1965: Dylan plugs in! At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan plays an electric set for the first time, horrifying folkies everywhere. He was booed offstage & accused of being a sellout.
1969: Neil Young appeared onstage with Crosby, Stills and Nash for the first time at the Fillmore East in New York City.
1980: AC/DC release Back In Black, their first album without lead singer Bon Scott, who died five months earlier.
1983: Metallica release their debut album, Kill ‘Em All, three months after parting ways with guitarist Dave Mustaine.
1999: On the third day of the Woodstock ’99 festival on Griffiss Air Force Base, overpriced water, overflowing toilets and a Limp Bizkit performance of “Break Stuff” lead to riots, groping and injuries. Conditions deteriorate as the festival rages on, and by the final day, MTV is covering the event with the tagline, “Apocalypse Woodstock.”
1999: On the final day of Woodstock ’99 in Rome, NY, riots occurred during the closing set by the Red Hot Chili Peppers which resulted in 120 arrests.
2010: John Fogerty performs “Centerfield” at the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, where he donates a guitar shaped like a baseball bat.
2010: Emerson, Lake & Palmer performed a one-off fortieth anniversary concert headlining the initial High Voltage festival at London’s Victoria Park.