Flashback
Key moments in pop history, as remembered by someone who was there
Flashback: making Band Aid 20
Producer Nigel Godrich recalls Dizzee's rap and Bono's late arrival on 29 November 2004 as stars of the noughties recreated the Christmas classic
Flashback: October 1982
Paul Weller baffles fans and bandmates by quitting the Jam, as bass player Bruce Foxton recalls
Flashback: 13 September 1994
Confounding the critics, M People pip the likes of Blur to win the Mercury. Mike Pickering looks back
Flashback: 23 July 1999
Riots replace peace and love at the Woodstock '99 anniversary festival. Moby recalls the carnage
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In Colchester, the members of Blur play their first ever gig. On drums: Dave Rowntree
Flashback: 12 May 1971
In St Tropez, it's the celeb event of the year: Mick Jagger weds Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías. Reg Lancaster took the photos
Flashback: April 2000
Sir Peter Blake is busy putting together a collage exhibition for Tate Liverpool. So whose work does he find himself contemplating? Step forward Robbie Williams ...
Flashback: March 1989
Manchester's Stone Roses release their debut album, changing British music for ever. Singer Ian Brown is at the eye of the baggy-trousered storm
Flashback: February 1998
It's the Brit awards and anarchist pop group Chumbawamba spot deputy prime minister John Prescott. Singer Danbert Nobacon has an idea...
Flashback: January 1968
Johnny Cash records two shows inside Folsom State Prison, California. Legendary photographer Jim Marshall is the only man with a camera
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Putting the moral outrage that greeted 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' behind them, a more festive Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit No. 1 again, as singer Holly Johnson recalls
Flashback: November 1982
Duran Duran release the single 'Rio' and shoot a video for it on a sail boat in Antigua - while the recession continues to bite back home. Keyboard player Nick Rhodes reminisces
Flashback: October 1986
The Smiths are on the road for the second leg of 'The Queen is Dead' tour. And sounding better than ever, as drummer Mike Joyce recalls
Flashback: September 1978
Thirty years ago, those quintessential Americans the Grateful Dead rocked out at the Pyramids in Egypt. Max Bell recalls the Acid Test in the desert
Flashback: August 1992
Sixteen years before Jay-Z, Public Enemy become the first rap act to headline a major UK festival. Chuck D recalls how his band stormed Reading
Flashback: 23 july 1977
Disco diva Donna Summer recalls the moment her groundbreaking single 'I Feel Love' went to No.1 in the UK charts - and its miraculous impact on people's lives
Flashback: 11 june 1988
South African musical legend Hugh Masekela recalls his role in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute gig at Wembley Stadium 20 years ago
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30 may 1975: How do you stage Myths and Legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table? On ice! Rick Wakeman recalls his greatest prog extravaganza
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22 April 1978: On an unforgettable night, Bob Marley unites Jamaica's political enemies at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston. Vivien Goldman was there ...
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28 March 1964: Radio Caroline is launched, broadcasting from a boat off the coast of Suffolk. One of the station's DJs, Johnnie Walker, recalls a golden age of pirate radio
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