1979-8-1

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The Shadows

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1979
7/1 Sun
The Sony Walkman goes on sale in Japan.
7/7 Sat
The Bee Gees play to a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium as part of their Spirits Having Flown tour.
7/10 Tue
Chuck Berry is sentenced to four months in prison for tax evasion by a Los Angeles judge.
7/12 Thu
"Disco Demolition Night, an anti-disco promotional event for a Chicago rock station involving exploding disco records with a bomb, causes a near-riot between games during a baseball major league doubleheader, forcing the cancellation of the second game."
7/28 Sat
"Aerosmith and Ted Nugent headline the World Series of Rock at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Also on the bill are Journey, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC and the Scorpions. Following the concert, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry quits the group after an argument
7/31 Tue
"250,000 turn out in Central Park for a free concert by James Taylor in a campaign to restore Sheep Meadow."
8/4 Sat
"~11 British rock band Led Zeppelin play what are to be their last British concerts (until 2007) at Knebworth in Hertfordshire. Total attendances for the two concerts approached 400,000.[citation needed]"
8/18 Sat
Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter are married at Carter's Los Angeles home.
8/25 Sat
"My Sharona by The Knack hits #1 on the Billboard charts. This is the first time in over a year that a song hits #1 that is not either a disco song or a ballad, signalling the potential resurgence of rock."
9/1 Sat
"INXS perform in public for the first time, at the Oceanview Hotel in Umina, New South Wales."
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