MAY 9
ON THIS DAY IN 1974 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN OPENS FOR BONNIE RAITT AT THE HARVARD SQUARE THEATRE IN BOSTON. WRITER JON LANDAU REVIEWS THE SHOW WITH THE FAMOUS LINE “I SAW ROCK AND ROLL’S FUTURE, AND ITS NAME IS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.”
THE EAGLES, TRIMMED TO A FOUR-MAN LINEUP AFTER PARTING WAYS WITH DON FELDER, START THEIR FAREWELL I TOUR IN 2003 WITH A SHOW IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THEY PLAY 168 DATES ON THE TOUR OVER A SPAN OF THREE YEARS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE PIANO MAN, ROCK HALL OF FAMER BILLY JOEL WHO TURNS 76 TODAY.