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Saturday, 05 July 2025 04:20
This Day in Rock History - July 5th
1969: A free concert in London’s Hyde Park that had been planned for months is turned into a memorial concert for Brian Jones when the former Rolling Stone dies just days before the event.
Mick Jagger reads a poem by Shelly in tribute and the band releases thousands of butterflies over the gathered crowd.
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