1994 The Disney film The Lion King hits theaters. A runaway hit, the movie takes in over $300 million in 1994, second only to Forrest Gump. The soundtrack goes Diamond, meaning over 10 million copies sold - a record for the soundtrack to an animated film.
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1967 Peter Green leaves John Mayall's Bluesbreakers to form
Fleetwood Mac. He hires Mick Fleetwood, but it takes John McVie four months to leave The Bluesbreakers and join the band named after him.
1986 At Giants Stadium in New Jersey,
The Police headline the last concert on the Conspiracy of Hope tour, which benefits Amnesty International. They have plans to record an album, but scrap them after drummer Stewart Copeland is injured in a polo match. The trio does not tour again until 2007.
1996
The Beastie Boys host the first Tibetan Freedom Concert, with performers that include
Sonic Youth,
Smashing Pumpkins and
John Lee Hooker. About 100,000 attend the two shows, raising money for the Milarepa Fund.
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