Happy 75th birthday to this legend...Mark knopfler!

Also on this day (Aug 12)...

In 1989, the Moscow Music Peace Festival began at Russia’s Lenin Stadium. The two-day event was particularly momentous, as it marked the first time that a Soviet-era audience could stand up and dance (previously, they were required to remain seated). Among the performers were Mötley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Skid Row, and The Scorpions.

In 1986, Prince played his first UK concert at London’s Wembley Arena. The three-night residency marked the first stop on the artist’s European Parade Tour.

In 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham played together for the first time during a rehearsal at a studio in London’s West End. Within a month, they would start using the band name Led Zeppelin.