new wave

1991
INXS released in November 1991

This performance was recorded and filmed to become Live Baby Live , a live album that was released in November 1991 and peaked in the Top 30 in the Australia and UK album charts. The album had less success on The Billboard 200.

The Police Summers joins Sting at Hollywood Bowl

On 2 October 1991 (Sting’s 40th birthday), Summers joined Sting on stage at the Hollywood Bowl during The Soul Cages Tour to perform “Walking on the Moon”, “Every Breath You Take”, and “Message in a Bottle”.

INXS performed at Wembley Stadium

INXS performed at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1991, during their “Summer XS” tour stop in London to a sold-out audience of 74,000 fans.

Buck-Tick Kurutta Taiyou was released on February 21, 1991. Three singles were

Kurutta Taiyou was released on February 21, 1991. Three singles were released, ” Speed “, ” M・A・D ” and ” Jupiter “. Four days after the release of the album, the band performed a unique concert called Satellite Circuit, which was recorded in a studio with no audience and then…
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The Clash number-one UK single

On 2 March 1991, a reissue of “Should I Stay or Should I Go” gave the Clash their first and only number-one UK single.

Midnight Oil Ghostwriters

Ghostwriters have released Ghostwriters (1991)

A-ha Rock in Rio II festival

At the January 1991 Rock in Rio II festival, A-ha shocked the international entertainment press by drawing an audience of 198,000 at Maracanã stadium for their top-billed evening concert—a Guinness World Record for biggest rock concert attendance. In contrast, the other performers ( George Michael , Prince and Guns N’…
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Midnight Oil ARIA Awards

At the 1991 ARIA Awards ceremony, Midnight Oil won ‘ Best Group ‘ and an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ and ‘ Best Cover Artist ‘, ‘Best Video’ and ‘ Album of the Year ‘ for Blue Sky Mining . Morris, accepting awards for Midnight Oil, was criticised for a speech lasting…
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New Order (band) John Denver lawsuit

In 1991, the band was sued by the publishing company of American singer John Denver , who claimed that the guitar break in “Run 2″ was similar to his song ” Leaving on a Jet Plane “.

Dinosaur Jr. For touring purposes, Mascis first added Van Conner , and then Mike

For touring purposes, Mascis first added Van Conner , and then Mike Johnson on bass. Together they embarked on several tours to support Green Mind , with support acts that included Nirvana . In 1991, Sire Records released an EP titled Whatever’s Cool with Me that featured old B-sides coupled…
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