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Today in Whostory
Tuesday, July 27, 1965
The Who pre-tape an appearance on Radio Luxembourg's Ready Steady Radio! at The Marquee. The broadcast aired on August 1. (The Who are listed again on August 7 - perhaps they re-broadcast The Who?)
August 1, 1965 Radio listing
Wednesday, July 27, 1966
The Who play the Flamingo Club in Redruth, Cornwall
Thursday, July 27, 1967
The BBC announces a new legal radio station, Radio One, seeking to take the place of the pirates.
Saturday, July 27, 1968
The Who play the Orlando Sports Stadium in Orlando, Florida
Saturday, July 27, 1968
The Who release their second U.S. single of the year, "Magic Bus" backed with the year-old recording "Someone's Coming." No. 25 is as high as it gets in the Billboard charts but it goes up… More »
Sunday, July 27, 1969
The Who play the Redcar Jazz Club at the Coatham Hotel in Redcar, Yorkshire
Tuesday, July 27, 1971
Who's Next is released in the U.S. ahead of its release in the rest of the world. John Mendelsohn in Rolling Stone calls it "intelligently-conceived, superbly-performed, brilliantly-produced, and sometimes even exciting rock and roll." Dave… More »
Friday, July 27, 1973
Yvonne Elliman's cover of "I Can't Explain," with lead guitar by Pete, is released as a single in the U.K. backed with "Hawaii." It fails to chart at the time but succeeds when it is… More »
Saturday, July 27, 1974
Pete attends a party thrown by Mick Jagger with guests Rod Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Bryan Ferry and Mama Cass
Friday, July 27, 1984
Pete and Eric Clapton attend the premiere of Prince's movie Purple Rain in London. Prince's use of autobiographical elements within a musical film inspires Pete to inject himself into his planned White City movie
Thursday, July 27, 1989
The Who play the Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina
Courtesy of Glenn Ramey
Thursday, July 27, 1995
Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, featuring John Entwistle on bass, play the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut
Tuesday, July 27, 1999
The John Entwistle Band play Upstairs at Nick's in Philadelphia
Friday, July 27, 2001
"A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles" featuring John on bass play the Center For Performing Arts in Sewell, New Jersey
Saturday, July 27, 2002
The Sex Pistols perform an anti-jubilee concert in South London. They dedicate the song "Substitute" to the memory of John Entwistle. You can watch it on YouTube here
Saturday, July 27, 2002
The Who play the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
The Who arrive in Sydney, Australia ahead of the Australian leg of their world tour
Photo by Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images
Thursday, July 27, 2006
The Who play the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain
Photo by BRU GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images
Friday, July 27, 2007
Si Hayden releases his album Steel Roots featuring a instrumental called "Hats Off to Pete Townshend" You can listen to it here
