August 1
• 1942: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead is born Jerome John Garcia
• 1981: MTV is seen in 2.1 million homes during its first day on the air
August 3
• 1972: The Eagles perform at the Denver Coliseum.
August 4
• 1958: Billboard magazine debuts its “Hot 100” record list
August 8
• 1992: Metallica’s James Hetfield is seriously burned onstage by a pyrotechnics machine
August 9
• 1966: John Lennon apologizes for his statement that “The Beatles are more popular than Jesus”
• 1973: John Denver performs at Red Rocks
• 1995: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead dies of a heart attack while in a rehabilitation center
August 11
• 2001: The Eagles play the first event held at INVESCO Field at Mile High
August 12
• 1967: The Mamas and the Papas perform at Red Rocks
• 1975: Eric Clapton performs at the Denver Coliseum.
• 1994: Over 350,000 people attend Woodstock II in Saugerties, New York
August 14
• 1969: Diana Ross & The Supremes perform at Red Rocks
August 15
• 1969: The Woodstock Music and Peace Festival opens on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York
August 16
• 1974: The Ramones play their first show at CBGB’s
• 1977: Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his Memphis, Tennessee mansion
August 21
• 1962: Ray Charles performs at Red Rocks
August 23
• 1980: AC/DC releases their LP Back in Black with new lead singer Brian Johnson replacing the deceased Bon Scott
August 25
• 1957: Louis Armstrong performs at Red Rocks
August 26
• 1964: The Beatles perform at Red Rocks
• 1970: Jimi Hendrix makes his final public appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival in England
• 2004: Beatles-tribute band “1964” performs at Red Rocks, exactly forty years after The Beatles
August 27
• 1990: Stevie Ray Vaughn dies in a helicopter crash near Alpine Valley, Wisconsin
August 28
• 1930: Denver’s Paramount Theatre opens
• 1965: The crowd boos Bob Dylan for plugging in during a concert in Forest Hills, New York
August 30
• 1978: Grateful Dead performs at Red Rocks
