Music History

Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York, with performances by Sheryl Crow, Todd Rundgren and Violent Femmes. The festival was a success, drawing a crowd of about 350,000.

They performed on the second day of Woodstock '94, playing the forthcoming single “Zombie” and a cover of “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by Carpenters. Joe Cocker, a veteran of the original 1969 Woodstock, performed “With A Little Help From My Friends” again.

After turning down an invitation to the original festival in 1969, he performed on the final day of Woodstock '94. On the main North Stage, he sang “It Ain't Me Babe”, “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue”, “Masters Of War”, “Just Like A Woman” and “Highway 61 Revisited”. Meanwhile, on the South Stage, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong threw handfuls of mud at fans, triggering a massive mud fight. Bassist Mike Dirnt lost his front teeth in the chaos after being struck by a security guard.

Bob Dylan performed in Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio State Fair.

During her concert at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, Whitney Houston asked for a spotlight to be directed at Justin and Sydney Simpson, whose father O. J. Simpson was at the time on trial for the murder of their mother Nicole.

The Eagles played the second night of their performances at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Take That began a 36-date sold-out UK tour with three concerts at SEC Glasgow; during the tour they played nine sold-out nights at London's Wembley Arena.

Hole performed at the Reading Festival in England. It was their first concert following two tragic events: the suicide of Kurt Cobain, husband of frontwoman Courtney Love, in April and the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff from a heroin overdose in June. Pfaff was replaced by Melissa Auf der Maur.

During a Meat Puppets performance, with the band appearing as the opening act for Stone Temple Pilots at the Beacon Theatre in New York, well-known DJ Howard Stern joined them on stage and played the song "Lake of Fire" with them.

Oasis played an unplanned acoustic performance at the Virgin Megastore on Marble Arch in London, where they performed a selection of new songs. Evan Dando of The Lemonheads joined them on stage, and together they performed the new song “Whatever” live for the first time; it was not released as a standalone single until December of that year.

Oasis performed at The Hacienda in Manchester to celebrate the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe. The album went on to become the fastest-selling debut album in UK history.

After Pink Floyd's concert at Prague's Strahov Stadium, attended by 110,000 people, President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel invited the band to dinner.

Take That played the first of ten sold-out concerts at Nynex Arena in Manchester without Robbie Williams, who had left the group the previous month.

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys performed live for the first time with his daughters Carnie and Wendy, known from the trio Wilson Phillips, at the SOB Club in New York. The event marked a significant public reconciliation within the family.

Security staff carried Courtney Love off the stage during the final concert of the Lollapalooza tour in Mountain View, California, after she began arguing with fans of Hole because she felt they were not showing enough support.

At this year's British Reading Festival, performers included Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, Neil Young, Green Day, Hole, Paul Weller, Soundgarden, Beck, Foo Fighters, Ash, Deus and Gene.

Blur played a secret concert at the Astoria Theatre in London to celebrate their victory over Oasis in the battle for the top spot on the British chart.

James Taylor and his former wife Carly Simon performed together for the first time since 1979 before 10,000 fans at the benefit concert “Livestock '95” on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The couple separated in 1981 and their divorce was finalized in 1983. They first performed separate solo sets and then performed together to raise money for a local agricultural society.

Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis sang the U.S. national anthem at Camden Yards in Baltimore before Cal Ripken Jr. set the record for consecutive baseball games played.

Joan Jett sang the U.S. national anthem before a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels. It was Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record. Jett, a major Orioles fan and Ripken's girlfriend, then watched the rest of the game with a number of baseball legends, including Willie Mays and Joe DiMaggio.

Oasis played two sold-out concerts at Balloch Castle Country Park in Scotland, drawing more than 80,000 fans. During preparations for the concerts, roadie James Hunter was killed after being crushed between a forklift and a lorry; the accident occurred the day before the first show.

Ramones played their final concert at The Palace in Hollywood, Los Angeles. It was their 2,263rd performance, and the setlist contained 32 songs. The final song was “Anyway You Want It” by The Dave Clark Five, performed with Eddie Vedder. Other guests during the concert included Dee Dee Ramone, Lemmy Kilmister, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong. The entire concert was recorded and released in 1997 as the live album “We're Outta Here!”

Vince Neil attempted to perform a concert at a club in Indiana. The show began more than four hours late and ended after three songs.

KISS performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, during their Alive World Tour. During the concert, a fan threw his artificial leg onto the stage, and all the members signed it and returned it to him.

