World Events[]
- Death of IRA man Bobby Sands following hunger strike in Maze Prison
- Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated, and attempts made on US President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II
- Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, sentenced to life in prison on multiple counts
- First London Marathon
- Riots in Toxteth and Brixton
- Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
Events In Rock[]
- Aerosmith's Steven Tyler injured in motorcycle accident that leaves him hospitalised for two months
- Billy Idol leaves Generation X for solo career
- Eric Clapton hospitalised with bleeding ulcers and again following car crash
- Yes announce break up
- First issue of Kerrang! magazine
- Début of MTV
- Iron Maiden play first show with Bruce Dickinson as lead singer
- Deaths of Bob Marley, Harry Chapin, Mike Bloomfield and Bob Hite (Canned Heat)
Major Rock Releases[]
- UFO: 'The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent'
- AC/DC: 'For Those About To Rock, We Salute You'
- Motorhead: 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith'
- Genesis : 'Abacab'
- Phil Collins: 'Face Value'
- Iron Maiden: 'Killers'
- Rainbow: 'Difficult To Cure'
- Rush: 'Moving Pictures'
- Status Quo: 'Never Too Late'
- Whitesnake: 'Come An' Get It'
- Rolling Stones: 'Tattoo You'
- Black Sabbath: 'Mob Rules'
- Saxon: 'Denim & Leather'
- Saracen: 'Heroes, Saints & Fools'
- Samson: 'Shock Tactics'
- Journey: 'Escape'
- Foreigner: '4'
- Survivor: 'Premonition'
- Rush: 'Exit...Stage Left'
- Gillan: 'Future Shock'
- Gillan: 'Double Trouble'
- Judas Priest: 'Point of Entry'
- Ozzy Osbourne: 'Diary of a Madman'
- Y & T: 'Earthshaker'
- Wishbone Ash: 'Number the Brave'
- Toto: 'Turn Back'
- Thin Lizzy: 'Renegade'
- Accept- 'Breaker'
- Pat Benatar: 'Precious Time'
- Tom Petty: Hard Promises
List Of FRS Dates[]
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- 02 January 1981 / 09 January 1981 / 16 January 1981 / 23 January 1981 / 30 January 1981
- 06 February 1981 / 20 February 1981 /
- 06 March 1981 / 13 March 1981 / 20 March 1981 / 27 March 1981
- 03 April 1981 / 10 April 1981 / 17 April 1981 / 24 April 1981
- 01 May 1981 / 08 May 1981 / 22 May 1981 / 29 May 1981
- 05 June 1981 / 12 June 1981 / 19 June 1981 / 26 June 1981
- 03 July 1981 / 10 July 1981 / 17 July 1981 / 24 July 1981 / 31 July 1981
- 07 August 1981 / 14 August 1981 / 21 August 1981 / 28 August 1981 / 29 August 1981 (Rock On)
- 04 September 1981 / 11 September 1981 / 18 September 1981 / 25 September 1981
- 02 October 1981 / 09 October 1981 / 16 October 1981 / 23 October 1981 / 30 October 1981
- 06 November 1981 / 13 November 1981 / 20 November 1981 / 27 November 1981
- 04 December 1981 / 11 December 1981 / 18 December 1981 / 25 December 1981