21 great moments in rock history (from the 60s to 90s), so far:
- John Lennon murdered by die hard fan, M.D.C, 1980
- Altamont Tragedy, Hells Angels clashed with Audience during Rolling Stones concert in Altamont San Fran, 1969
- Woodstock 1969, sucessfully brings peace message to around the world
- Aerosmith collaboration with Run DMC; 1986
- The Police concert at Shea Stadium, 1983, proves to the world that new waves is more than pretty androgyny faces
- Jim Morrison's death, 1971
- MTV first airing, 1981, without it there's no Video Clips as another way for promotion than tours and songs request on the radio today.
- Boomtown Rats's single, I Don't Like Monday, 1979, it got so famous that US radios refuse to play the song because they thought it's shadowing the fame of American musicians' works
- Michael Jackson inveted Moon Walk, 1983, one of the most technical in break dancing today. Brought MJ's musical career after his childhood goes sky rocket
- Controversial statement by John Lennon on Evening Standard tabloid, 1966 that makes him and rest of The Beatles accused that they're comparing themselves with God.
- Live Aid concert, 1985, the first music festival held for charity. Who also grants Bob Geldof as the perso who responsible for the event knighted and recieving the title "Sir" before his name.
- Roger Waters held The Wall Concert, 1990, to celebrate the fallen of Berlin Wall
- Jimi Hendrix Concert, 1967, on Monterey Pop Festival. His debut performing in big concert.
- The birth of Napster, 1999, the time where internet illegal song download finally taken seriously as sales and copyrights threat.
- Rock In Rio, 1985, proves that "Third world" country can also held huge music festival and makes big impact to the world.
- Kurt Cobain's death, 1994, that also the death of Grunge
- Freddy Mercury's death, 1991, it came out fo the blue and shocks so many people. Also one of the event that concerns many people with the seriousness of AIDS.
- Scorpions concert in Leningrad, 1988, historical and celebrated as the first time Communist country being open to Western cultures. Thoug, Billy jOel had done it first a year before.
- Axl Rose duet with Elton John, 1992, t'was no secret at this time that Axl is a homophobe and Lennon is an out gay man, this made many fans shocked so much. And later, it is confirmed that Axl is a huge fan of Elton and willingly accepting the duet offer for singing Bohemian Rhapsody to commemorate Freddy Mercury's death with him, although Elton is openly gay.
- Metallica and Guns n Roses two man concert tour, 1992, the former was the King of Metal and the latter was the King of Rock, together having tours had attracts many fans and other people around the world excited with it. And cosidered as one of the greatest tour in the 90s.
- Ozzy Ousbourne's concert in Des Moine, Iowa, 1982. The concert that having infamous Bat biting by Ozzy. One classic stunts of Metal and will never be forgotten.
I didn't include the 2Ks becaause this era is still long way to go.