On This Day in Rock: May 25
24 moments in rock history on May 25.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on May 25, 2026 (6 posts)
This Day In Rock History: May 25th 1948 Klaus Meine (lead singer of Scorpions) is born in Hanover, Germany. 1950 Robby Steinhardt (co-lead singer for Kansas) is born in Illinois, but will grow up in Lawrence, Kansas. 2005 Domenic Troiano (guitarist for The Guess Who, Bush) dies at age 59 after a ten-year battle...
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1973
Mike Oldfield released Tubular Bells
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1973
Gong released Flying Teapot
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1976
UFO released No Heavy Petting
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1978
AC/DC released Powerage
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1978
David Gilmour released David Gilmour
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1982
Spandau Ballet released Diamond
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- 1984 Siouxsie and the Banshees released the single "Dazzle" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1987 U2 released the single "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1987
The Cure released Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
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- 1993 Robert Plant released Fate of Nations Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1994 Glay released Hai to Diamond Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1998 Die Ärzte released 13 Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1999 Red Hot Chili Peppers released the single "Scar Tissue" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1999 King Crimson released Cirkus: The Young Persons' Guide to King Crimson Live Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1999 Anti-Flag released A New Kind of Army Forum threads Wikipedia
Born on this day
- 1942 Brian Davison of The Nice was born Forum threads Wikipedia
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1948
Klaus Meine of Scorpions was born
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1950
Robby Steinhardt of Kansas was born
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1958
Paul Weller of The Jam was born
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1962
Anders Johansson of HammerFall was born
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Photo: Heptagon-Anders, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1969
Glen Drover was born
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2025
Simon House of Hawkwind died
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Photo: Louise Bialik, CC BY-SA 3.0
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