APRIL 9
TODAY IN 1973 QUEEN PLAY A SHOWCASE GIG FOR THEIR NEW RECORD LABEL, EMI RECORDS, AT THE MARQUEE CLUB IN LONDON. THEY RELEASE THEIR DEBUT SINGLE “KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE’” THREE MONTHS LATER.
R.E.M. RELEASES THEIR SECOND STUDIO ALBUM ‘RECKONING’ TODAY IN 1984. THE LP INCLUDED THE SINGLES “SO. CENTRAL RAIN (I’M SORRY)” “PRETTY PERSUASION” AND “(DON’T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE”.
AND IN 1999 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BEGINS HIS FIRST TOUR WITH THE E STREET BAND SINCE 1988 WITH A CONCERT IN BARCELONA. THE EUROPEAN LEG ENDS IN JUNE, WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN SHOW IN JULY IN NEW JERSEY FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 132 SHOWS.