August 8
• 1992: Metallica’s James Hetfield is seriously burned onstage by a pyrotechnics machine
August 9
• 1966: John Lennon apologizes for his statement that “The Beatles are more popular than Jesus”
• 1973: John Denver performs at Red Rocks
• 1995: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead dies of a heart attack while in a rehabilitation center
August 11
• 2001: The Eagles play the first event held at INVESCO Field at Mile High
August 12
• 1967: The Mamas and the Papas perform at Red Rocks
• 1975: Eric Clapton performs at the Denver Coliseum.
• 1994: Over 350,000 people attend Woodstock II in Saugerties, New York
August 14
• 1969: Diana Ross & The Supremes perform at Red Rocks
August 15
• 1969: The Woodstock Music and Peace Festival opens on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York