Oasis played the first of two concerts at Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. Each night drew 125,000 people, and approximately one in every twenty people in the UK applied for tickets. The concerts became the biggest performances of their era and the high point of Britpop.

Radiohead began a series of 13 concerts at Darien Center in New York as the opening act for Alanis Morissette. During the tour, they tested new songs including “No Surprises” and “Paranoid Android,” which later appeared on the album OK Computer.

Performed at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York, with Radiohead as the opening act.

James Brown performed in Montauk, New York, as part of his Back at the Ranch tour. Brown, who had previously had problems with violence toward his wife, offered money raised at the event to The Retreat, an organization dedicated to preventing and combating domestic violence. The organization declined the offer.

Kiss performed “Rock and Roll All Nite” at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge at the conclusion of the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards. The band was then in the middle of a highly successful reunion tour of the original lineup.

Michael Jackson began his third solo world concert tour, the HIStory World Tour, with the first concert at Letná Park in Prague. The tour consisted of 82 concerts, attracted approximately 4.5 million fans and, according to the source, surpassed his previous Bad Tour with 4.4 million attendees. Total gross exceeded $163.5 million.

U2 performed in Oslo, where the giant lemon they were supposed to emerge from onstage failed to open.

Garth Brooks odehrál bezplatný koncert v Central Parku v New Yorku. Odhadovaná návštěvnost se v dodaných záznamech pohybuje od více než 100 000 do jednoho milionu lidí. Dalších 14,6 milionu diváků koncert sledovalo živě na HBO.

The Verve played their first concert in Sheffield, England, following the band’s breakup two years earlier.

Lzzy Hale and her brother Arejay performed their own song “Love Is Power” at the Schuylkill County Fair talent show in Pennsylvania under the name Halestorm.

A memorial concert was held in Memphis to mark the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. Lisa Marie Presley unveiled the music video "Don't Cry Daddy", a virtual duet combining her father's original vocals with her own singing.

Mark Wills made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry and performed his song “Jacob's Ladder”.

U2 played the first of two sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium in London. During the encore, they performed a medley of several songs and six songs in full.

Boyzone began their Southeast Asian tour in Bangalore, India. It was the first time an international act had launched a tour in this region.

Steven Seagal began a North American music tour in support of his new film “Fire Down Below”.

During U2’s PopMart Tour in Leeds, Bono responded to George Harrison’s comment that Bono and his band were “so egotistical” by raising his middle finger and saying, “This is for you, George!”

James Brown became the first American performer to appear in Lebanon after a recent lifting of the ban on American citizens traveling to the country.

Elton John performed an updated version of “Candle in the Wind” at Princess Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey in London. The new version, titled “Candle in the Wind '97,” later became one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Elton John performed a dramatically rewritten version of "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey, later released as "Candle in the Wind 1997". In the new version, he replaced the original lyric "Goodbye Norma Jean" with "Goodbye England's Rose". His performance was estimated to have been watched by 2.5 billion television viewers. The song was subsequently re-recorded and released as a charity single, topping charts around the world and selling more than 33 million copies, making it the best-selling single in the history of the UK and U.S. singles charts according to the source.

They performed on the second day of the A Day In The Garden festival in Bethel, New York, where Woodstock had also taken place. Joni Mitchell closed her performance with the song “Woodstock”.

During the second of two concerts at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Elton John invited comedian Jim Carrey onto the stage, in the presence of Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, for an unexpected duet of “Rocket Man”. Carrey wore one of Elton’s distinctive red Versace jackets, alternated vocals with him, and harmonized; while singing, he improvised the line “a long, long time” as “friggin' forever”. After the performance, he sat down at the piano and struck his head against the keys.

Shania Twain's concert in Syracuse, New York, was interrupted after lightning struck the ground approximately 40 yards behind the stage. The concert was almost over at the time.

Před koncertem Dave Matthews Band v Hartfordu v Connecticutu vypuklo násilí a na parkovišti Meadows Music Theater bylo zatčeno 55 lidí.

Four music festivals were held in Cornwall, England, during the total solar eclipse. Performers at the various events included James, The Levellers, Van Morrison, Kula Shaker and Happy Mondays.

Lionel Richie performed under the stars in front of the pyramids at Giza in Egypt as part of a series of concerts by major musicians intended to support tourism in the country. Approximately 3,000 people attended the exclusive outdoor concert, including Egyptian diplomats, celebrities and foreign visitors.

At the three-day Carling Reading festival in England, The Charlatans, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Catatonia, Reef, The Chemical Brothers, The Divine Comedy, Pavement, Silverchair and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performed. Tickets cost £78.