Why June 27th Matters In Rock History

Singer Deryck Whibley of "Sum 41" group performs at the "Rock am Ring" music festival on June 3, 2017 in Nuerburg.
Germany's biggest rock festival will resume after being disrupted by fears of a possible "terrorist threat" which have proved to be unfounded, the organisers said Saturday. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Thomas Frey / Germany OUT        (Photo credit should read THOMAS FREY/AFP/Getty Images)
Singer Deryck Whibley of "Sum 41" group performs at the "Rock am Ring" music festival on June 3, 2017 in Nuerburg. Germany's biggest rock festival will resume after being disrupted by fears of a possible "terrorist threat" which have proved to be unfounded, the organisers said Saturday. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Thomas Frey / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read THOMAS FREY/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s June 27th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

- In 2000, Canadian band Sum 41 released its debut EP, Half Hour of Power.

- In 1970, the English band Smile decided to change its name to Queen.

- In 2002, The Who bassist John Entwistle died from a heart attack at age 57 in his room at Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel, one day before the first scheduled show of the band’s U.S. tour.

- In 2015, Yes bassist Chris Squire died at the age of 67 from cancer.

- In 1981, Motörhead had their only No. 1 album in the UK when their live set No Sleep Til Hammersmith topped the chart.

- In 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the Internet. Over 10,000 CompuServe subscribers downloaded the song “Head First” within its first eight days of availability.

- In 1971, the Fillmore East concert hall in New York closed with performances by the Allman Brothers, the J. Geils Band, the Beach Boys and Mountain.

- In 1995, Mirror Ball, the collaborative album between Neil Young and Pearl Jam, came out. 

- And in 2006, Axl Rose was arrested after allegedly biting a security guard on the leg outside his hotel in Stockholm, Sweden. 

And that’s what happened today in rock history.

Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio