Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers receive the Legend award at this year’s Radio Music Awards (2003). 

U2’s film “Rattle and Hum” has its world wide debut in the group’s hometown of Dublin (1988).

Rod Stewart is at the top of the US album charts for the first time in 25 years with Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume III (2004) 

Foo Fighters have their first UK #1 album with One By One (2002)

Bruce Springsteen ended up on the cover of “Time” and “Newsweek” simultaneously (1975)

Black Sabbath perform their very first live concert in the US when they kick off a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College (1970)

Def Leppard perform the final show of their 232-date Hysteria world tour at the Tacoma Dome in Washington (1988)

Eric Clapton pulls out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in NYC after having surgery to remove gallstones (2009)

Byron Allred, keyboardist for Steve Miller Band, is born (1949)

Ken Downing, guitar player for Judas Priest, is born (1953)