On this day in 1983, U2 released War, the album that knocked Michael Jackson's Thriller out of the number 1 position on the album charts. The group's third studio album featured several overtly political songs, including Sunday, Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on February 28 include...
1942 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is born.
1943 Donnie Iris is born.
1970 Led Zeppelin performs as The Nobs because Eva Von Zeppelin sued them to prevent their use of her name.
1970 Van Morrison releases Moondance.
1970 Matthew Fisher quits Procol Harum.
1972 George Harrison and wife Patti are injured in car wreck in London.
1977 Keith Richards gets busted for heroin and cocaine possession in Toronto.
1984 The Police win two of the four Grammy awards their Synchronicity album was nominated for.
1985 Uriah Heep's David Byron dies of liver disease at 38.
1989 Bob Dylan starts recording sessions for Oh Mercy.
1991 Legendary recording studio The Record Plant closes in Hollywood.
1994 Eric Clapton does his 100th concert at Royal Albert Hall.
1996 Tom Petty gets Male Rock Vocal Grammy for You Don't Know How It feels.
1996 Blues Traveler gets Grammy for Rock Performance Duo or Group for Run Around.
1996 Pearl Jam gest Best Hard Rock Performance for Spin The Black Circle.
2000 AC/DC releases Stiff Upper Lip.
2007 Doors star unveiled on Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
2007 Billy Thorpe (Children of the Sun) dies of a heart attack at 60.
2010 Neil Young closes Winter Olympics ceremony in Vancouver with Long May You Run.
2016 Dave Grohl performs Blackbird during Oscars memorial segment.
2016 Brain Johnson does his final concert with AC/DC before retiring due to hearing issues.
