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Saturday, May 18, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Picture of the Oldfield Hotel/Tavern
Monday, May 18, 1964
The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill
Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill,
Tuesday, May 18, 1965
The Who play McIlroy's Ballroom in Swindon, Wiltshire
Thursday, May 18, 1967
The Who play the Locarno ballroom in Bristol and the third time The Who played here. Despite John's broken finger (see yesterday's post about this), the group did appear despite rumours to the contrary.
Sunday, May 18, 1969
The Who play the Fillmore East in New York, New York. Jimi Hendrix drops by to catch the new rock opera.
Sunday, May 18, 1969
BBC1 repeats the Omnibus: All My Loving special featuring footage of The Who's Spring 1968 North American tour, this time in colour.
Saturday, May 18, 1974
The Who appear as the final act for a day-long concert at Charlton Athletic Football Club. The supporting acts are Lou Reed, Humble Pie, Bad Company, Lindisfarne and Maggie Bell. At least 50,000 people attend.… More »
Saturday, May 18, 1974
Melody Maker has an article on Pete written by Chris Charlesworth in which Chris claims Pete is the member responsible for elevating The Who to superstar status.   You can read it on Chris's website hereMore »
Sunday, May 18, 1975
Roger is interviewed in The New York Times. He says their is no truth to a Who split. Transcript: The Rock Star Who Plays Franz Liszt By WILLIAM HALL LONDON "Franz Liszt, now, he was… More »
Saturday, May 18, 1996
Pete is a guest on Later With Jules Holland. He performs "Let My Love Open The Door," "English Boy," "Magic Bus" and even an electric guitar lead on "Chopsticks!"
Sunday, May 18, 1997
The Who play Wembley Arena in London
Sunday, May 18, 1997
Pete runs into his future wife Rachel Fuller for the first time since last October. He begins his pursuit.
Tuesday, May 18, 1999
Roger Daltrey appears on the ABC-TV (U.S.) show Politically Incorrect broadcast from London. Does anyone have this recorded??
Saturday, May 18, 2019
The Who play the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Who play the  TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts