Moon at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 21 October 1976. Photo credit: Jean-LucMay 25, 1978 – Keith Moon of the Who, performs for the last time with the band at a secret concert for fan club members at London's Shepperton Film Studios. The show was a mini-concert for their career-spanning documentary The Kids Are Alright. The band had been off the road for nearly two years, and gave a solid but stilted performance. Keith Moon died 3 1/2 months later.
May 25, 2004 – Courtney Love pleads guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court to a misdemeanor count of being under the influence of a controlled substance and agrees to enter a drug rehabilitation program. She was initially given a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after attacking a female friend of her former manager with a bottle and a metal flashlight. Classic Rock Birthdays
May 25, 1948 – Klaus Meine, vocals (Scorpions)May 25, 1969 – Glen Drover, guitar (King Diamond, Megadeth)May 25, 1955 – John Grimaldi, guitar (Argent) (d. 1983)May 25, 1950 – Robby Steinhardt, violin, vocals (Kansas)May 25, 1958 – Paul Weller, vocals, guitar (The Jam, The Style Council)
Rock RemembrancesMay 25, 1996 – Brad Nowell, the founder, lead singer and guitarist of Sublime, dies of a heroin overdose in San Francisco. He was 28. Nowell had married only a week prior to his death, and left behind a young son. His final album with Sublime sold over 6 million copies.
