AUGUST 29
IN 1984 U2 KICK OFF THEIR ‘UNFORGETTABLE FIRE’ WORLD TOUR AT CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL IN NEW ZEALAND, THE FIRST OF 19 SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
TODAY IN 1991, TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS KICKED OFF THEIR WORLD TOUR AT FIDDLER’S GREEN AMPHITHEATRE IN DENVER IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN’ WHICH CONTAINED THE HIT SINGLE “LEARNING TO FLY”
AND IN 1987 DEF LEPPARD SCORED THEIR FIRST U.K. NO.1 ALBUM WITH ‘HYSTERIA’ WHICH ALSO BECAME NO.1 ON THE U.S. CHART IN JULY THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER SPENDING FORTY-NINE WEEKS WORKING ITS WAY TO THE TOP.