This Day in Music History (May 3)

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1971- Led Zeppelin kicked off a European tour at K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark in front of 4,000 fans. The set list included the only known performance of ‘Four Sticks’ and the debut live performance of ‘Misty Mountain Hop’.

1975- The Bay City Rollers started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album ‘Once Upon A Star.’

1976- David Bowie played the first of six sold out nights at Wembley, on his Station To Station tour, his first UK gig in three years.

1976- Paul McCartney made his first concert appearance in America in almost ten years when Wings kicked off their 31-date ‘Wings Over America’ tour at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas.

1997- The Notorious B.I.G. started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his posthumous hit ‘Hypnotize’, a No.10 hit in the UK, the rapper was gunned down and killed on March 9th, 1997.

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