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Today in Whostory
Thursday, June 24, 1965
The Who play the Town Hall in Greenwich, London
Saturday, June 24, 1967
"Pictures Of Lily" backed with "Doctor Doctor" is released in the U.S. The lyrics cause most radio stations to balk at playing it, so it peaks at #51 in Billboard and #60 in Cash Box… More »
Saturday, June 24, 1967
NEMS employees are sent out to scour the local celebrity hangouts for extras to participate in the next day's live broadcast of The Beatles performing "All You Need Is Love" on a worldwide television show… More »
Wednesday, June 24, 1970
The Who play the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The James Gang opened. The night's performance is the first to feature closed-circuit video of their performance playing on a giant video screen behind them. The image,… More »
Wednesday, June 24, 1970
Variety reports that The Who are expected to make $1 million on this North American tour. They also report that Tommy will soon be made into a film.
Saturday, June 24, 1972
Track Records releases the stand-alone second disc Tommy (Part 2) in Britain as part of Track's effort to provide cheaper alternatives to cash-strapped British youth. It does not chart.
Saturday, June 24, 1972
Pete tells Soundsmagazine that widespread bootlegging of the Meher Baba devotional albums that have featured his work will lead to him releasing a collection of them through his legitimate record label. It will be… More »
Saturday, June 24, 1972
Record Mirror features a full page ad for Join Together as well as a review of the new single
Sunday, June 24, 1979
The Kids Are Alright premieres at the Rialto Theatre in Leicester Square. Pete, John and Kenney attend
Tuesday, June 24, 1980
The Who play the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
Tuesday, June 24, 1980
Simon Townshend appears in court and is fined £15 for vandalism
Tuesday, June 24, 1980
The Daily Mirror publishes an interview with Pete by Noreen Taylor Transcript: NOREEN TAYLOR talks to the great wild man of rock ‘My life’s one bloody great picnic. But it’s not much fun being Mrs… More »
Tuesday, June 24, 1986
Roger appears on The Noel Edmonds Show on ABC in the United States
Saturday, June 24, 1989
The Who play the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Canada
Saturday, June 24, 1995
Ringo's All-Star Band featuring John and Zak play in Urayasu at the Bay NK Hall
Tuesday, June 24, 1997
Roger Daltrey appears on This Morning on British TV promoting the new video of the movie Quadrophenia.
Tuesday, June 24, 1997
The punk compilation album Joe King Presents More Bounce To The Ounce is released with a cover of "The Kids Are Alright" by The Queers.
You can listen to it on YouTube here
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Tuesday, June 24, 1997
Michael Bruce of Alice Cooper releases an expanded CD of his 1975 solo album In My Own Way. An alternate take of "As Rock Rolls On," has Keith Moon drumming alongside Ricky Fataar. Keith's contribution… More »
Sunday, June 24, 2001
"A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles." featuring John play at Casino Apache in Mescalero, New Mexico
Sunday, June 24, 2007
The Who play the Glastonbury Festival
