Hair Band History (December 31st)

December 31, 1985: RATT ended the North American leg of the "World Infestation" Tour and opener Bon Jovi ended the "7800° Fahrenheit" Tour in San Diego.

December 31, 1983: Van Halen debuted the music video for their new single "Jump" on MTV right at midnight on January 1, 1984. One year later, David Lee Roth co-hosted the MTV New Year’s Eve special with Martha Quinn.

December 31, 1984: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was involved in a life threatening car crash that resulted in the loss of his left arm. While in hospital, Rick started to put a plan into place using his feet to continue drumming.

December 31, 1988: Tokyo hosted a Japanese "Monsters Of Rock" at the Tokyo Dome with 55,000 fans screaming for Bon Jovi, RATT, Kingdom Come and Britny Fox.

December 31, 1982: L.A.’s own Black Leather Demons, Mötley Crüe played the "New Year’s Eve Spectacular" in Southern California. Tommy Lee was impersonating Elvira in this photo 💀

December 31, 1987: Whitesnake and McAuley Schenker Group rung in the new year at Wembley Arena in London. David Coverdale and the band probably didn't want that year to end with the "Whitesnake" album a massive hit worldwide.

December 31, 1987: Def Leppard performed their first New Year's Eve show as a band in Tampa, Florida. "We purposefully went onstage at 10 p.m. so we could be onstage at midnight." -Joe Elliott. The band led the crowd in singing the traditional New Year's song 'Auld Lang Syne' and in later years commented it didn't go very well. The band's girlfriends together with Rick Allen's mother dressed up as the "Fun Police" and arrested the band on stage during the encore 😊

December 31, 1990: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Skid Row and The Quire Boys were in Tokyo to help Japanese fans ring in the new year.

Happy Birthday to Saraya singer Sandi Saraya (December 31, 1962).

Happy Birthday to Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton (December 31, 1951).

December 31, 1989: Tuff were one of the biggest drawing unsigned bands in Southern California when they played a New Year's Eve show in Sun Valley. The band would get their break a year later, signing with Atlantic Records.

December 31, 2015: "All Bad Things Must Come To An End" as Mötley Crüe played their final show ever in Los Angeles 😁

Happy New Year! Thanks for listening to HAIR BAND RADIO 🥂