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1970
8/3 Mon
"Janis Joplin makes her final TV appearance, on the Dick Cavett Show."
8/26 Wed
"The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England. Some 600,000 people attend the largest rock festival of all time. Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Joan Baez
8/30 Sun
"The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Malm_, Sweden."
9/6 Sun
"During his final European tour, guitarist Jimi Hendrix is greeted by booing and jeering by German fans as a result of his late appearance on stage and incoherent stage performance. Bassist Billy Cox quits the tour and returns to the United States."
9/17 Thu
"Jimi Hendrix makes his last appearance, with Eric Burdon & War jamming at Ronnie Scotts Club in London. Hendrix, aged 27, dies the following day from a barbiturate overdose at his London hotel."
10/4 Sun
"Janis Joplin is found dead in her bedroom. She died from a heroin overdose, at the age of 27."
10/10 Sat
Newly independent Fiji adopts God Bless Fiji as its national anthem.
10/30 Fri
"Jim Morrison of The Doors, found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity because of his behavior during a March 1, 1969 concert, is sentenced to eight months of hard labor and a $500 fine.[3]"
11/23 Mon
"The Electric Factory concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania' closes its doors."
12/8 Tue
"John Lennon conducts a lengthy and intensely candid interview with Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine. He discusses his new solo album and the influence of primal therapy on its creation, as well as his personal traumas dating back to childhood. He al
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