Earning big bucks: Elton John, Coldplay and Taylor Swift

The highest grossing tour - and rock's other biggest numbers

Bad music movies: The Bee Gees in Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; Kiss Meet The Phantom Of The Park; and Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in The Doors

Are these the worst music movies ever made?

An empty arena

The strangest reasons gigs have been cancelled

The Eagles line-up that recorded the classic Hotel California album in 1976: Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Don Felder.

What are the Eagles' Biggest Songs?

Guns N'Roses' controversial album cover for Appetite For Destruction... and its less abrasive alternate version

Album covers that were changed for unusual reasons

Knebworth superstars: Oasis, Queen and The Rolling Stones

Which artists have played Knebworth?

Stars of 1984: The Smiths. Echo & The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode and Bronski Beat

The 25 best Indie songs of 1984

Some of the big albums of 1986 from Genesis, Bon Jovi, Queen and Metallica.

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1986

The Stone Roses: Alan "Reni" Wren, John Squire, Ian Brown and Gary "Mani" Mounfield.

What are The Stone Roses' biggest songs?

The Stone Roses

Ian Curtis of Joy Division in January 1980

What are Joy Division's biggest songs?

Joy Division

The biggest albums of 1989: Steel Wheels, Trash, The Miracle and Pump

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1989