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- The Rolling Stones began a 20-date European tour in Malmö, Sweden.
- Greg Richling, bassist of The Wallflowers, was born.
- Led Zeppelin performed before 6,000 people at Milwaukee Arena at a concert that had been moved from August 27. One reviewer wrote that the group started slowly but finished in great style, with the crowd gradually becoming captivated by the performance.
- The Beach Boys released their sixteenth studio album, "Sunflower", through Reprise Records. The album reached No. 151 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 29 in the United Kingdom. It included the singles "Add Some Music to Your Life" and "Cool, Cool Water", originally recorded for the album "Smiley Smile".
- Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees married Linda Gray, the former Miss Edinburgh, on his 24th birthday. He chose the wedding date so that he would not forget the anniversary. The couple had five children, including Stephen, who played guitar in his father's band.
- Elvis Presley performed in Las Vegas at an afternoon and midnight show.
- Led Zeppelin performed at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.
- Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in an evening Dinner Show and a Midnight Show. Both performances had an attendance of 2,200.
- Genesis published an advertisement in Melody Maker seeking a drummer and musicians “determined to break through stagnant musical forms”. Nineteen-year-old Phil Collins responded to the advertisement and eventually joined the group.
- Folk singer Kristie MacColl was born.
- The Rolling Stones performed at Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.
- Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, co-founder, guitarist and singer of Canned Heat, was found dead at the age of 27 in the garden of his bandmate Bob Hite in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. He died from a barbiturate overdose. He was also known for performances at the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock and for singing on “Going Up the Country” and “On the Road Again”.
- Arthur Brown was arrested at the Palermo Pop ’70 festival in Italy after setting his helmet on fire and stripping on stage during his performance of “Fire”. He spent four days in solitary confinement and was subsequently deported by Italian authorities.
- It was reported that Bob Dylan’s bootleg album Great White Wonder had sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide.
- Elvis Presley performed two concerts at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, an evening show at 8:30 p.m. and a midnight performance. Both concerts reportedly drew audiences of 2,200.
- Freddie King and Johnny Winter performed at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.
- Led Zeppelin performed at the Sports Arena in San Diego, California. A local newspaper critic described the performance as resembling an evangelical religious service, with clapping, shouting, parading and an atmosphere of frenzy among the young audience.
- Elvis Presley performed an evening and midnight show at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening show began at 8:30 p.m. before an audience of 2,200, followed by the midnight show.
- Igor Cavalera, drummer and co-founder of the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The band was formed in 1984 and became a major force in thrash metal and groove metal in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- The Allman Brothers Band performed at The Scene club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- The Rolling Stones released their second live album, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert. It was released by Decca Records in the UK and London Records in the US, reached number six in America and was certified platinum. In the UK, it reached number one and became the first live album to top the official chart; overall, it reached the Top 10 in nine countries.
- Elvis Presley performed evening and midnight shows at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. The evening show began at approximately 8:15 p.m. and the midnight show at midnight, with each attracting about 2,200 people.
- Janis Joplin began recording her version of “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster. It was also her final recording with the Full Tilt Boogie Band. After her death, the song reached number one on the US singles chart in 1971.
- Poco performed at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist Dean Fertita was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He played with The Waxwings, was a member of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, and later joined Queens of the Stone Age.
- Elvis Presley performed three shows at the International Hotel in Las Vegas – an evening show, a midnight show and a 3 a.m. performance. Each had a capacity of approximately 2,200 people.
- Australian singer Cheyne Coates was born. With Madison Avenue, she had the Australian No. 1 hit "Don't Call Me Baby" in 1999 and the UK No. 1 in 2000.
- Jimi Hendrix gave his final live performance at the Open Air Love & Peace Festival on the German island of Fehmarn. The set included songs such as "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze" and "Foxy Lady". A recording of the festival was not officially released until 2005, on the album "Live at the Isle of Fehmarn". Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970.
- The Rolling Stones performed at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Elvis Presley performed at the International Hotel in Las Vegas at 8:15 p.m. and again at midnight; approximately 2,200 people attended the two shows.
- The International Hotel presented Elvis Presley with a wide gold belt inscribed “World’s Championship / Attendance Record / Las Vegas Nevada / International Hotel”, reportedly worth around $10,000.
- Chad Sexton, drummer and percussionist with 311, was born in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Simon & Garfunkel released the song “El Condor Pasa” from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water.
- Carole King's masterpiece "Tapestry" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, beginning a historic 15-week consecutive run at the top. It remains the record for the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 by a female solo artist.
- Creedence Clearwater Revival began their final U.S. tour on August 2, 1971, with a concert at the Assembly Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- DJ Spinderella, born Deidra Muriel Roper, a member of Salt-N-Pepa, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
- Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group. The lineup included his wife Linda McCartney, former Moody Blues member Denny Laine, and drummer Denny Seiwell. The group did not yet have a definitive name at the time; the name Wings was chosen later.
- Ringo Starr received a gold record for “It Don't Come Easy,” which reached No. 4 in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
- Yo-Yo, born Yolanda Whitaker, the American rapper and actress, was born in Compton, California.
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer performed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Pink Floyd visited Japan for the first time and played the first of three concerts at the Hakone Aphrodite ’71 festival at Seikei Gakuen Jofundai near Lake Ashi in Hakone.
- Procol Harum recorded a concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which was later released as the album “Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.”
- Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention nahráli album „Just Another Band From L.A.“, které bylo posledním Zappovým albem s Howardem Kaylanem a Markem Volmanem ze skupiny The Turtles.
- Hawkwind vystoupili v Under The Arches v Londýně.
- Kompilační album „Hot Hits 6“ od různých anonymních interpretů se dostalo na první místo britského albového žebříčku. Obsahovalo dvanáct coververzí populárních skladeb.