Why August 2nd Matters In Rock History

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 25:  (L-R) Regine Chassagnes, Win Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire receive the award during the 2018 JUNO Awards at Rogers Arena on March 25, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada.  (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 25: (L-R) Regine Chassagnes, Win Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire receive the award during the 2018 JUNO Awards at Rogers Arena on March 25, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

It’s August 2nd and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

- In 2010, Arcade Fire released their hit album, The Suburbs, which debuted at No. 1 and went on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.

- In 1962, Robert Allen Zimmerman legally became Bob Dylan.

- In 2003, Kiss and Aerosmith kicked off their co-headlining tour.

- In 1986, Peter Cetera began two weeks on top of the charts with his song “The Glory of Love,” the theme to the film Karate Kid II.

- In 1988, the Beastie Boys started a three-week run at No. 1 on the album chart with Hello Nasty, the group’s third record to top the chart.

- In 1975, the Eagles went to No. 1 on the charts with their song “One of These Nights.”

- And in 2006, Killers singer Brandon Flowers married Tana Munblowsky in a private ceremony in Hawaii.

And that’s what happened today in rock history.

Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio