Malcolm Young of AC/DC is born (1953).

Pink Floyd start their recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London for their next album Wish You Were Here (1975).

Over 2 thousand Led Zeppelin fans line up outside the Boston Garden to buy tickets for the upcoming concert. However, thanks to a few hundred die-hard Zeppelin fans breaking into the venue and causing over $50,000 worth of damage, Boston’s mayor, Kevin White cancelled the concert and banned the group from coming back to the city to perform for 5 years (1975).

Gibson guitars launch its “Flying V” electric guitar. Marc Bolan and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and Jimi Hendrix are just a few artists that used this type of guitar (1958).

The Who perform their first concert of the year when they play at Morecambe, Central Pier in England (1967).

The Beatles’ album Magical Mystery Tour has an eight week run at #1 on the US album chart (1968).

Eric Clapton starts what is to become an annual event by playing 6 shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London (1987).

Fleetwood Mac, U2 and Dire Straits make the top 5 for the biggest selling UK album artists of ’88 (1989).

Phil Collins has a three week run at #1 on the US album chart with …But Seriously (1990).

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour wins the right to his dot com name after taking legal action in a battle to reclaim davidgilmour.com from Andrew Herman who had registered the URL and was selling the band’s merchandise through the site (2001).

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young make their UK live debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London (1970).