TeamRock 'Quiz of the Day'

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This Day in Rock History: 3rd April 1989

Grateful Dead

23 people were arrested after several thousand fans without tickets tried to gate-crash a Grateful Dead concert at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pennsylvania. Consider yourself a true Dead Head? Try TeamRock’s Quiz of the Day…

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