Why October 12th Matters In Rock History

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 13: Rod Stewart is seen arriving during the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round, second leg match between Celtic and CFR Cluj at Celtic Park on August 13, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 13: Rod Stewart is seen arriving during the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round, second leg match between Celtic and CFR Cluj at Celtic Park on August 13, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

It’s October 12th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

- In 1975, Rod Stewart played his final gig with The Faces at New York’s Nassau Coliseum.

- In 1978, Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with her murder. 

- In 1974, Blondie appeared at CBGB under the name Blondie for the first time ever.

- In 1979, Jethro Tull singer Ian Anderson had his right eye torn by a thorn on a rose that an adoring fan threw onstage as the band was performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

- In 1991, Nirvana’s album Nevermind hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, going gold for sales of 500,000 copies. They also played Saturday Night Live that day.

- In 2001, Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland amicably quit the band due to musical differences.

- And in 2005, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee suffered minor burns during a concert in Wyoming when pyrotechnics exploded as he was being suspended from a wire 30 feet above the stage. 

And that’s what happened today in rock history.

Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio