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Thursday, October 17, 1957
Pino Palladino is born in Cardiff, Wales
Thursday, October 17, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Friday, October 17, 1969
The Who play at Holy Cross College Gymnasium in Worcester, Massachusetts with Ascension supporting Read more about the show here
Saturday, October 17, 1970
The 3rd Pete Townshend Page appears in Melody Maker. In “On the road again” Pete gives his impressions of life on tour. You can read all of the "Pete Townshend Page" articles here
Saturday, October 17, 1970
New Musical Express' cover features an ad for the "See Me, Feel Me" single
Tuesday, October 17, 1972
Keith is photographed by Jack Kay for the Daily Express with his daughter and his collection of cars.
Drummer Keith Moon (1947 - 1978), of British rock group The Who at Tara, his home in Chersey, Surrey, with his daughter, Amanda (left), and some of the cars in his collection, 17th October 1972. Moon is sitting on a damaged Ferrari Dino. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Friday, October 17, 1975
The Who fly out of Glasgow Airport for their next stop. All except Keith that is, who is arrested after bashing a ticket terminal. He spends the night in jail and is fined the next… More »
Saturday, October 17, 1981
MCA's new cash-in on The Who's back catalog, Hooligans, hits the U.S. charts. It contains the first U.S. LP releases of "Let's See Action," "Join Together", and "Relay" and peaks at #52. There is also… More »
Saturday, October 17, 1981
Billboard carries a small ad for "Too Late The Hero"
Sunday, October 17, 1982
The Who play Colorado University's Folsom Field in Boulder. Jethro Tull and John Cougar open. A few more photos can be found here
Tuesday, October 17, 1995
The Hampton String Quartet release their CD Sympathy For The Devil featuring covers of “Who Are You” and “See Me Feel Me - Pinball Wizard.”
You can listen to "See Me Feel Me - Pinball… More »
You can listen to "See Me Feel Me - Pinball… More »
Thursday, October 17, 1996
The Who play the General Motors Place in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
Thursday, October 17, 2002
Roger Daltrey attends the launch of Stella McCartney's “Absolut Stella” ad campaign at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood
Thursday, October 17, 2002
The U2 guitarist The Edge is quoted approving of The Who continuing with Pete and Roger: "...if they really think it's still happening, then I'm certainly not gonna second-guess them."
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Roger plays at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Globo in Brasil posts an interview with Pete where he talks about the likelyhood of a new album by The Who, music he's currently interested in, and his legacy
Monday, October 17, 2022
The Who play Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
