Editing 1997 in music (section)

===March===
*[[March 1]]
**Pianist [[David Helfgott]] performs at the [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Boston Symphony Hall]], in Boston, USA, during his world tour. [[The Boston Globe]] describes his performance as "without phrasing, form, harmonic understanding, differentiation of style and often basic accuracy; worst of all, it was without emotional content".
**The jam band [[Phish]] records "[[Slip Stitch and Pass]]" live at Markthalle, [[Hamburg]], Germany.
*[[March 9]]
**[[The Notorious B.I.G.]] is shot dead while sitting in the passenger seat of a car after a post [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Awards]] party in Los Angeles, CA.
**The [[Spice Girls]] become the first act in the history of the [[UK singles chart|UK Top 40]] singles charts to have four consecutive number one hits with "[[Mama (Spice Girls song)|Mama"]]/[[Who Do You Think You Are (Spice Girls song)|"Who Do You Think You Are"]]. Profits from the single go to [[Comic Relief]] and provide the biggest individual contribution of 1997.
*[[March 10]] – A [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] concert in [[Columbia, South Carolina]] is canceled in response to pressure from religious and civic groups.
*[[March 11]] – [[Paul McCartney]] is knighted by [[Elizabeth II]].
*[[March 17]] – [[Whirlwind Heat]] play their first show.
*[[March 19]]–20 – The reunited [[The Monkees]] perform two sold-out concerts at [[Wembley Arena]] in London, UK.
*[[March 30]] – The [[Spice Girls]] launch Britain's new television channel, [[5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]].