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Saturday, May 1, 1965
The Who play the College of Art and Technology in Leicester. At the show a film student named Richard Stanley projects films onto The Who as they perform. Pete strikes up a friendship with the… More »
Saturday, May 1, 1965
I Can't Explain falls to #18 in the Melody Maker Pop 50 while The Who thank those who made it a hit
Saturday, May 1, 1965
Pop Weekly features The Who as one of its "Chart Challengers" while "I Can't Explain" stays at #16 in their "Top Thirty"
Sunday, May 1, 1966
The Who make their only appearance at one of the New Musical ExpressPoll Winners concerts at the Empire Pool in Wembley. They played two songs, "Substitute" and "My Generation." The incredible line up for… More »
Monday, May 1, 1967
During this week the U.S. Army radio program The In Sound broadcasts a short interview with Pete. The program is later mentioned in a "commercial" on The Who Sell Out.
Monday, May 1, 1967
The May issue of Beat Instrumental features "Sounds I Like By Britain's Top Drummers"
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Wednesday, May 1, 1968
Teen Datebook carries an interview with Pete Transcript (not reviewed): THE WHO: SOME REVEALING ANSWERS FROM PETE TOWNSHEND BY MIKIE ANDREW, 15, Lakeside H.S., Ft. Wayne, Ind. I’d like to tell you all about interviewing… More »
Wednesday, May 1, 1968
The Daily Express features a story titled "Revealed today -- The Who family secrets" by Judith Simons transcript (not reviewed) TWO GIRLS BEHIND ROMANCES ON THE POP SCENE Revealed today—The Who family secrets By JUDITH… More »
Thursday, May 1, 1969
The Who play Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho, London. Chris Welch of Melody Maker later said the sound was so loud, his ears rang for 20 hours afterwards. Discmagazine headlines the performance: "Who's… More »
Friday, May 1, 1970
The Who play the Great Hall at the University of Exeter in Exeter, Devonshire. Mighty Baby opened.
Wednesday, May 1, 1974
The Who spend two days of rehearsals at Shepperton Studios for their upcoming film appearances.
Friday, May 1, 1981
The second single from The Who's Face Dances album is released in Europe. "Don't Let Go The Coat" backed with "You" peaks at #47 on the British charts
Tuesday, May 1, 1984
The press reports that Pete has purchased an eel barge for conversion into a floating studio. Most of White City, The Iron Man and Psychoderelict will be recorded on board. I'm not finding any press… More »
Monday, May 1, 1995
Filming was reportedly going to begins on the movie Bad English 1: Tales Of A Son Of A Brit in London and Baltimore with Roger, Olivia Hussey and Dennis Christopher. imdm.com says the film is… More »
Thursday, May 1, 1997
The Who play the Stadhalle in Vienna, Austria
Monday, May 1, 2000
The world premiere of the football biopic Best at Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Roger co-stars as rowdy footballer Rodney Marsh and sings "House of the Rising Sun".
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Gary Wharton puts out the book Chasing the Wind: A Quadrophenia Anthology, a guide to the film, the cast and the production of the 1979 cult classic.
Saturday, May 1, 2004
Sydow Karl's picture book Bass Culture: The John Entwistle Collection is published by Sanctuary in the U.K
Monday, May 1, 2006
Justin Kreuzman's documentary John Entwistle: An Ox's Tale is released on DVD in Japan and the U.K. The U.S. DVD release follows on August 22
Monday, May 1, 2006
Olle Lundin and Kjell Malmberg publish their follow-up to The Who in Sweden, The Who in Denmark & Norway & Finland.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Tom Wright's memoir Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out is published giving many details on his involvement with Pete and The Who.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Ed Roman releases his CD My Roman Empire ROCKS! featuring a cover of "I Can See for Miles".
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Pete Townshend makes #47 in The Sunday Times Fifty Richest British People in music. They estimate his personal wealth at £40m
Sunday, May 1, 2016
The Who play the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friday, May 1, 2020
Pete appears on BBC4's "The Shadows at 60" telling Bruce Welch how much he was influenced by his rhythm playing.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Roger plays The Glasshouse in Gateshead
