JULY 24
IT WAS A HOT SUMMER’S NIGHT IN BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND, ON THIS DAY IN 1964, WHEN A ROLLING STONES CONCERT TURNED INTO A RIOT. A FEW DRUNKEN MEMBERS OF AN AUDIENCE THAT MEASURED 9000 STRONG STARTED THE MESS. BEFORE IT ENDED, 50 PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED AND DAMAGE TO THE CONCERT HALL WAS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $5,000.
IN 1971 T.REX HAD A BRITISH #1 SINGLE WITH “GET IT ON.” FOR AMERICA THE SONG WAS RETITLED “BANG A GONG.”
AND IN 1978 THE MOVIE VERSION OF “SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND” OPENED IN NEW YORK CITY. PETER FRAMPTON AND THE BEE GEES STARRED, AND THE FILM WAS A MAJOR CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL FLOP.