Today's 21 June Music in History

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  • 1868 Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg" premieres in Munich
  • 1951 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
  • 1969 Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"

Music Concert

1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert in McCrea, Louisiana; performers included Chuck Berry; Stephen Stills; WAR; John Sebastian; and Delaney and Bonnie

Music History

1975 Elton John, The Eagles and The Beach Boys play to 72,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, London

Glastonbury Festival

1979 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Tim Blake and Peter Gabriel headline; other performs include: Steve Hillage, The Alex Harvey Band, and Sky

Glastonbury Festival

1985 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Echo & the Bunnyman, Joe Cocker, and The Boomtown Rats headline; other performers include: The Style Council, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Nick Lowe, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, Hugh Masekela, Clannad, Midnight Oil, Aswad, and The Pogues

  • 1986 "Living on Video" by Trans-X peaks at #61
  • 1986 "Vienna Calling" by Falco peaks at #18
  • 1988 American rock band The Rascals begin their 1st tour in 20 years

Camelot

1993 Revival of Lerner and Loewe' musical "Camelot", with Robert Goulet as King Arthur, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 56 performances

  • 1997 "Defending the Caveman" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 671 performances
  • 1998 "Don't Be Cruel" second studio album by Bobby Brown is released (Grammy Award Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, 1990)

TheFutureEmbrace

2005 Billy Corgan releases "TheFutureEmbrace", his first solo album

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017 "Transformers: The Last Knight," starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Michael Bay, is released in the US and goes on to gross $605 million worldwide



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