1970: The band Smile changes their name to Queen and perform for the first time under that moniker.
1980: Three songs into Led Zeppelin’s concert in Germany, drummer John Bonham collapses behind the drum kits abruptly ending the show.
1994: Aerosmith became the first big band to release a song, on the internet as a free download. The song was available on CompuServe for a download and considering this was the age of dial up internet, it probably took hours to download.
2002: Who bassist John Entwistle dies in his hotel room in Las Vegas one day before The Who were to kick off their tour.
2006: In Myrtle Beach, SC the first Kiss Coffeehouse holds their grand opening & featured appearances by Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley.