JANUARY 13
TODAY IN 1973 ERIC CLAPTON RETURNS TO THE STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS, PLAYING THE FIRST OF TWO ALL-STAR SHOWS AT THE RAINBOW THEATER IN LONDON. PETE TOWNSHEND OF ‘THE WHO’ HELPED ORGANIZE THE ALL-STAR EVENT TO HELP CLAPTON OVERCOME SOME PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND RETURN TO THE STAGE.
IN 1977 QUEEN KICKED OFF A 59-DATE WORLD TOUR AT DANE COUNTY COLISEUM IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN IN SUPPORT OF THEIR LATEST ALBUM “A DAY AT THE RACES” WITH THIN LIZZY AS THE OPENING ACT.
LYNYRD SKYNYRD REUNITE AT THE VOLUNTEER JAM IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE IN 1979, AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANIZED BY CHARLIE DANIELS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BAND HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE 1977 PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED THREE OF THEIR MEMBERS.