Events in Music History in June 2018

Music Concert

Jun 2 Ringo Starr's thirteenth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Graham Gouldman, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham

Ocean's 8

Jun 4 "Ocean's 8" film premieres, directed by Gary Ross starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna

FIFA World Cup

Jun 14 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing

Everything is Love

Jun 16 Beyoncé and Jay-Z release their joint album "Everything is Love"

Scorpion

Jun 29 Drake releases his fifth studio album "Scorpion", a double album with 25 tracks

  • Jun 30 Kile Smith's a cappella choral musical work "The Arc in the Sky", settings of poems by Robert Lax, premieres at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, performed by The Crossing, led by Donald Nally