Music History

After a 37-year absence, Bob Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival, performing a two-hour, 19-song set.

Dave Matthews Band reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with the album “Busted Stuff.”

Bruce Springsteen scored his fifth UK No. 1 album with “The Rising,” which was also No. 1 in the United States.

Diana Ross canceled the remaining dates of her summer North American concert tour. No reason for the cancellation was announced.

Během amerického turné v Indianapolisu havarovalo taxi převážející členy Oasis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell a Jay Darlington byli převezeni do nemocnice s řeznými ranami, pohmožděninami a lehkými zraněními.

Město Philadelphia vyhlásilo den na počest progresivně rockové skupiny Yes. Slavnostního ceremoniálu se zúčastnila celá klasická sestava Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman a Alan White.

British funeral service Co-op reported that bereaved families preferred pop songs to hymns at funerals. Among the most frequently chosen songs were "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Angels" and "My Heart Will Go On", as well as "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".

Lisa Marie Presley married actor Nicolas Cage. The marriage lasted less than four months.

Scottish singer and songwriter Darius began a two-week run at No. 1 on the UK chart with his debut single “Colourblind.”

Bruce Springsteen reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart with his twelfth studio album “The Rising.” The album also reached No. 1 in eleven other countries, including the US, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, married actor Nicolas Cage at a resort in Hawaii. Cage filed for divorce after 108 days of marriage, and the union was officially dissolved on May 26, 2004. Lisa Marie Presley had previously been married to musician Danny Keough and later to Michael Jackson.

Michael Houser, founding member and lead guitarist of Widespread Panic, died at the age of 40 from complications related to pancreatic cancer, which had been diagnosed earlier that year.

Bruce Springsteen began a two-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with his twelfth studio album The Rising. It was his fifth US No. 1 album and also reached No. 1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Spain and 12 other countries. It was his first studio album with the E Street Band in nearly 20 years and won two Grammy Awards.

Good Charlotte released the single “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”

Mobile Graceland began its journey through 31 cities in Memphis.

The Everly Brothers released the album A Night at the Royal Albert Hall, documenting their concert performance.

The lead singer of the American hard rock band Drowning Pool was found dead on the band's tour bus during Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest tour in Manassas, Virginia. An autopsy concluded that he suffered from a form of heart disease. More than 1 million copies of the debut album Sinner had been sold in the US since its release in June 2001.

A memorial to John Lennon was unveiled in the Scottish village of Durness. Lennon spent his holidays there from the age of seven to fifteen, and the memorial consists of three stones engraved with verses from the song “In My Life”.

Twenty-five years after Elvis Presley's death, an album containing his 30 US No. 1 singles was released, with "A Little Less Conversation" included as a bonus track.

Alanis Morissette, Nickelback, Elvis Costello, Rihanna and The Chemical Brothers were among the main acts at V Festival 2002 in England.

Bruce Springsteen reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with his twelfth studio album, The Rising. The album also reached No. 1 in eleven other countries, including the United Kingdom.

Darius reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with the song “Colourblind”. He became the third finalist from Pop Idol to achieve a UK No. 1 single.

Several hours before murdering his wife, Justin Barber downloaded the Guns N' Roses song “Used to Love Her”. The song was later used as evidence in court, and Barber was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.

Nelly and Kelly Rowland reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the song “Dilemma”. Nelly became the fifth artist to replace himself at No. 1, taking the top spot from his own hit “Hot in Herre”.

Red Hot Chili Peppers reached No. 1 on the UK album chart with their eighth studio album, By the Way. The album reached No. 1 in a total of eighteen countries.

Atomic Kitten faced legal action after dismissing Andy McCluskey, the writer of their first No. 1 hit “Whole Again”. The group faced being dropped by Innocent Records after recording a song that became a major hit. The members then demanded a larger share of royalties, which McCluskey refused. Under the original contract, each member received four pence from the sale of each single.

Jimmy Buffett's first Cheeseburger In Paradise restaurant, named after his 1978 song, opened in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sugababes scored their second No. 1 single on the U.K. chart with „Round Round“.

Blazin’ Squad reached number one on the UK singles chart with “Crossroads”.

Eva Cassidy reached number one on the UK album chart with “Imagine”, her second UK number-one album.

Coldplay released their second studio album “A Rush of Blood to the Head”. The album won Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Performance for “In My Place” and Record of the Year for “Clocks”. In 2007, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it on its list of 200 Definitive Albums. The album reached No. 1 in 12 countries and contained the UK Top 10 singles “In My Place”, “The Scientist” and “Clocks”.

Coldplay released the single “In My Place”.

American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Lil Tecca was born. He came to wider attention with the 2019 song “Ransom”, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Queens Of The Stone Age released their third album “Songs For The Deaf”. Dave Grohl played drums on the album, taking time away from Foo Fighters.

Enrique Iglesias and tennis star Anna Kournikova made their first public appearance as a couple at the MTV Video Music Awards, where Eminem won the Video of the Year award for "Without Me".

Lisa Marie Presley presented the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video to singer Pink.

Pepsi withdrew its commercial featuring Ludacris after Bill O'Reilly criticized the rapper on his program The O'Reilly Factor for "promoting antisocial behavior". Ludacris nevertheless continued to enjoy a successful career; his next three albums reached No. 1, and he landed a role in the Fast & Furious film series.

Björk’s apartment in west London was burgled while she was asleep. Valuable recording equipment was stolen.

Lisa Marie Presley presented the award for Best Female Video to singer Pink during the MTV Video Music Awards.

Blazin' Squad reached No. 1 on the British singles chart with their version of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 1996 hit "The Crossroads".

Coldplay released their second album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head".

Coldplay released the single "In My Place".

Eva Cassidy reached No. 1 on the British albums chart with her third studio album, "Imagine". The album was released posthumously following her untimely death in 1996 and contained ten cover songs by artists including John Lennon, Stevie Wonder and Paul Anka.

NASA announced that Lance Bass, singer with *NSYNC, was set to become the first celebrity in space. His seat aboard the Russian Soyuz module was expected to cost $23.8 million, and at age 23 he was set to become the youngest person in orbit. The flight ultimately did not take place because he failed to pay the required $20 million.

Nelly returned to No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart with his second studio album, "Nellyville".