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This Week in Music History: August 5-11 -- Guns N' Roses Riot, Ben Gibbard's Born, Jerry Garcia Dies
- Posted on Aug 8th 2012 3:20PM by Aaron Brophy
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One of the GNR frontman's favorite activities appears to be causing riots to happen.
There was the riot in Philadelphia in 2002, the one in Vancouver, also in 2002, that thing in St. Louis in 1991, the misunderstanding in Buenos Aires in 2010, and that disgruntled model party in Sao Paulo, also in 2010.
Yet the gold standard for Axl-hole-initiated mayhem has to be that infamous date in Montreal back in 1992.
To find out why, and to also learn why Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks, and Ben Gibbard made history this week, just click to launch the gallery below.
- August 5, 1966: The Beatles 'Revolver' Album Was Released
- August 6, 1973: Stevie Wonder Car Accident Leaves Him In Coma
- August 7, 1997: Garth Brooks Attracts More Than a Million to Central Park
- August 8, 1992: Guns N' Roses Cause Riot in Montreal
- August 9, 1995: Jerry Garcia Dies of Heart Attack at Age 53
- August 10, 1959: The Platters Arrested For Fooling Around With White Women
- August 11, 1976: Death Cab For Cutie Singer Ben Gibbard Was Born
- This Week in Music History: July 29 - Aug. 4
- July 29, 1966: Bob Dylan Breaks Neck, Beatles Bigger Than Jesus
- July 30, 2003: 450,000 Risk Getting SARS to Watch Rolling Stones, AC/DC
- July 31, 1994: R. Kelly Secretly Marries 15-Year-Old Aaliyah
- August 1, 1960: Chuck D Brings the Noise For First Time
- August 2, 1991: Rick James Gets Super Freaky in All the Wrong Ways
- August 3, 2007: Queen Guitarist Becomes Doctor of Astrology
- August 4, 1990: New Kids on the Block Robbed in Montreal
- This Week in Music History: July 22 - 28
- July 22, 1969: Aretha Franklin's Driving
- July 23, 2006: George Michael and the Truck Driver
- July 24, 2008: 50 Cent vs Taco Bell
- July 25, 1999: Woodstock Ends in Fires, Rapes, Shame
- July 26, 1943: Mick Jagger Was Born
- July 27, 1976: Tina Turner Gets Divorce From Ike Turner
- July 28, 1973: Watkins Glen Becomes Accidental Woodstock
- This Week in Music History: July 15 - 21
- July 15, 1998: Aerosmith Drummer's Fiery Fill Up
- July 16, 2007: White Stripes Play Shortest Live Show Ever
- July 17, 1972: Montrealers Try to Blow Up the Rolling Stones
- July 18, 1974: The US Government Tries to Kick John Lennon Out
- July 19, 2001: Free Ol' Dirty Bastard
- July 20, 1986: Sid and Nancy, the Movie, Premieres
- July 21, 1987: Guns N' Roses Release 'Appetite For Destruction'
- This Week in Music History: July 8 - 14
- July 8, 1970: Total Loser Beck is Born
- July 9, 1995: Jerrry Garcia Plays Last Concert With Grateful Dead, Heart Problems All Around
- July 10, 1975: Cher and Gregg Allman Get Divorced
- July 11, 1979 & 2000: Rust Never Sleeps, Nor Do Lars Ulrich's Lawyers
- July 12, 1996: Smashing Pumpkins' Jimmy Chamberlin Charged With Drug Possession in Bandmate's OD Death
- July 13, 2002: Quarter of a Million People Attend Fatboy Slim Concert
- July 14, 1982: The Movie 'Pink Floyd - The Wall' Premieres
- This Week in Music History: July 1 - 7
- July 1, 1979: Sony Walkman Introduced
- July 2, 2008: Joy Division Singer Ian Curtis' Gravestone Stolen
- July 3, 1969 & 1971: Rolling Stones' Brian Jones and The Doors' Jim Morrison Died
- July 4, 1976 & 1999: The Clash Debut and the Beckhams Debut
- July 5, 1980: Bauhaus Farewell Concert
- July 6, 2007: Avril Lavigne Settles Claim She Stole a Song
- July 7, 2007: Live Earth Concerts Take Place in Eight Cities Around the World
- This Week in Music History: June 24 - 30
- June 24, 2003: Beyonce Releases First Solo Album
- June 25, 2009: Michael Jackson Died
- June 26, 1956 & 1969: Chris Isaak and Radiohead's Colin Greenwood Were Born
- June 27, 1970: Festival Express Train Tour Across Canada Kicks Off
- June 28, 1986: Wham! Play Their Final Show
- June 29, 2000: Eight Die During Pearl Jam Performance at Roskilde Festival
- June 30, 1977: Marvel Debuts a Comic Book About Rock Band KISS
- This Week in Music History: June 17 - 23
- June 17, 1977: Elton John Plays Neighborhood Gig For Wine
- June 18, 1996: Beck Releases 'Odelay' Album
- June 19, 1967: Beatles' Paul McCartney Admits to Having Taken LSD
- June 20, 2000: The Ronettes Win $2.6 Million From Phil Spector
- June 21, 2010 & 1989: Eminem Releases 'Recovery,' New Kids on the Block Hang Tough
- June 22, 1969: Judy Garland Overdoses
- June 23, 2009: Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Rihanna
- This Week in Music History: June 3 - 9
- June 3, 1982: Graceland Becomes a Tourist Attraction
- June 4, 1984: Bruce Springsteen Released 'Born in the U.S.A.'
- June 5, 1977: Alice Cooper Involved in Rat-on-Snake Murder
- June 6, 1990: 2 Live Crew Declared Legally Obscene
- June 7, 1993: Prince Changes His Name to That Symbol Thingee
- June 8, 1989: Chrissie Hynde's Fiery Temperament
- June 9, 1994: Lisa Lopes' Fiery Temperament
- This Week in Music History: May 27 - June 2
- May 27, 1964: Students Suspended For Having 'Mick Jagger' Hair
- May 28, 1996: Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Overdoses, Almost Dies
- May 29, 1997: Jeff Buckley Drowns
- May 30, 1989: Prince Releases 'Batdance' Single
- May 31, 1976/1977/1998: The Who Get Loud, Sex Pistols Get Banned, Ginger Spice Gets Out
- June 1, 1967: The Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- June 2, 2005: Franz Ferdinand Singer is an International Super-Spy
Things Axl Rose Hates
A collections of the various things Axl Rose hates.
- Punctuality
- Against Me!
- Nirvana and Courtney Love
- Spinner!
- Round Melons
- eBayers
- Guitar Hero
- Buttoning His Shirt to Business-Casual Level
- Metallica
- Microwaves
- Being Called by His Birth Name (and Irving Azoff)
- Intellectual Property Theft (and The Offspring)
- Dr. Pepper
- Slash T-Shirts
- Slash
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Around The Web:
Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour - Wikipedia, the free ...
Riverport Riot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Riot Erupts at Concert Starring Guns 'n' Roses - New York Times
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Guns N' Roses - Montreal Riot - YouTube
KMOV News 4 - Guns N Roses - St. Louis Riot 7/2/91 - YouTube
