Editing 1999 in music (section)

===July===
*[[July 1]] – The new [[Scottish Parliament]] is formally opened with a rock concert in the shadow of [[Edinburgh Castle]] and is headlined by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], whose lead singer [[Shirley Manson]] is at the time one of the biggest music stars from Scotland.
*[[July 3]] – [[Indie rock]] icon [[Mark Sandman]] collapses on stage at the Giardini del Principe in [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], [[Latium]], Italy (near Rome) while performing with [[Morphine (band)|Morphine]]. He is soon pronounced dead of a heart attack at the age of 46. Morphine immediately disbands.
*[[July 8]] – [[Adrian Erlandsson]] quits [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]] as the drummer while the band hires [[Per Möller Jensen]] as Erlandsson's replacement.
*[[July 12]] – [[Gregg Alexander]] issues a press release dissolving the [[New Radicals]].
*[[July 13]]–18 – The third [[Yoyo A Go Go]] punk and indie rock festival opens in [[Olympia, Washington]].
*[[July 20]] – [[Powerman 5000]] release their second studio album ''[[Tonight the Stars Revolt!]]''
*[[July 23|July 22]]–25 – The highly anticipated [[Woodstock 99]] festival takes place in Rome, New York. Performers include the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Korn]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[DMX]], [[James Brown]], and [[Jamiroquai]].