This Day in Music History: July 28
July 28, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: July 28.
1964: The Beatles performed in Sweden for their second time and appeared for two shows at an ice hockey arena, the Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm. During the first show,Paul McCartney and John Lennon received mild electrical shocks from un-grounded microphones.
1969: It was reported by the Moscow Police that thousands of public phone booths had been vandalized after thieves were stealing parts of the phones in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A feature in a Russian youth magazine had shown details on how this could be done.
1979: The Boomtown Rats scored their second UK No.1 single with 'I Don't Like Mondays'. Bob Geldof wrote the song after reading a report on the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, California. She killed two adults, injured eight children and one police officer. She showed no remorse for her crime, and her explanation for the crimes was "I don't like Mondays, this livens up the day."
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1991: Almost 100 people were arrested after an estimated 2,000 Youths rioted after a MC Hammer concert in Penticon, Canada.
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2011: Michael Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf) passed out onstage at Pittsburgh's Trib Amphitheater during an apparent asthma attack. After approximately ten minutes he regained his composure and finished the show.
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