JANUARY 24
ON THIS DAY IN 1962, THE BEATLES SIGN THEIR FIRST AND ONLY MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH BRIAN EPSTEIN IN LIVERPOOL. THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, GEORGE HARRISON, AND THEIR ORIGINAL DRUMMER PETE BEST GIVING EPSTEIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINDING THE BAND WORK, AND MANAGING THEIR SCHEDULE AND PUBLICITY
TODAY IN 1989, ‘SKID ROW’ RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM AND A FEW DAYS LATER, JOIN ‘BON JOVI’ ON TOUR AS THE OPENING ACT. THE ALBUM, WHICH INCLUDES “18 AND LIFE” AND “I REMEMBER YOU”, GOES ON TO SELL OVER 5 MILLION COPIES IN AMERICA.
AND IN 1992 THE AUDIENCE THRASHED ABOUT AS NIRVANA PLAYED THEIR FIRST EVER SHOW IN AUSTRALIA AT THE PHOENICIAN CLUB IN SYDNEY.
