July 2

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 2
Roy Bittan of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band is 61; Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis And The News is 58; Gene Taylor (Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 58; Dave Parsons of Bush is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1962 Jimi Hendrix is discharged from the Army
1980 Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead are arrested at the San Diego Sports Arena and charged with "suspicion of inciting a riot"
1991 60 people are injured at a Guns 'N' Roses concert near St. Louis after Axl Rose sees a fan video taping the show and he jumps into the audience starting a riot
1995 17 people are arrested as fans start rioting at a Grateful Dead concert in Noblesville, Indiana
2004 Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver enters a no-contest plea in L.A. to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. The count stems from an incident the previous October, where the singer crashed his vehicle into a parked van
2005 The Live 8 concerts take place, where a reunited Pink Floyd perform
2008 Natasha Shneider of Queens Of The Stone Age dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California. Shneider was 52

IN CONCERT
Saturday, July 3 SURVIVOR Busch Gardens Tampa
Saturday, July 3 PAT BENATAR/REO SPEEDWAGON Universal Studios Orlando
Saturday, July 3 STING 1-800-Ask-Gary Tampa
Saturday, July 3 HOLE Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Iron Maiden Explores 'The Final Frontier'
Kings of Leon Previews New Album In London
Trent Reznor Scores David Fincher's 'The Social Network'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, July 5 JANUS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, July 7 Tribute to RONNIE JAMES DIO 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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