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Today in Whostory
Tuesday, May 28, 1963
The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Thursday, May 28, 1964
The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Friday, May 28, 1965
The Who play the Ricky-Tick Club in Windsor
Saturday, May 28, 1966
Pete and Keith talk to Melody Maker about the incident of the 20th. According to Pete: "We were due on stage. Keith had gone out with somebody else and in the end we had to… More »
Saturday, May 28, 1966
Billboard reports from Milan that Radio Records has released the first record by The Geordies, "Shavada" backed with a cover of "My Generation."
Listen to it on YouTube here
Listen to it on YouTube here
Saturday, May 28, 1966
The Who play South Pier in Blackpool. The opening acts are The Rockin' Vickers, The Birds and Oscar. Oscar is actually Paul Nicholas who will play Cousin Kevin nine years later in Tommy: The Movie…
Sunday, May 28, 1967
The Who go to CBS Studios, London and record backing tracks for "I Can See For Miles," "Armenia City In The Sky" and "Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand." However, further recording is cancelled after… More »
Thursday, May 28, 1970
The Who rehearse at the Granada Theatre in Wandsworth, London
Friday, May 28, 1971
Glyn Johns gives "Won't Get Fooled Again" its final mix before mastering
Saturday, May 28, 1977
Part 15 of Tony Palmer's history of popular music All You Need Is Love airs with several Who clips and scenes of Keith recording "Do Me Good" for a follow-up solo LP. What he manages… More »
Sunday, May 28, 2000
The Los Angeles Times prints an interview with Pete in which he says that The Who reunited in 1999 because he was told by Roger that he and John needed the money
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Pete posts a web diary denying he is a producer on the new Who movie and castigating Murray Lerner for saying he will contact family and ex-wives for the project. Lerner quickly contacts Pete and… More »
Monday, May 28, 2012
Spectrum Audio UK releases The Who compilation "Pinball Wizard - The Collection" in the U.K
Thursday, May 28, 2015
The Who perform onstage during the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert at Best Buy Theater in New York City. Bruce Springsteen awards Pete the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his work supporting the MusiCares MAP… More »
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The Who play the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
Saturday, May 28, 2022
The Who play the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York
Photo by Stephen Voyce courtesy of petetownshend.net