JUNE 30
U2 LAUNCH THEIR ‘360 TOUR’ IN 2009 WITH A SHOW IN BARCELONA. THE TOUR FINISHES WITH $735 MILLION IN EARNINGS, BLOWING AWAY THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET BY THE ROLLING STONES ON THEIR 2005-2007 ‘A BIGGER BANG’ TOUR.
KISS OFFICIALLY BECAME ANIMATED ON THIS DAY IN 1977, WHEN THE “MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL: KISS” HIT THE STANDS. BLOOD FROM EACH BAND MEMBER WAS DRAWN BY A REGISTERED NURSE AND POURED INTO THE VATS OF RED INK USED FOR PRINTING THE COMIC.
AND IN 1975, GREG ALLMAN AND CHER WERE MARRIED, JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER HER DIVORCE TO SONNY BONO WAS FINALIZED. THEY HAD A SON TOGETHER, ELIJAH BLUE ALLMAN, BUT ENDS FOR GOOD IN 1979.