JUNE 29
ON THIS DAY IN 1984, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN KICKED OFF HIS ‘BORN IN THE USA’ TOUR WITH A THREE-NIGHT RUN IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. SPRINGSTEEN WOULD PLAY A TOTAL OF 156 SHOWS ENDING IN LOS ANGELES.
TODAY IN 1975 ELTON JOHN MAKES A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT “DAY ON THE GREEN #2”, AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM FEATURING THE EAGLES AND THE DOOBIE BROTHERS. ELTON JOHN JOINED BOTH GROUPS ONSTAGE DURING THEIR ENCORE NUMBERS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DRUMMER IAN PAICE, THE ONLY MEMBER OF ‘DEEP PURPLE’ WHO’S BEEN ON EVERY ONE OF THE BAND’S ALBUMS AND TOURS. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER WAS BORN IN 1948.