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Friday, May 24, 1963
The Detours play the Grand Ballroom in Broadstairs
Sunday, May 24, 1964
The Who play the Majestic Ballroom in Luton
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Monday, May 24, 1965
The Who record for BBC's Top Gear performing "Good Lovin'," "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere," "I Don't Mind," and "Daddy Rolling Stone.". The show would be broadcast on June 19
June 19, 1965 - Radio listing
Monday, May 24, 1965
The Who play "Good Lovin'", "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere", "Leaving Here", "Please, Please, Please" and "Just You And Me, Darling" for broadcast on the Mary 29th episode of "Saturday Club" on BBC.
Radio listing for May 29, 1965
Monday, May 24, 1965
The Who play the Majestic Ballroom in Reading
Wednesday, May 24, 1967
The Who were back at De Lane Lea studios on this day in 1967 to record a different version of Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart's 'Summertime Blues'. This as yet unreleased version is a much… More »
Friday, May 24, 1968
The Who play The Great Hall at City University in Clerkenwell, London
Saturday, May 24, 1969
The Who play the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saturday, May 24, 1969
New Musical Express carries a review of Tommy titled "Who's Sick Opera" calling it a "disappointment" Transcript: (unverified) WHO’S SICK OPERA THE WHO: TOMMY (Track stereo 613 013/4; 75s ld) I REALLY was looking forward… More »
Saturday, May 24, 1969
Melody Maker features a full page ad for Tommy. They also carry a brief report on The Who's recent Fillmore incident
Saturday, May 24, 1969
Record Mirror reviews Tommy giving it a 5 Star rating and calling it "one of the most incredible feats ever accomplished in music" Transcript: (unverified) THE WHO: Tommy — Overture; It’s A Boy; 1921; Amazing… More »
Saturday, May 24, 1975
New Musical Express carries the interview Pete gave to Roy Carr on May 19 (Pete's Birthday) You can read it here
Photo by Pennie Smith
Friday, May 24, 1985
Gerry Marsden releases a charity single as a benefit for the victims of the Bradford City Disaster Fund after their horrible football stadium fire. The single is "You'll Never Walk Alone" backed with messages of… More »
Friday, May 24, 1985
Pete appears on the BBC talk show Wogan.
Wednesday, May 24, 1989
John receives his custom-made black-and-white Union Jack jacket from the Mayor of London to wear on the tour.
Monday, May 24, 1999
The Spells (Mary Timony of Helium and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney) release the EP The Age Of Backwards featuring a cover of "I Can't Explain"
You can listen to it on YouTube here
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Pete has an online chat through barnesandnoble.com. He says his favorite album is Frank Sinatra's Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Thursday, May 24, 2001
Pete receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novello Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Roger is in attendance. Pete thanks The Who but admits that "I do find these things incredibly boring.… More »
LONDON - MAY 24: Pete Townshend attends the 2001 Ivor Novello Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 24, 2001 in London. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Thursday, May 24, 2001
Substitute: The Songs Of The Who, a collection of Who covers compiled by longtime Who soundman Bobby Pridden, is released in Europe.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
In a cover story, The National Review declares "Won't Get Fooled Again" the greatest conservative rock song of all time. In response, Pete says on the 27th that the song has no party-allied political message,… More »
Sunday, May 24, 2015
The Who play the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
Ticket courtesy of Lauren J. Hammer