1971-12-29

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1971
10/5 Tue
Black Sabbath perform the first set of their Whisky a Go Go performance in all-white tuxedos.
11/8 Mon
"Led Zeppelin release officially untitled fourth studio album, which would become the biggest-selling album of the year (1972), the band's biggest-selling album, and the fourth best-selling album of all time."
12/1 Wed
Belgian singing duo Nicole & Hugo are married at Wemmel.
12/4 Sat
"The Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, catches fire and burns during a performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention when a fan fires a flare gun into its rafters. Members of Deep Purple, who were due to begin recording at the casino the
12/10 Fri
Frank Zappa breaks his leg after being pushed off the stage by a deranged fan at The Rainbow in London.
12/31 Fri
"Bob Dylan makes a surprise appearance for the encore of The Band's New Year's Eve concert at the Academy of Music, joining the group for four songs including ""Like a Rolling Stone""."
1972
1/17 Mon
"Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed ""Elvis Presley Boulevard."""
1/20 Thu
"The d_but of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties. Dark Side of the Moon would be played in its entirety the following night, but it would be a full year before the album was released."
1/21 Fri
"Keith Richards jumps on stage to jam with Chuck Berry at the Hollywood Palladium, but is ordered off for playing too loud. Berry later claims that he did not recognize Keith and would not have booted him if he did."
1/29 Sat
"The first Sunbury Music Festival is held in Sunbury, Victoria. Performers include Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Wendy Saddington, Chain and The La De Das."
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