Timeline: Pop culture music

Nov 23, 1923

Public radio station opened

The first public radio station in Australia was opened in Sydney.

Jul 1, 1932

ABC founded

The Australian Broadcasting Commission was founded in 1932. (They changed their name to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1983)

Aug 10, 1937

Electric guitar patented

First electric guitar patented by George Beauchamp

Jan 3, 1957

First rock tour of Australia

Bill Haley and the Comets headlined the first rock and roll tour in Australia in 1957.

Jun 12, 1964

The Beatles first Australian show

The Beatles played their first show in Australia in Adelaide at the start of their Australian tour. The drummer Ringo Starr was ill during this tour, and he was temporarily replaced by Jimmie Nicol.

Oct 17, 1966

Friday on My Mind by The Easybeats

The Australian band The Easybeats released the song Friday on My Mind which shows an Australian band being influenced by bands from Britain such as The Beatles.

Aug 15, 1969

Woodstock Music and Art Fair

The Woodstock Rock Festival was one of the biggest music festivals in history. It was held in Bethel, New York.

Sep 1, 1976

Stranded by The Saints

The song (I'm) Stranded by Australian band The Saints was released. It was the first punk rock record released outside of the United States.

Oct 21, 1977

Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf

Bat Out of Hell is the album that has sold the most copies in Australia.

Jul 25, 1980

Back in Black

The album Back In Black was released which is the most successful album from an Australian artist.

1982

CDs released to the public

Compact discs/CDs were released to the public in 1982

Apr 19, 1984

Advance Australia Fair became national anthem again

Advance Australia Fair was previously the national anthem but was reverted back to God Save the Queen. In 1984 it became Advance Australia Fair again.

Jun 13, 1985

Live Aid

Live Aid was a benefit concert to help the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. 1.9 billion people watched the broadcast.

Mar 27, 1995

Frogstomp by Silverchair

The album Frogstomp was released by Silverchair in 1995. It shows how Australian music was influenced by the United States as the band was influenced by the early 1990s bands from the pacific northwest such as Nirvana and Soundgarden.

Nov 7, 1997

Unit by Regurgitator

The album Unit was released by the Australian band Regurgitator in 1997.

Jan 6, 1999

Napster created

Napster was created which allowed people to download music from the internet. It changed the way music was distributed with the internet taken more seriously because it caused music sales to be severely damaged.

Jun 11, 2001