1976: Bruce Springsteen visits Graceland and climbs over the fence in an attempt to meet Elvis Presley. He is escorted off the premises by guards who inform him the King is not at home.
1980: Black Sabbath launch their first tour with Ronnie James Dio as Ozzy Osbourne’s replacement.
1988: Eric Clapton filed for a divorce from his Layla, Patti Boyd.
1998: While performing in Anchorage, Alaska, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler loses control of his microphone stand, which hits him in the leg. He falls, tearing his ACL. The injury forces the band to postpone the rest of their tour while Tyler recovers from surgery.
1999: Tommy Lee announced that he had quit Motley Crue to devote time to his new band, Methods of Mayhem.