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Saturday, June 29, 1963
The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Monday, June 29, 1964
The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill
Tuesday, June 29, 1965
The Who play Burton's Ballroom in Uxbridge, Middlesex
Wednesday, June 29, 1966
The Who were scheduled to perform at the Sheffield University Arts Festival. Pete flew into London from New York with jet lag that forces him to pull over to the side of the M1 and… More »
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Thursday, June 29, 1967
Keith and Kim join protesters of "The News of The World" over their involvement in the Jagger/Richards arrests.
Photo courtesy of C. Maher
Thursday, June 29, 1967
At 3am John receives a phone call aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth. Hearing the call is from London, he expects dire news about his family. Instead it is someone from Kit Lambert's office asking if… More »
THe RMS Queen Elizabeth (QE2) photographed in 1967
Saturday, June 29, 1968
The Who play the second of two nights at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles, California
Saturday, June 29, 1968
Melody Maker carries a full page ad for Dogs as well as a feature on microphones which includes a piece by Pete titled "The Stuff We Wouldn't Wreck!"
Monday, June 29, 1970
The Who play the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland
Friday, June 29, 1979
The New York Times prints an interview with Pete where he admits he has reservations about touring but feels "fired up" about the new Who Transcript: The Pop Life John Rockwell The Who is back… More »
Friday, June 29, 1979
The Kids Are Alright soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA
Sunday, June 29, 1986
Pete's father Cliff Townshend dies of cancer at the age of 70
Thursday, June 29, 1989
The Who play Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Saturday, June 29, 1996
Billed under their separate names, Pete, Roger and John perform the entirety of Quadrophenialive at the Masters of Music festival at Hyde Park on the 29th. It is the first time the work has… More »
Thursday, June 29, 2000
Pete writes another diary on his website talking about his problems writing new music for The Who, "that many musicians I admire don't even like."
Thursday, June 29, 2000
The Who play the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
Friday, June 29, 2001
Roger was supposed to perform at a tribute honoring songwriters Leiber and Stoller at the Hammersmith Apollo but cancels
Friday, June 29, 2001
"A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles." featuring John play at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
The DVD John Entwistle Band: Live, recorded Aug. 13, 1999, is released by Image Entertainment
Friday, June 29, 2007
The Who play Marley Park in Dublin
Monday, June 29, 2009
Roger, Sarah, the Duchess of York, and Kelly Jones, of the Stereophonics are at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales for the opening of the £3.3m specialist cancer unit for teenagers.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Roger is one of a host of stars that attend a party celebrating the 80th birthday of Sir Peter Blake. The British Pop Artist assembled The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover as… More »
Photo by Richard Young
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Simon Townshend and Band perform at The Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath.
Image courtesy Lauren J. Hammer