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Bandleader Benny Strong is playing at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a seven week stand.
Sonny And Cher record 500 Miles, Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love, Then He Kissed Me and Unchained Melody at Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA. Sonny Bono acts as producer, and the band includes guitarists Barney Kessel, Don Peake, Howard Roberts, Monte Dunn and Steve Mann, with bassists Cliff Hils and Lyle Ritz, drummers Earl Palmer, Frank Capp and Hal Blaine, harpsichordist Mike Rubini and pianists Don Randi and Harold Battiste.
Sonny Bono, of Sonny And Cher, writes in his diary that his singing partner "is a changed person. Her wants and reasons have changed. I don't understand them. I don't know if she does either. I thought I was teaching. She thought I was intimidating."
U2 play at The Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Members.
U2 play another gig in their weekly residency at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
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On their Unforgettable Fire tour, 
On their Standing On The Edge tour, Cheap Trick play at The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
In Simi Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA, after seven days of jury deliberations, all five officers accused of the brutal battery of speeding suspect Rodney King are aquitted of assault and three of the five are aquitted of using excessive force. This is despite the existence of video footage clearing showing the battering. The jury's decision sparks off several days of rioting in Los Angeles. The attack on King and the subsequent riots will inspire several songs including We Had to Tear This Motherfucka Up by Ice Cube, April 29, 1992 [Miami] by Sublime, L.A.P.D. by The Offspring, The Day Tha Niggaz Took Over by Dr Dre, Livin' On The Edge by Aerosmith, We Shall Be Free by Garth Brooks, Like A King by Ben Harper, Rodney King by The Boo Radleys and Burn by Jughead's Revenge.
Bono of U2 has an audience with Pope John Paul II in his summer house near Rome, Italy, Europe.The John Lennon Museum is opened in the Saitama Super Arena, Japan. On the same day, Bono of U2 guest-edits the French newspaper Liberation.
It is announced that Bono of U2 is among the nominees for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, because of his efforts to promote awareness of the effects of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Gavin Rossdale, formerly of Bush, announces that his first new material in four years will be released by his new band, Institute, and will be a 'hardcore' album featuring contributions from his wife Gwen Stefani, and U2-producer Daniel Lanois.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Paul McCartney with U2 is the highest new entry in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, entering at No48. Mariah Carey remains at No1 with We Belong Together.
U2's film Rattle And Hum is released in the new Blu-ray format, along with non-rock films including The Italian Job and Aeon Flux.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that U2 were the music industry's top money makers in 2009, having earned more than $108m in that year. Bruce Springsteen comes second with $57m, followed by Madonna with $47m.
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Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival, announces that U2 have been forced to cancel their headlining slot at the 2010 festival because of injuries sustained by lead singer Bono while rehearsing in Germany for the band's next tour.U2 announce that lead singer Bono is now recovering from his recent back surgery and, as a result, they can now re-schedule the tour dates they had previously cancelled. [Bono had injured his back during rehearsals in Germany].
On their 360 Degree tour U2 play the second of two nights in Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, Europe, supported by Razorlight.On their 360 Degree tour U2 play the first of two nights in Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, supported by Jay-Z.On the fifth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 are rehearsing for the next night's show at FNB Stadium, [aka Soccer City], Johannesburg, South Africa.On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play at The Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
On the seventh leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at INVESCO Field At Mile High, Denver, Colorado, USA, supported by The Fray.
On the seventh leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at The Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Florence And The Machine.
On the seventh leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, supported by Interpol.
On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play at Plania Stadion, Schladming, Austria, Europe.
On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play the first of two nights at The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, USA.
Yes set off on a North American tour, the first leg of an international trek in which they will play three complete albums each night for the first time - The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Going for the One. The first show is played at The Peppermill Concert Hall, West Wendover, Nevada, USA. The tour is scheduled to end in Detroit, Michigan, on April 12.
Having lost its core funding, the British Music Experience museum in London, UK, closes down, and announces that it is seeking a new home.
During an Apple product launch in Cupertino, California, USA, U2 perform The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone), a track from their new album, Songs of Innocence. They then reveal that the entire album is to be released free of charge on iTunes.When U2 begin the European leg of their Innocence And Experience world tour in Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy, Europe, singer Bono changes the lyrics of their song Pride (In The Name Of Love) to "One boy washed up on an empty beach", a reference to Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach earlier in the week.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at The Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York State, USA, supported by Beck.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at The US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, supported by Beck.
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