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Def Leppard did something on this day in 1995, no band had ever done before: they performed three full sets in three different continents in one day.
In support of their first greatest hits album, Vault, the Brits hopped on a plane and jetted to Tangiers, Morocco to play a spot no modern artist had ever performed, the mysterious Caves of Hercules.
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Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., aka Snoop Doggy Dogg was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California.
The prolific rapper who came to prominence in 1992 when he teamed up with Dr. Dre on the producer's first solo album, The Chronic. Since then Snoop has released 19 studio albums, three EPs, 25 mixtapes, and 175 singles (including 112 as a featured artist) 14 of which made it to the Top 10.
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Paul McCartney kicked off the Australian leg of his Got Back Tour with newer songs, Wings hits, Beatles classics, and a sweet video duet with his old pal, John Lennon.
The 81 year-old legend has a warm place in his heart for Australia, Adelaide in particular, as that is the town where the Mop Tops attracted 350,000 when they made their first appearance there in 1964.
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The Talking Heads concert film "Stop Making Sense" hit theaters for the first time today, October 19, 1984 to rave reviews - rare for movies about rock shows.
But as you probably know this was no typical concert or documentary, thanks, in part to David Byrne and his quirky vision to turn the rock show on its ear, and director Jonathan Demme's unique approach to capturing the performance.
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Cream, the supergroup comprised of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce performed what was advertised as their last US concert on October 18, 1968.
Nearly 37 years later they reunited for a handful of reunion shows in the UK and in NYC, but on this day in LA, the hugely popular trio ended the US portion of their Farewell Tour.
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Chuck Berry, one of the forefathers of rock and roll was born October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Although he discovered a love of music from the Baptist church where his father was a deacon, he got into trouble with the law as a teen for armed robbery and spent three years at the Intermediate Reformatory for Young Men at Algoa where he formed a band that was so good the jailers let them play outside the facility occasionally.
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On paper, October 18, 1989 should have been a glorious highlight for Guns N' Roses.
They, along with Living Colour, were opening for The Rolling Stones at the enormous LA Coliseum while supporting their monster album Appetite For Destruction which was in heavy rotation on radio stations of all sorts and most importantly, MTV.
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On October 17, 1999 Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com Arena) opened its doors to the public with a sold out series of four concerts by Bruce Springsteen and his recently reunited E Street Band.
Despite being built by the owners of the LA Kings and minority-owners of the Lakers, the $375 million arena in downtown LA, it was the Boss who had the honor of breaking the seal of the 20,000 seat venue.
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Kesha kicked off her Only Love Tour on Sunday, October 15, in Dallas, Texas with dynamic collection of songs from her 13-year career.
The 36-year-old native Angeleno also debuted two new songs from her Gag Order album that dropped back in May.
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As you read this Blink-182 is probably in the middle of their final show of the European leg of their 2023-2024 World Tour.
The sold out excursion has yielded live debuts, sing-a-longs, blistering power punk, the guitarist telling British fans "[expletive] France," no-look drumming, and believe it or not some very touching moments.
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Madonna exceeded expectations opening night at the O2 in London during the first of four sold out nights of her Celebration Tour.
The pop icon who turned 65 in August hit the stage Saturday, October 14, after having to delay the kick off of the world tour due to a serious bacterial infection in June.
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Lana Del Rey only played 28 dates in 2023.
In 2022 she played zero.
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