DECEMBER 31
ON THIS DAY IN 1984, RICK ALLEN, DRUMMER FOR DEF LEPPARD LOST HIS LEFT ARM IN A CAR CRASH NEAR SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. AFTER AN 18-MONTH RECOVERY, HE REJOINED THE BAND USING A CUSTOM ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT.
ON THIS DAY IN 1989, U2 PERFORMED A NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW AT THE POINT DEPOT IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. BROADCAST ACROSS EUROPE, IT BECAME ONE OF THE BAND’S MOST ICONIC LIVE PERFORMANCES.
ON THIS DAY IN 1942, ANDY SUMMERS, GUITARIST FOR THE POLICE, WAS BORN IN LANCASHIRE. HIS DISTINCTIVE GUITAR WORK HELPED SHAPE THE BAND’S BIGGEST HITS.