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Saturday, September 18, 1965
Keith is interviewed by Melody Maker. "Yes, I do play very loudly and use the drums to their full extent. I keep very close with the bass player, who is just as extrovert in playing… More »
Saturday, September 18, 1965
The Who play Drill Hall in Grantham, Licolnshire
Monday, September 18, 1967
Decca releases "I Can See For Miles" backed with one of the August takes of "Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands." Decca gives the single a huge push, rushing the single to stores to capitalize… More »
Saturday, September 18, 1971
The Who play the "Goodbye Summer Festival" at The Oval in Kennington, London. Two months after George Harrison held a similar event at Madison Square Garden, The Who hold a benefit concert for Bangladesh at… More »
Saturday, September 18, 1971
Who's Next hits #1 in the British charts; The Who’s only #1 in Britain. Meanwhile, "Won't Get Fooled Again" peaks at #15 on the U.S. Billboard charts, repeating in the same position the next week.
Cover of The Who's "Who's Next" album
Thursday, September 18, 1975
Pete attends a Wings concert at the Hammersmith Odeon
Saturday, September 18, 1976
New Musical Express writes about an open letter Pete sent to his new neighbors saying that he won't ruin their neighborhood when he moves in.
Saturday, September 18, 1976
Keith accepts an award on behalf of the Beatles at the 2nd Annual Rock Music Awards at the Hollywood Palladium. The show is broadcast live on CBS-TV.
Tuesday, September 18, 1979
The Who play Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. A fight breaks out in the audience and Roger leaps in to sort it out. Pete, meanwhile, debuts another solo song, "I Am an… More »
Friday, September 18, 1981
Face Dances is certified platinum by the RIAA.
Cover of The Who's "Face Dances" album
Wednesday, September 18, 1985
Roger is back in the U.K. promoting his album on Good Morning Britain followed by a short interview on BBC Radio One's News Beat
Saturday, September 18, 1999
Roger attends a PETA event honoring the Animal Rights Movement at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles.   There are mislabeled pictures on gettyimages here(The event was on the September 18, 1999 as confirmed by newspaper account… More »
Image courtesy of www.thewhothismonth.com
Monday, September 18, 2000
eelpie.com begins selling Pete's live CD's Live @ The Empire 1998 and Live @ Sadler's Wells 2000.
Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Live At Leeds: Deluxe Edition is released in the U.S. with the U.K. edition released on the 25th. The double CD contains the entire concert except for several edits including the usual one taking "Spoonful"… More »
Monday, September 18, 2006
The Who play Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The Dear Mr. Fantasy DVD is released in the U.S. featuring a live Pete performance of "No Face No Name No Number."
Friday, September 18, 2009
Heinz Rudolf Kunze releases his live album Räuberzivil featuring a cover of "My Generation".
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Roger plays the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The Who play the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
Image courtesy of Clément Chrzaszcz