Cleveland's Municipal Stadium hosted the Grand Opening concert for the Rock Hall Of Fame on this night in 1995. Sure-thing early inductees that accepted invites to perform include Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, the Allman Brothers Band, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lou Reed, Little Richard, the Kinks, Aretha Franklin, and Robbie Robertson.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on September 2 include...
1957 Steve Porcaro of Toto born.
1970 Phil Collins answers ad for drummer in Melody Maker placed by Geneisis.
1971 Drummer Mickey Hart's father is arrested and charged with keeping $70 k of the Grateful Dead's money.
1982 Fleetwood Mac opens Mirage tour.
1986 Justin Hayward hospitalized for exhaustion after Moody Blues concert in LA.
1988 Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel play Amnesty International benefit in London.
1989 Ozzy Osbourne arrested for threatening wife, charges later dropped.
1996 Styx does National Anthem before Bears-Cowboys game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
2001 A bomb threat interrupts a Clarence Clemmons set at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.
2009 John Fogerty does free concert with Blue Ridge Rangers at South Street Seaport in New York City.
2013 Elton John is awarded the first Brits Icon Award.
2018 Lynyrd Skynyrd does its last concert in the band's hometown, Jacksonville, Florida. The Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Blackberry Smoke, Kid Rock and Jason Aldean also play.
