EMI terminated its contract with the Sex Pistols only 3 months after signing it. No reason was given, but EMI gave the band £40,000 ($68,000) to release them from their contract.
Elton John had to cancel all his live performances for a year after having throat surgery.
Eric Clapton started what became an annual event by playing six shows at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
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