Cover -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- General Editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: History, place and time: the possibility of the unexpected -- 1 'Ladies and gentlemen …'. The Beatles: The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS TV, February 9, 1964 -- 2 Bob Dylan: Newport Folk Festival, July 25, 1965 -- 3 When deep soul met the love crowd. Otis Redding: Monterey Pop Festival, June 17, 1967 -- 4 The road not taken. Elvis Presley: Comeback Special, NBC TV Studios, Hollywood, December 3, 1968 -- 5 Land of the free. Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock Festival, August 18, 1969 -- 6 If anything, blame Woodstock. The Rolling Stones: Altamont, December 6, 1969 -- 7 Watch that man. David Bowie: Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3, 1973 -- 8 Patti Smith: The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC-2 TV, May 11, 1976 -- 9 Print the truth, not the legend. The Sex Pistols: Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, June 4, 1976 -- 10 'I need contact' - rock'n'roll and ritual. Peter Gabriel: Security tour, 1982-83 -- 11 Michael Jackson: Motown 25, Pasadena Civic Auditorium March 25, 1983 -- 12 Live on tape. Madonna: MTV Video Music Awards, Radio City Music Hall, New York, September 14, 1984 -- 13 Popular music performance and cultural memory. Queen: Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, London, July 13, 1985 -- 14 Nirvana: University of Washington, Seattle, January 6, 1990 -- 15 The booing of Sinéad O'Connor. Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert, Madison Square Garden, New York, October 16, 1992 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.