1991

World Events

 * Gulf War: The Congress of the United States passes a resolution authorizing the use of military force to liberate Kuwait.
 * Siad Barre is overthrown; Somalia enters civil war.
 * The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting.
 * The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes bombs in the early morning, at both Paddington station and Victoria station in London.
 * Collapse of Yugoslavia: Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
 * The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second-largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.
 * Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese opposition politician, won the Nobel Peace prize.
 * Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union, from which most republics have already seceded, anticipating the dissolution of the 74-year-old state.

Events In Rock

 * Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury dies from pneumonia induced by AIDS. Consequently, "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes to number one in the UK for the second time, the only song to ever go to number one at Christmas more than once in the same version. It has now spent 14 weeks at number one.
 * KISS drummer Eric Carr dies from complications of heart cancer.
 * Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark dies on January 8 due to compression of the brain stem from excessive alcohol mixed with anti-depressants and painkillers (as a result of a rib injury).
 * Izzy Stradlin quits Guns N' Roses.
 * Bryan Adams's 16-week stay at the top of the UK Singles Chart is finally ended by U2 single "The Fly", having already set a new record for the longest consecutive stay at the top of the UK Singles Chart.

Major Rock Releases

 * Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I and II
 * Metallica - Metallica
 * Motörhead - 1916
 * Nirvana - Nevermind
 * Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
 * Queen - Innuendo
 * Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
 * Van Halen: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
 * Tom Petty: Into The Great Wide Open

List Of SRS Dates

 * No show 13 July, replaced by "Summer XS" - INXS and friends live from Wembley.
 * No show 24 August, replaced by Simple Minds and friends live from Milton Keynes Bowl.
 * No show 12 October, replaced by "Back By Public Demand" - In Concert repeats.

Shows Shared
05 Jan 1991, 12 Jan 1991, 19 Jan 1991, 26 Jan 1991

02 Feb 1991, 16 Feb 1991, 23 Feb 1991

02 Mar 1991, 09 Mar 1991, 16 Mar 1991, 23 Mar 1991, 30 Mar 1991

06 Apr 1991, 13 Apr 1991, 20 Apr 1991, 27Apr 1991

04 May 1991, 11 May 1991, 18 May 1991, 25 May 1991

01 June 1991, 08 June 1991, 15 June 1991, 22 June 1991, 29 June 1991

06 July 1991, 27 July 1991

03 Aug 1991, 10 Aug 1991, 17 Aug 1991, 31 Aug 1991

07 Sep 1991, 14 Sep 1991, 21 Sep 1991, 28 Sep 1991

05 Oct 1991, 19 Oct 1991, 26 Oct 1991

02 Nov 1991, 09 Nov 1991, 16 Nov 1991, 23 Nov 1991, 30 Nov 1991

07 Dec 1991, 14 Dec 1991, 21 Dec 1991, 28 Dec 1991