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
- 19 April 1985: presented by Lemmy
- 21 June 1985: live from Knebworth Park
- 06 September 1985: presented by Pete Drummond
- 04 October 1985: no FRS (TV presenter of Knebworth Through The Night)
- 11 October 1985: no FRS (TV co-presenter of Radiofun 85)
- 15 November 1985: Birthday programme with listeners' chart
January |
February |
March |
April |
| 04 January 1985 11 January 1985 18 January 1985 25 January 1985 |
01 February 1985 08 February 1985 15 February 1985 22 February 1985 |
01 March 1985 08 March 1985 15 March 1985 22 March 1985 29 March 1985 |
05 April 1985 12 April 1985 19 April 1985 26 April 1985 |
May |
June |
July |
August |
| 03 May 1985 10 May 1985 17 May 1985 24 May 1985 31 May 1985 |
07 June 1985 14 June 1985 21 June 1985 28 June 1985 |
05 July 1985 12 July 1985 19 July 1985 26 July 1985 |
02 August 1985 09 August 1985 16 August 1985 23 August 1985 30 August 1985 |
September |
October |
November |
December |
| 06 September 1985 13 September 1985 20 September 1985 27 September 1985 |
18 October 1985 25 October 1985 |
01 November 1985 08 November 1985 15 November 1985 22 November 1985 29 November 1985 |
06 December 1985 13 December 1985 20 December 1985 27 December 1985 |