1962 – The Beatles played their first ever gig in Wales when they appeared at The Regent
Dansette in Rhyl. Tickets cost five shillings, ($0.70).
1967 – The Who began their first full North American tour at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, appearing as support band to Herman’s Hermits on 55 dates.
1982 – The movie premier for Pink Floyd’s The Wall was held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England. The film which centers around a confined rocker named Floyd “Pink” Pinkerton earned $22 million in its first year and won two British Academy Awards.
1986 – Madonna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second No.1 “Papa Don’t Preach”. Madonna also had the UK No.1 album with “True Blue”.
1988 – Michael Jackson gave himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for setting a new attendance record, when he played the first of seven nights at Wembley Stadium in London. The shows on his Bad World Tour were attended by a total of 504,000 fans beating the record previously held by Genesis, with four sold out nights.
