13/2 1980
13/2 1980 Gjorde polisen razzia hemma hos John Lydon (aka Rotten), som hälsade dem välkomna genom att vifta med ett ceremoniellt svärd. Det enda illegala de hittade i huset var tårgas, vilket påstods vara för försvar mot inkräktare.
19/4 1980 32-year-old Brian Johnson gave up his place as singer in Geordie, to instead become singer in AC/DC. In doing so, he replaced Bon Scott who had died of acute alcohol poisoning a couple of months earlier.