ON THIS DAY IN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC HISTORY
 GIGS |
| 1976 |
| The Sex Pistols played at Mr Digbys, Birkenhead, England |
| 1982 |
| Bauhaus played at Lyceum Ballroom, London, England |
| The Sisters of Mercy played at Hammersmith Klub Foot, London, England |
| 1984 |
| Tones on Tail played at 9:30 Club, Washington, USA |
| The Sisters of Mercy played at Town Hall, Huddersfield, England |
| 1988 |
| Fields of the Nephilim played at Ruhrersaal, Nuremberg, Germany |
| 1994 |
| Hole played at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, USA |
| 1996 |
| The Sex Pistols played at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia |
| 1999 |
| The Sisters of Mercy played at The Chili Pepper, Fort Lauderdale, USA |
| 2004 |
| Flesh for Lulu played at Shanghai Rock Hotel, New York, USA |
| 2010 |
| Grinderman played at Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany |
 RECORD RELEASES |
| 1996 |
| The Julian Cope album Interpreter was released |
 BIRTHS |
| There were no births on this day in alternative music history |
 DEATHS |
| There were no deaths on this day in alternative music history |
