His fee is a heavy 250,000. A 26 year old man is stabbed to death at Glasgow's Barrowlands during a gig by Ice Cube. Sebadoh's Lou Barlow goes berserk on stage at the Reading Festival. During a performance that includes the smashing of at least two guitars, he manages to badly gash his head. After finishing the set covered in blood, he is rushed to the medical tent where he later claims he is refused treatment for not having a health plan.
Organisers initially refuse to pay the band, claiming their set incited the audience to violence.
Speaking about the incident later, Barlow admits to drinking for more than five hours before the band went onstage. The charges follow the shootings at this year's Glastonbury Festival when six people were injured. Frankie Miller suffers a massive heart attack in New York. He is rushed to the city's St. Vincent Hospital and is successfully treated. Sheryl Crow is given the key to the city of her hometown, Kennett, Missouri.