressively swindled out of her earnings. The singer who had recorded classics such as God Bless The Child and the civil rights anthem Strange Fruit died with just $0.70 in the bank.

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MUSE – British Rock Heroes Released Their 2nd Album ‘ORIGIN SYMMETRY’ 25 Years Ago Today

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17 July 2026

British rockers MUSE have more than 3 decades on their clock. Impressive.

The band fronted by singer/guitarist/songwriter MATT BELLAMY
released their 2nd LP ORIGIN SYMMETRY on 17 July 2001, today
25 years ago.

The album title derives from the 1994 book Hyperspace by the theoretical
physicist Michio Kaku, which suggests the title The Origin of Symmetry for a
future book about the discovery of supersymmetry.

#3 in the UK.


NME – 2001

Bellamy said: “Everyone’s been writing about the origin of life
so now they’ll start looking at the origin of symmetry; there’s a
certain amount of stability in the universe and to find out where
it originates from would be to find out if God exists.”

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Summer Of 2007 – 16 July – THE WHITE STRIPES Play Shortest Gig Ever

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16 July 2026

On July 16, 2007, today 19 years ago, THE WHITE STRIPES entered the record books
by playing the shortest-ever live gig when they appeared at a Newfoundland venue
called George Street during a Canadian tour.

They played just a single note with a cymbal crash (no encore, I suppose) before
exiting the stage. The “concert” was recognized by the Guinness Book Of World
Records in 2009. Unfortunately, the book’s compilers dropped the category a year
later after being swamped by applications for similar record-breaking attempts.

I want more than one note (fantastic video).

Summer Of 1982 – 14 July PINK FLOYD’s Movie THE WALL Premiere In London

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14 July 2026

PINK FLOYD‘s mentally dramatic movie, about a troubled rock star who descends
into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone, named
THE WALL premiered in London on 14 July 1982.

Bob Geldof, frontman of The Boomtown Rats‘ and
later co-organiser of Live Aid 1985 had the lead role.

The film blended live action with animation and was based on the prog-rock supremos’ 1979 album of the same name. It was a commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic, and earned two BAFTA Awards and remains a cult favorite among the band’s fans.

David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Nick Mason of the band all attended the event,
alongside Pete Townshend, Sting, and Queen’s Roger Taylor, among other stars.

The movie’s trailer.

THE HORRORS – British Dark-Synth-Pop-Wave Mavericks Released Their 3rd Album ‘SKYING’ Today 15 Years Ago

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11 July 2026

British dark-synth-pop-wave mavericks THE HORRORS made
their notable entrée in 2005 and became bona fide indie stars.

On 11 July 2011, today 15 years ago, they
released their 3rd LP, named SKYING

The record peaked at #5 in the UK.

BBC Music said: “There’s no fault to be found with Skying, truly, every song
here hits its mark. From the most incongruous of beginnings, The Horrors have
become national treasures in waiting, and now possess the ability to realise
any ambitions”.

TUTV: Their most complete work.
Dark-synth-pop-wave for day-night
and in-between dreamers.

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Summer Of 1977 – July 9 – Career Switch For DECLAN PATRICK MACMANUS

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9 July 2026

On 9 July 1977, this day 49 years ago, Declan Patrick MacManus (now aged 71 years)
quit his day job as a computer programmer, aged 23, to become a full-time musician under the moniker ELVIS COSTELLO. The rest is history.

Thank you, Elvis, for the career switch.
You really pumped it up afterwards.

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Summer Of 1972 – July 6th – Hero DAVID BOWIE Performs ‘STARMAN’ On TOP OF THE POPS

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6 July 2026

On 6 July 1972, late musical genius DAVID BOWIE (1947-2016) appeared on the British legendary weekly music show Top Of The Pops to perform his sublime single STARMAN, from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars LP.

Glamorous history.