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Thursday, July 4, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Saturday, July 4, 1964
The Merseybeats review "Zoot Suit" during a "Blind Date" blind listening session for Melody Maker. Aaron Banks: "Just a nice ordinary record." Tony Crane: "I don't particularly like it -- it's too ordinary." Johnny Gustafson:… More »
Sunday, July 4, 1965
The Who play the Community Centre in Southall, West London
Monday, July 4, 1966
The Who reportedly play the Supreme Ballroom in Ramsgate This concert is listed as "Supreme Ballroom" in "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" and "Marina Ballroom" on thewho.com. It seems that the Marina and Supreme refer to the… More »
Monday, July 4, 1966
The Daily News reports that Orbit Music Co. has brought an injunction against The Who performing for anyone but them based on a contract Pete and The Who's managers signed in November 1964
Thursday, July 4, 1968
The Action Gazette reports that Pete will be moving into a £16,600 home in Twickenham
Saturday, July 4, 1970
New Musical Express prints an interview with John where he expresses his frustration at being ignored by the cameras whenever The Who play on TV. He also calls the mini-opera "A Quick One While He's… More »
Saturday, July 4, 1970
The Who play the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, July 4, 1971
The Who are discussing Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey when they spy concrete "monoliths" in a slag heap. These monoliths had been placed there to keep the slagheap from shifting. The Who run… More »
Sunday, July 4, 1971
The Who play De Montfort Hall in Leicester. The back cover photo of "Who's Next" is taken backstage just before the show.
Thursday, July 4, 1974
John completes final mixing and production of Odds and Sods at Nova Sound Studios
Friday, July 4, 1975
Roger's second solo album Ride A Rock Horse is released in the U.K. on Polydor. The album peaks at #14 in the U.K., the top position for a Roger solo LP there.
Sunday, July 4, 1982
Keith's former chauffeur Dougal Butler testifies in a suit brought by MCA trying to collect on a life insurance policy taken with Lloyd's on the life of Keith Moon. MCA is also listed as having… More »
Thursday, July 4, 1985
Pete joins Dire Straits at London's Wembley Arena for the Prince's Trust rock concert and performs "Going Home" with them during the encore. Afterwards he again meets Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
Friday, July 4, 1986
Bruce Eder in Goldmine reviews a new bootleg called Dance To Keep From Crying. Billed as a live recording of The High Numbers from The Marquee Club, it later turns out to be from a… More »
Monday, July 4, 1994
The first release from The Who reissue program, the 4CD, 5-hour long box set Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B is released. It goes to #48 in the U.K. charts and #170 in the U.S. Billboard… More »
Monday, July 4, 1994
A CD from Roger's Carnegie Hall concerts from February, with performances by Pete and John and other special guests is released in the U.K. A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who sells… More »
Tuesday, July 4, 1995
Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, featuring John Entwistle on bass, play the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota
Thursday, July 4, 2002
The Who play the AutoWest Amphitheatre in Wheatland, California
Monday, July 4, 2005
A house of Pete Townshend's on Montpelier Row, purchased by him in 1986, is damaged by fire. His estranged wife Karen lives there but is in Italy at the time
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Who play the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Klone Orchestra releases the CD Substituted featuring ten Who covers
Monday, July 4, 2011
Roger plays the Sage in Gateshead
