- 1971: On the last night of their first ever Japanese tour, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Osaka Festival Hall. Near the end of the set, the group played a medley of songs during an extended version of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ including ‘Let That Boy Boogie,’ ‘I Gotta Know,’ ‘Twist and Shout,’ ‘Fortune Teller,’ ‘Good Times Bad Times,’ and ‘You Shook Me.’
- 1984: Prince and The Revolution started a two week run at No. 1 on the US Singles Chart with ‘Let’s Go Crazy,’ his second US No. 1, and. a No. 7 hit in the UK. It was the opening track on both the album and the film Purple Rain.
- 1989: While traveling on his motorbike from Los Angeles, Bruce Springsteen called in at Matt’s Saloon in Prescott, Arizona and jammed with the house band. Springsteen played a bunch of rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel,’ and Chuck Berry’s ‘Sweet Little 16’ and ‘Route 66.’ He also paid $100,000 to a barmaid’s hospital bill.
- 2007: US rapper 50 Cent was beaten by rival rapper Kanye West in the stand-off to claim the best selling album in the west. West’s album Graduation shifted 957,000 copies in its first week of sales while 50 Cent’s album, Curtis, only sold 691,000. Before the albums went on sale, 50 Cent vowed he would retire from making solo albums if he was outsold by West. 50 Cent axed his forthcoming European tour and a performance at the Vodafone Live Music Awards in London, as well as an MTV show in Germany.
