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Today in Whostory
Wednesday, August 26, 1964
The High Numbers play the Scene Club in Soho
Thursday, August 26, 1965
The Who play the City Hall in Salisbury, Wiltshire. On the way to the show, Roger rear-ends another car, then suffers a back strain while trying to retrieve his microphone from the crowd.
Friday, August 26, 1966
The Who play the Royal Hall in Harrogate, Yorkshire
Friday, August 26, 1966
"I'm a Boy" backed with "In The City" is released in Europe. Reaction Records' ad for the single takes up the entire front cover of New Musical Express. Melody Maker's review says "Composer Townshend with… More »
Saturday, August 26, 1967
The Who play the Fort William Garden in Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, August 26, 1967
The Who play the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota
Saturday, August 26, 1967
Jackie magazine quotes Pete as saying "I like to give the fans what they want-but whacking myself on the head gives me a splitting headache, as it would most people."
Monday, August 26, 1968
The Who play the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California
Tuesday, August 26, 1969
The Who travel to Hamburg, Germany for two days of recording a Beat Club television special about the new rock opera, miming to the record over chroma-keyed pinball tables and stills from the Tommy booklet.… More »
Tuesday, August 26, 1969
A pre-recorded interview with Pete airs on the Nederland 1 programme Televizer.
Saturday, August 26, 1972
"Join Together" enters Sweden's Tio I Topp charts where it will peak at #16
Friday, August 26, 1977
Around this time Keith is videotaped at CBS Studios in Hollywood for Rolling Stone...The Tenth Anniversary special. Keith tells some of his hotel exploits then participates in a sketch in which Steve Martin helps him… More »
Saturday, August 26, 1989
The Who play the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California
Saturday, August 26, 1995
Twenty-five years after he shot it, Murray Lerner premiers his film of the 1970 Isle Of Wight music festival. Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival features The Who performing "Young Man Blues" and… More »
Saturday, August 26, 2000
Channel 4 (U.K.) airs "The Real Keith Moon", an hour-long documentary narrated by John Peel. Keith's girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax appears but none of the surviving members of The Who or his ex-wife Kim participate in… More »
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The Who play Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
Photo from Boston Globe