August 20
- 2016 The Tragically Hip play their final concert, calling it quits at a show in lead singer Gord Downie’s hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in December 2015.
- 1948 Robert Plant is born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. Best known at Led Zeppelin’s lead singer, he wins the Album of the Year Grammy for Raising Sand, his 2007 collaboration with Alison Krauss.
August 21
- 1993 Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch is raided by police after a child who stayed there comes forward with allegations of molestation. Jackson lets police strip search him, which he finds very humiliating. No charges are filed, but Jackson will later deal with more allegations.
- 1990 Alice in Chains release their debut album, Facelift, one of the first grunge albums to gain widespread popularity
- 1962: Ray Charles performs at Red Rocks
August 23
- 1974 John Lennon claims to see a UFO from his New York apartment. He describes it as an archetypal flying saucer, surrounded by lights with a red one on top. In his next album, Walls and Bridges, he includes this note in the booklet: “On the 23rd August 1974 at 9 o’clock I saw a U.F.O. – J.L.”
- 1980: AC/DC releases their LP Back in Black with new lead singer Brian Johnson replacing the deceased Bon Scott
August 25
- 1970 The little-known, 23-year-old singer Elton John plays his first live show in the United States, co-headlining with the singer/songwriter David Ackles at The Troubadour in West Hollywood. The show gets rave reviews, giving him a huge career boost in America.
- 1976 Boston release their self-titled debut album, which despite being mostly recorded in Tom Scholz’ basement studio, becomes one of the best-selling debuts of all time.
- 1957: Louis Armstrong performs at Red Rocks
August 26
• 1964: The Beatles perform at Red Rocks
• 1970: Jimi Hendrix makes his final public appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival in England
• 2004: Beatles-tribute band “1964” performs at Red Rocks, exactly forty years after The Beatles
August 27
• 1990: Stevie Ray Vaughn dies in a helicopter crash near Alpine Valley, Wisconsin
- 1991 Pearl Jam release their debut album, Ten, which launches them to stardom and puts them in the forefront of the Seattle grunge movement.
August 28
• 1930: Denver’s Paramount Theatre opens
• 1965: The crowd boos Bob Dylan for plugging in during a concert in Forest Hills, New York
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