89: July 6, 1977
ROGER WATERS SPITS AT A 粉丝 DURING A 粉, 粉色 FLOYD SHOW: The incident would inspire Waters to write "The Wall", a masterpiece of rock-star alienation and anomie.
88: April 6, 1974
ABBA WIN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: Making possible the ascendance of Swedish pop and approximately 18 bajillion drunken wedding dances.
87: October 9, 1999
COACHELLA KICKS OFF: Beginning the annual pilgrimage of alterna-kids to the Sonoran Desert.
86: November 21, 1959
ALAN FREED FIRED IN FIRST PAYOLA SCANDAL: Ending the career of the DJ who invented the term rock & roll.
85: July 18, 1991
LOLLAPALOOZA...
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