SEPTEMBER 29
TODAY IN 1973 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD TOP THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND”, THE GROUP’S FIRST OF TWO U.S. CHART TOPPERS, THE OTHER BEING “THE LOCO-MOTION.”
IN 1991 MTV PLAYS THE “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT” VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME, ON THE LATE NIGHT ALTERNATIVE ROCK PROGRAM 120 MINUTES. IT PROVED SO POPULAR THAT THE CHANNEL BEGAN TO AIR IT DURING REGULAR DAYTIME ROTATION.
AND IN 2023 THE SPHERE IN LAS VEGAS OPENS WITH U2 PLAYING THE FIRST NIGHT OF A 40- SHOW RESIDENCY CALLED; ‘U2:UV ACHTUNG BABY LIVE’. THE SHOW FEATURES THE VENUE’S IMMERSIVE VIDEO AND SOUND CAPABILITIES.