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Month: October 2003

2003 – On the final night of her Farewell tour, Cher is named the year’ Read more

2003 – On the final night of her Farewell tour, Cher is named the year’

2003 – On the final night of her Farewell tour, Cher is named the year’s biggest touring female by Billboard. She grossed $145 million and drew 2.2 million fans to over 200 concerts.

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2003 – The Flaming Lips are forced to cut short a concert in Birmingham Read more

2003 – The Flaming Lips are forced to cut short a concert in Birmingham

2003 – The Flaming Lips are forced to cut short a concert in Birmingham, England, after one of their dancing pandas collapses onstage.

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2003 – Paul Weller dismisses rumors that he will reform The Jam Read more

2003 – Paul Weller dismisses rumors that he will reform The Jam

2003 – Paul Weller dismisses rumors that he will reform The Jam (“Going Underground”) for a series of five huge concerts in 2004, labelling them “Bollocks.”

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2003 – Jane’s Addiction play a surprise “flash mob” gig outside Read more

2003 – Jane’s Addiction play a surprise “flash mob” gig outside

2003 – Jane’s Addiction play a surprise “flash mob” gig outside London’s Brixton Academy immediately after their Halloween show there. Fans were invited to the karaoke-styled set via text message.

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2003 – Lionel Richie files for divorce from his second wife, Dian Read more

2003 – Lionel Richie files for divorce from his second wife, Dian

2003 – Lionel Richie files for divorce from his second wife, Diane, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

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2003 – Britney Spears cancels a French concert to promote her new Read more

2003 – Britney Spears cancels a French concert to promote her new

2003 – Britney Spears cancels a French concert to promote her new album In the Zone after she comes down with a flu and severe throat infection.

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2003 – Over a hundred police Police are called to a Marilyn Manson Read more

2003 – Over a hundred police Police are called to a Marilyn Manson

2003 – Over a hundred police Police are called to a Marilyn Manson concert in Kansas City after fans push down a security barrier twice and the shock-rocker abruptly ends his show.

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2003 – Guitarist Terry Corso leaves Alien Ant Farm, the punk Read more

2003 – Guitarist Terry Corso leaves Alien Ant Farm, the punk

2003 – Guitarist Terry Corso leaves Alien Ant Farm, the punk/poppers best known for their hit cover “Smooth Criminal.”

Stu Sweatman No Comments 11:25 pm
2003 – Australian punks The Living End do a little taking car Read more

2003 – Australian punks The Living End do a little taking car

2003 – Australian punks The Living End do a little taking care of business, signing with Universal Music Publishing.

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2003 – Jennifer Lopez unveils her new line of perfume – Still Jennifer Read more

2003 – Jennifer Lopez unveils her new line of perfume – Still Jennifer

2003 – Jennifer Lopez unveils her new line of perfume – Still Jennifer Lopez. She describes the scent as “very true to my passions and my relationship to the public.”

Stu Sweatman No Comments 11:00 pm
2003 – The file-sharing application Napster returns to the Internet Read more

2003 – The file-sharing application Napster returns to the Internet

2003 – The file-sharing application Napster returns to the Internet as Napster 2.0, offering a paid-for downloading service.

Stu Sweatman No Comments 10:57 pm
2003 – Paul McCartney, 61, becomes a dad again as his wife Heather Read more

2003 – Paul McCartney, 61, becomes a dad again as his wife Heather

2003 – Paul McCartney, 61, becomes a dad again as his wife Heather Mills gives birth to a baby girl, seven-pound Beatrice Milly.

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