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Friday, August 23, 1946
Keith John Moon was born to Alfred Charles and Kathleen Winifred Moon at Central Middlesex Hospital in London
Wednesday, August 23, 1961
The avant-garde artist Gustav Metzger releases his third Auto-Destructive Art manifesto "Auto-Destructive Art Machine Art Auto Creative Art" "The immediate objective is the creation, with the aid of computers, of works of art whose movements… More »
Sunday, August 23, 1964
The High Numbers play two shows at the Hippodrome Theater in Brighton supporting Dusty Springfield, Eden Kane, and the Interns.
Monday, August 23, 1965
The Who play at the "4 Hour Rave" at the Corn Exchange in Colchester, Essex
Tuesday, August 23, 1966
The Who play the Sherwood Rooms in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
001311 - The Who Concert Ticket The Sherwood Rooms Nottingham 23rd August 1965
Wednesday, August 23, 1967
The Who play Atwood Stadium in Flint, Michigan. The Who apparently get into a mood onstage that evening, describing Flint as a "dump" and cursing in front of the attending teenyboppers
Wednesday, August 23, 1967
During the afternoon Keith and The Who are photographed outside the Holiday Inn which is advertising the fact that Keith is this day 21 years old. Keith then stops by WTAC-AM to bring birthday cake… More »
Wednesday, August 23, 1967
The night that follows the show becomes one of the most famous and notorious nights in The Who's history. Unfortunately the reality doesn't quite match the legend. Premier Drums and Decca Records provide a cake… More »
Keith Moon The Who Birthday Party Flint Michigan Holiday Inn.On August 23, 1967, drummer Keith Moon spent his 21st birthday at the Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan.
Friday, August 23, 1968
The Who play the Wedgewood Village Amusement Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Saturday, August 23, 1969
The Who were to have played at the Grays Festival Marquee in the Brentwood Road, Grays, Essex but they show up only to apologize for having to cancel because of Keith's busted foot.
Saturday, August 23, 1969
"I'm Free" hits its peak on the Billboard charts at #37, holding that position the next week
Wednesday, August 23, 1972
The Who play Kungliga Tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. In Stockholm The Who and their support crew are interviewed and part of the concert is filmed for a Swedish television documentary entitled Roadies.
Friday, August 23, 1974
Keith celebrates his 28th birthday at a party at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. Attending are Rod Stewart, Linda Blair, Linda Lovelace, Brian Wilson (barefoot and wearing a bathrobe) and 1500 others. MCA Records… More »
BEVERLY HILLS - 1974: Drummer Keith Moon of the rock and roll band "The Who" hangs out with friends at his 28th birthday party on August 23, 1974 in the Champagne Room of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Saturday, August 23, 1975
In New Musical Express, Roy Carr provides the first printed version of the story about Keith lecturing a hotel manager on sonics. It goes like this: Keith is blasting the new Who album on a… More »
Saturday, August 23, 1980
The soundtrack album to Roger's film McVicar hits the British charts where it peaks at #39. The listing of performers on the sleeve shows that all the present members of The Who play on the… More »
Tuesday, August 23, 1994
Roger's "A Celebration of the Music of Pete Townshend" tour continues with a performance at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Chicago, Illinois
Wednesday, August 23, 1995
John appeared with the Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band at Pier 62/63 Seattle, Washington
Wednesday, August 23, 2000
The John Entwistle Band's long-delayed Music From Van-Pires goes on sale at John's website. The CD is also sold at souvenir kiosks at Who shows. It will be John's last solo studio album
Friday, August 23, 2002
The Who play The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Pete posts another diary entry, defending Rachel against some Who fan forum postings that claim she is Pete's "Yoko"
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
BBC Radio Two has part one of a special with Pete Townshend discussing his history. Part two airs on the 30th
Friday, August 23, 2013
drummagazine.com posts an interview with John titled "Partners In Time: John Entwistle & Keith Moon" You can read it here
