Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s May 27th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting it off with releases, we have Cruel Country from Wilco in 2022, Venus and Mars from Wings in 1975, and in 1977, the Sex Pistols released their controversial yet iconic anthem God Save the Queen. Released when Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee celebration began, the song was banned by most radio stations in the UK and many retailers refused to sell the single.
Moving onto birthdays now, we have Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and ZP Threat of Dragonforce! PLAY THE SONG!
Another birthday today belongs to actor Sir Christopher Lee. Known for playing characters like Dracula, Count Dooku and Saruman, Lee also dabbled in music. As on this day in 2012, to celebrate his 90th birthday, Lee released his Heavy Metal song Let Legend Mark Me as the King.
The Monsters of Rock tour, featuring Metallica, Van Halen, Scorpions and Dokken, began in Wisconsin in 1988! Metallica got a huge boost in popularity, while Dokken would break up at the end of the tour.
We lost Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band in 2017 following his five year liver cancer battle.
While performing at a radio station-sponsored show in Sydney, Australia in 2004, Vines lead singer Craig Nicholls suffers a meltdown on stage, yelling at fans and kicking at a photographer. The photographer would file assault charges against Nicholls but would eventually be dropped after the singer would be diagnosed with Asperger’s. The diagnosis would help Nicholls better manage his mental health problems.
In 1994, after 14 years, the Eagles reunited for a show in California. The band’s following tour, Hell Freezes Over, becomes the first tour to charge more than $100 for a majority of their tickets.
And finally, fans at a 2010 outdoor AC/DC concert on the runway at the Wels Airport in Austria were treated for burning eyes due to an allergic reaction to the mulch put down by the airport. The airport put down the mulch to avoid the soil at the runway to get muddy hour after a major rainstorm
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
