Empire Records (1995)

In-fiction date: 4/8

April 8th is the day aging pop star Rex Manning visits the Empire Records store in Delaware for a promotional signing — an event the employees regard as the low point of the calendar year. His arrival catalyzes a series of crises: a gambling debt, an attempted shoplifting, a rooftop vigil, and the revelation that their beloved independent store is about to be absorbed by a corporate music chain.