June 30
TODAY IN 1966, JUST TWO MONTHS BEFORE THEY ENDED THEIR TOURING CAREER, THE BEATLES PLAYED THE FIRST OF THREE CONCERTS AT THE BUDOKAN HALL IN JAPAN. THE CONCERT WAS FILMED WITH THE BEATLES WEARING BLACK SUITS. THE FOLLOWING DAY’S FIRST PERFORMANCE WAS ALSO FILMED; WITH THE BEATLES WEARING WHITE SUITS.
U2 LAUNCH THEIR ‘360 TOUR’ IN 2009 WITH A SHOW IN BARCELONA. 109 SHOWS LATER, THE TOUR FINISHES WITH $735 MILLION IN EARNINGS, BLOWING AWAY THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET BY THE ROLLING STONES ON THEIR 2005-2007 ‘A BIGGER BANG’ TOUR.
AND IN 1975, GREG ALLMAN AND CHER WERE MARRIED, JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER HER DIVORCE TO SONNY BONO WAS FINALIZED. THEY HAD A SON TOGETHER, ELIJAH BLUE ALLMAN, BUT ENDS FOR GOOD IN 1979.
