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World Events[]

  • The wreckage of the Titanic is located in the North Atlantic by a joint American-French expedition
  • Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative & the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.
  • Microsoft releases the first version of their Windows operating system.
  • The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour.
  • Scientists of the British Antarctic Survey announce discovery of the ozone hole.

Events In Rock[]

  • The Live Aid concert takes place in Wembley Stadium, UK, Philadelphia, USA and smaller venues across the world.
  • David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career.
  • Guns N’ Roses formed in Los Angeles, California.
  • Radiohead are formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Major Rock Releases[]

  • Accept: ‘Metal Heart’
  • Bon Jovi: ‘7800° Fahrenheit’
  • Dio: 'Sacred Heart'
  • Dire Straits: ‘Brothers In Arms
  • The Firm: ‘The Firm’
  • Husker Du: ‘New Day Rising’
  • IQ: 'The Wake'
  • Magnum: ‘On A Storyteller’s Night’
  • Marillion: ‘Misplaced Childhood’
  • Gary Moore: 'Run For Cover'
  • Tom Petty: ‘Southern Accents’
  • Power Station: ‘Power Station’
  • Rush: 'Power Windows'
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan: ‘Soul To Soul’

List Of FRS Dates[]

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26 Apr 1985

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10 May 1985
17 May 1985
24 May 1985
31 May 1985
07 June 1985
14 June 1985
21 June 1985
28 June 1985
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12 July 1985
19 July 1985
26 July 1985
02 Aug 1985
09 Aug 1985
16 Aug 1985
23 Aug 1985
30 Aug 1985

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06 Sep 1985
13 Sep 1985
20 Sep 1985
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