Happy Birthday: John Mellencamp born in 1951
1986 – The Police release their final single, “Don’t Stand So Close To Me ’86,” and then call it quits.
1984 – Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider is arrested after a concert in Amarillo, TX for using “profane and abusive” language. Snider would pay the hefty fine of $75.
1998 – Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Meat Loaf & Joe Strummer of The Clash appear in an episode of South Park. The appears musicians whose careers were boosted by Chef’s advice & played a benefit concert for him.
2004 – Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars undergoes hip replacement surgery.
2016 – The first and only Desert Trip festival takes place in California. It’s a 3-day festival that featured The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and the Who. The six-day (split over two weekends) event rakes in $160 million, making it one of the highest-earning music festival ever.