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This is a summary of 1973 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ==Events== *''date unknown'' - The Royal Northern College of Music is established by the merger of the Northern School of Music (established 1920) and the Royal Manchester College of Music (established 1893) *9 January – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour. *18 January – The Rolling Stones' benefit concert for Nicaraguan earthquake victims raises over $350,000 *14 February – David Bowie collapses from exhaustion after a performance at New York's Madison Square Garden. *1 March - Pink Floyd releases ''The Dark Side of the Moon'', which goes on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. *8 March – Paul McCartney is fined $240 after pleading guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside his Scottish farm. *14 March - The singers Stephen Stills and Véronique Sanson are married near Guildford, England. *7 April – Cliff Richard takes part in the 18th Eurovision Song Contest. He finishes in 3rd place with the song "Power to All Our Friends". *4 May - 29 July – Led Zeppelin embarks on a tour of the United States, during which they set the record for highest attendance for a concert, 56,800, at the Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The record was previously held by The Beatles. Performances for the movie ''The Song Remains the Same'' are also filmed. *12 May - David Bowie is the first rock artist to perform at Earls Court Exhibition Centre. *25 May – Mike Oldfield's ''Tubular Bells'' becomes the first release on Richard Branson's newly launched Virgin label. *May - Benjamin Britten has surgery to replace a failing heart valve.〔Brett, Philip, et al. ("Britten, Benjamin" ), Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, accessed 12 May 2013 〕 *4 June - Ronnie Lane plays his last show with Faces at the Edmonton Sundown in London. Lane had informed the band three weeks earlier that he was quitting. *16 June - Benjamin Britten's opera ''Death in Venice'', receives its première at Snape Maltings. *30 June - Ian Gillan quits Deep Purple. *3 July – David Bowie 'retires' his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in front of a shocked audience at the Hammersmith Odeon at the end of his British tour. *4 July – Slade drummer Don Powell is critically injured in a car crash in Wolverhampton; his 20-year-old girlfriend is killed. *13 July - Queen releases their debut album. *15 July - Ray Davies of The Kinks makes an emotional outburst during a performance at White City Stadium, announcing he is quitting the group. He later withdraws the statement. *20 August - The London Symphony Orchestra becomes the first British orchestra to take part in the Salzburg Festival. *20 October – Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House. *November - Karl Jenkins is among the participants in a live-in-the-studio performance of Mike Oldfield's ''Tubular Bells'' for the BBC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SECOND HOUSE: TUBULAR BELLS – MIKE OLDFIELD )〕 *20 November - The Who open their ''Quadrophenia'' US tour with a concert at San Francisco's Cow Palace, but drummer Keith Moon passes out and has to be carried off the stage. Nineteen-year-old fan Scot Halpin is selected from the audience to finish the show; Halpin would later be awarded ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's "Pick-Up Player of the Year Award" for his historic performance. *''date unknown'' - The Taverner Consort and Players are founded by Andrew Parrott.〔(Taverner Consort official website ). Accessed 26 April 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1973 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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