Famous Musical Performances 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stone Roses at Spike Island

Spike Island is in the middle of the River Mersey, surrounded by chemical plants. The gig was attended by 28,000 people.

Answer: Woodstock

Woodstock was held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York. Performers included Joan Baez, Joe Cocker,Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Ravi Shankar, Sly and the Family Stone and The Who

Answer: Elvis's first TV appearance

Elvis' first appearance was on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show. BUt it was on June 5, 1956, on The Milton Berle Show, that Presley scandalized the audience with his suggestive hip movements during a performance of his new single "Hound Dog".

Answer: The Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show for first time

The program was aired live before 73 million viewers (40% of the nation's population). The Beatles performed "All My Loving," "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Answer: The Beatles rooftop performance

The Beatles performed on top of the Apple HQ at 3 Savile Row, W1. It was on this same rooftop on April 22 1969 that John Lennon changed his name to John Ono Lennon

Answer: The Rolling Stones at Altamont

In an attempt to recreate the atmosphere of the free Hyde Park gig, and as a reaction to the Woodstock festival, the Stones gave a free concert given at Altamont, a disused racetrack located about 40 miles east of San Francisco. The on-site security was provided by the Hells Angels at the suggestion of the Grateful Dead. Jagger refused to perform during the day to ensure a better film with lighting at night, and this resulted in an escalation of violence between fans and security. Meredith Hunter, a young black fan who had brought a pistol (and a white girlfriend) to the show, was stabbed and beaten to death by the Hells Angels during the band's performance of "Under My Thumb". (The concert would be documented in Albert and David Maysles' film Gimme Shelter).

Answer: Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladeash was organised by George Harrison, and also featured an unannounced appearance from Bob Dylan.

Answer: Dylan called "Judas" for playing electric

This happened at the Manchester Free Trade Hall. At the end of the concert, a folk fan angry that Dylan had adopted an electric sound, shouted "Judas!" from the audience. Dylan replied, "I don't believe you! You're a liar!" before they launched into the last song of the night -"Like a Rolling Stone".

Answer: Elvis' last concert

Elvis' last live concert appearance was at the Market Square Arena, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He died at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee on August 16th, 1977.

Answer: The Beatles perform "All you need is Love" on TV

The song was performed for 'Our World', which was one of the first international shows with a multiplicity of nations viewing and contributing. The aired version was Take 58, the last of 11 takes on that date.