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Saturday, April 27, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Monday, April 27, 1964
The Who play the 100 Club in London opening for the Mike Cotton Sound
Tuesday, April 27, 1965
The Who play the Marquee Club in London ending a 16 week residency.
Thursday, April 27, 1967
The Who appear on Top of the Pops miming to "Pictures of Lily"
Sunday, April 27, 1969
The Who play the Kinema Ballroom in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. Opening were The Shadettes who would later be known as Nazareth
Monday, April 27, 1970
The Who play the Civic Hall in Dunstable with Writing On The Wall opening
Saturday, April 27, 1974
Pete reviews over a dozen current singles in New Musical Express including a new single from The Beach Boys, which he calls "mediocre." If anyone has a copy of this issue, I'd love to obtain… More »
Saturday, April 27, 1974
Filming of the "Fiddle About" sequence begins You can watch the end result on youtube here
Tuesday, April 27, 1982
Roger appears on the BBC talking about his fitness regiment
Monday, April 27, 1998
Roger and his wife Heather attend the world premier of the movie Sliding Doors at the Leicester Square Cinema in London.
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Geffen releases Tommy: Deluxe Edition on DVD-A in the U.S
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Pinball Wizards release their CD My Generation (The Ultimate Who Tribute) featuring 10 Who covers. You can listen to it on YouTube here
Friday, April 27, 2012
Roger and his solo band play Kenmin Hall in Kanagawa, Japan
Monday, April 27, 2015
The Who play the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas

Courtesy of Lauren J. Hammer
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
The Who play the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Friday, April 27, 2018
Roger performs at the We Are Family Foundation Celebration Gala at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Who play Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida