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Saturday, August 14, 1965
The Who play the New Georgian Club in Cowley
Saturday, August 14, 1965
Fabulous magazine carries a story titled "'that's my kind of girl' say The Who" by Nancy Lewis, future publicist of The Who.
Monday, August 14, 1967
The Who play the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island
Wednesday, August 14, 1968
The Who play the second of three nights at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California
Saturday, August 14, 1971
A pre-recorded interview with Pete is broadcast on BBC Radio 1's Scene And Heard
Saturday, August 14, 1971
"Won't Get Fooled Again" reaches its U.K. chart peak at #9, repeating the position the next week.
Saturday, August 14, 1971
Keith appears in a taped performance on Viv Stanshall's BBC Radio One program Radio Flashes. Other Keith appearances occur on the 21st and 28th.
Saturday, August 14, 1971
The Who play the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan
Saturday, August 14, 1971
Billboard magazine carries a full page ad for Who's Next. The album enters their chart at #50
Saturday, August 14, 1971
Cashbox magazine features a review of Who's Next (which premieres at #47 in it's chart), a review of The Who's recent Forest Hills, NY concert and a photo of Pete after the show
Thursday, August 14, 1975
Keith Moon joins Eric Clapton on stage at the Los Angeles Forum to play on "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?" and "Eyesight To The Blind." It is later bootlegged as Stormy Monday… More »
Thursday, August 14, 1975
Roger is reportedly in Chicago at "Chances R" talking to reporters
Friday, August 14, 1981
John is reportedly in New York City having photos taken by Ebet Roberts
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) John Entwistle of The Who, portrait in New York City on August 14, 1981. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Saturday, August 14, 1982
Billboard runs an ad for the release of the album Music and Rhythm, a compilation assembled by Peter Gabriel to raise money for the first WOMAD (A World of Music, Arts and Dance) festival. Pete… More »
Friday, August 14, 1987
During the ITV special "Love Me Tender: A Tribute to the Music of Elvis Presley", Roger performs "Hound Dog" and "Mystery Train" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
Friday, August 14, 1998
Pete plays the Harborlights Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 14, 1999
The John Entwistle Band play the Leelanau Sands Casino in Sutton's Bay, Michigan
Monday, August 14, 2000
The Who were scheduled to play the Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix Arizona. The show is cancelled
Monday, August 14, 2000
The Who play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. Cary Elwes, Joe Walsh and Nicholas Cage are in the audience. Before the show Pete and The Who are the subject of a Pete "video… More »
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Pete smashes a Gibson Les Paul Special for charity at Oceanic Studios, London. His webmaster Matt Kent is there to photograph it. Proceeds go to the Pediatric Epilepsy Project.
Image courtesy of www.thewhothismonth.com
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Brave Combo releases their CD Polka's Revenge featuring a polka version of "I Can See For Miles". You an listen to it on YouTube here
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Guardian reports that The Who turned down the closing slot for The London Olympics twice before agreeing to help promote their upcoming tour.