AUGUST 29
TODAY IN 1966 THE DOORS START RECORDING THEIR FIRST ALBUM AT SUNSET SOUND RECORDING STUDIOS ON WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD IN LOS ANGELES. THE FIRST SONG THEY RECORD IS “MOONLIGHT DRIVE” FOLLOWED BY “INDIAN SUMMER”.
IN 1984 U2 KICK OFF THEIR ‘UNFORGETTABLE FIRE’ WORLD TOUR AT CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL IN NEW ZEALAND, THE FIRST OF 19 SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
AND IN 1987 DEF LEPPARD SCORE THEIR FIRST UK #1 ALBUM WITH ‘HYSTERIA’ WHICH ALSO HIT THE TOP SPOT IN THE U.S. IN JULY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AFTER SPENDING FORTY-NINE WEEKS WORKING ITS WAY TO THE TOP.