This Week in Rock History: Week of 05/25

**This Week in Rock History (Week of May 25)**

– **1967**
– The Beatles released their album *Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band* in the United Kingdom (May 26).

– **1973**
– Deep Purple released their album *Who Do We Think We Are* in the United Kingdom (May 25).

– **1977**
– The Sex Pistols’ single “God Save the Queen” was released in the United Kingdom (May 27).

– **1983**
– The Police released their album *Synchronicity* (May 27).

– **1984**
– Bruce Springsteen released the single “Dancing in the Dark” (May 28).

– **1986**
– Peter Gabriel released his album *So* in the United States (May 30).

– **1992**
– R.E.M. released the single “Drive” in the United States (May 28).

– **1994**
– The Eagles kicked off their “Hell Freezes Over” reunion tour in Irvine, California (May 27).

– **1995**
– Pearl Jam’s third studio album *Vitalogy* hit number one on the UK Albums Chart (May 27).

– **1997**
– Bob Dylan was hospitalized in the United States with pericarditis, a heart infection (May 29).