Music History

Oingo Boingo announced that they would break up after a series of Halloween concerts in California.

Liam Gallagher rejoined the rest of Oasis in Chicago after a week of speculation about the band's future. He had left the group several days earlier.

Liam Gallagher flew to America to rejoin his Oasis bandmates on the tour for the album “(What's the Story) Morning Glory?”. The band played their first four concerts with his brother Noel as the singer after the singer watched their MTV Unplugged performance from backstage and claimed to be suffering from a throat infection.

Marilyn Manson changed his appearance from heavily blackened eyes to lighter makeup and 1970s-style clothing, including platform shoes. The sound of his album “Mechanical Animals” represented a radical change from the 1996 album “Antichrist Superstar”.

Coldplay began their first headline concert tour with a performance at Cambridge Junction in England.

James Blunt left the British Army after six years of service with a cavalry regiment. Several years later, he established himself as a singer with the album “Back to Bedlam” and the hits “You're Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover”.

Representatives for Linda Ronstadt announced the cancellation of all her concerts through the end of the year while she recovered from planned surgery. They stated that it was not an emergency procedure.

KISS bassist Gene Simmons took his stage name from rockabilly singer Jumpin' Gene Simmons, who died at the age of 69 after a long illness.

Brian May submitted his doctoral thesis in astronomy to Imperial College London. The research focused on radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud. He completed the doctorate 36 years after putting his studies on hold to pursue his music career with Queen.

Three days before the release of their second studio album “The First Days of Spring”, Doug Fink, brother of lead singer Charlie Fink, announced that he would leave Noah and the Whale to pursue a career in medicine. In a 2011 interview, Charlie said that Doug was still the person he consulted first about matters concerning the band.

Noel Gallagher left Oasis after a series of conflicts with his brother Liam and announced that he could no longer work with him. As the band’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, he had recently been involved in a number of arguments with Liam; he said that the brothers barely spoke, did not travel together, and only saw each other onstage. Oasis were due to perform at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris, but their appearance was canceled at the last minute following an internal conflict within the band. Their departure brought the band’s existence to an end.

Lil Wayne signed Nicki Minaj to his Young Money label, where Drake was also based. As Wayne predicted, Minaj later became a star and broke through in 2010 with a series of collaborations and the album "Pink Friday", which debuted at No. 1.

Noel Gallagher confirmed his departure from Oasis, saying that he could no longer work with his brother Liam.

Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour became, according to the source, the highest-grossing worldwide tour by a solo artist, with approximately $408 million in revenue. It included performances in 32 countries.

Bob Dylan announced his intention to fight ticket scalpers by allowing fans to purchase only one ticket at the entrance to each concert.

Geoff Tate, former frontman of Queensryche, announced plans to form a “new Queensryche.” Rudy Sarzo, Bobby Blotzer, Glen Drover, Kelly Gray and Randy Gane pledged their support. At the same time, it remained uncertain whether the group would be able to use the Queensryche name, as Tate was involved in legal disputes with the other three members over his dismissal from the group and the use of its name.

Iron Maiden announced that they would use a huge Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet named “Ed Force One” for the 2016 The Book of Souls World Tour, carrying the band, their crew and more than 12 tons of stage equipment. Singer Bruce Dickinson was preparing to pilot it. The aircraft subsequently transported the band and equipment more than 55,000 miles across six continents and 35 countries.

Black Sabbath announced their final tour, titled The End, which was scheduled to begin in January 2016. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were confirmed to participate, while original drummer Bill Ward was not mentioned in the announcement.

The Go-Go's completed their final tour and played their last concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

Ed Sheeran concluded his ÷ (Divide) tour with a concert at Chantry Park in Ipswich, England, near his hometown of Framlingham. The tour began on March 16, 2017 and grossed $775.6 million over 255 concerts, setting a record for the highest-grossing concert tour. After two and a half years on the road, he announced that he wanted to take a break.

Noel Gallagher said he wanted to start a petition to break up Foo Fighters. He was responding to comments made by the band's frontman, Dave Grohl.

Aerosmith announced the cancellation of their touring plans due to an injury to Steven Tyler’s vocal cords.

Oasis announced that they would reunite nearly 15 years after their breakup in 2009 and perform in the UK and Ireland in July and August 2025. The announcement came two days before the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut album “Definitely Maybe”.