2005 – Death Cab for Cutie wrap up the two-day Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago with a headlining set. Other performers during the weekend included the Pixies, The Kaiser Chiefs, and Dinosaur Jr.
2004 – Organizers announce that the Lollapalooza touring festival, set to feature Morrissey, the Pixies and String Cheese Incident as headliners, has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
2003 – After various delays, Lollapalooza kicks off again, with headliners Jane’s Addiction and a line-up that includes Incubus, hip-hop act Jurassic Five and Audioslave.
2003 – The opening date of the Lollapalooza tour – featuring Audioslave and Queens of the Stone Age – is cancelled because organizers say Jane’s Addiction’s stage won’t fit the Ionia County Fairgrounds venue in Michigan.
1999 – It is announced that Lollapalooza, the popular festival concert from years past has had the plug pulled for the second consecutive year. Organizers cite lack of a strong enough lineup, and not wanting to taint the festival’s name with a substandard bill as reasons for the cancellation.
The Ramones are often considered to be the first punk rock group of the 80′s. They are an American Rock band and the band was formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974. The group performed 2,263 concerts and toured almost non stop for 22 years. The band finally split up in 1996 after they performed their final show at the Lollapalooza music festival. The three founding members, Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny all three died within eight years after they split up.
The members of the Ramones band were, Joey Ramone (vocalist), Johnny Ramone (guitar), Dee Dee Ramone (Bass guitar, C. J. Ramone (bass guitar), Marky Ramone (drums), Richie Ramone (drums), and Tommy Ramone (drums). The group was signed with the punk rock recording company called, Ubiquity, in New York City. Their Greatest Hits were recorded on the Sire records label in 1976 and was called, Blitzkrieg Bop. In 1989 they recorded the sountrack for the horror film called, Pet Sematary. Their sound was the blueprint for punk rock.
Some of the groups most popular songs were, Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat On the Brat, Judy Is A Punk, I Wanna’ Be Your Boyfriend, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker, Pin head, Commando, Rockaway Beach, We’re A Happy Family, Cretin Hop, Teenage Lobotomy, I Wanna’ Be Sedated, I Just Want To Have Something To Do, Rock ‘N’ Roll High School, Baby, I Love You, Do You Remember Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio?, KKK Took My Baby Away, Outsider, Pet Sematary, and Wart Hog.
The Ramones did not achieve much commercial success during their music career and their only album to reach gold status in the United States was their compilation album called, Ramones Mania. The band has gained more recognition in the years since their split, and they are in the Rolling Stones top 100 list for the Greatest Artists of All Time. They are also on the VH1′s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and Mojo’s 100 Greatest Albums list. The Ramones were voted as the second greatest rock and roll band ever in Spin Magazine, in 2002. Number one group in Spin magazine was The beatles. On March 18, 2002, The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Ramones grew up listening to rock and roll stars such as The Beach Boys, The beatles, The Kinks, The Ronettes, and proto punk groups such as The Stooges and the New York Dolls. The band released a total of 42 albums and 7 films during their career.
1995 – Security guards carry a sobbing Courtney Love offstage after she begins fighting with Hole fans because they aren’t cheering loudly enough during the last night of the Lollapalooza tour in Mountain View, Calif.
1995 – Sinead O’Connor drops out of the Lollapalooza tour after just eight performances announcing she is pregnant and can’t tolerate the heat wave gripping the Midwest. She is replaced on the tour by Elastica.
1995 – At Lollapalooza in George, Wash., Courtney Love belts Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Hanna. Charged with assault, Love receives a suspended one-year sentence and is required to take courses in anger management.
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