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Monday, October 5, 1964
The High Numbers perform at the Corn Exchange in Rochester, Kent
Saturday, October 5, 1968
The Who play The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London. Blossom Toes and the Fox opened.
Thursday, October 5, 1972
Keith and Pete attend a press party at the Europa Hotel in London to announce that The Who have sponsored a race car in the RAC Daily Mirror Rally of Great Britain. They are photographed… More »
Friday, October 5, 1973
"5.15," from the new album Quadrophenia, is released in the U.K. The flip side is a 1970 studio recording of "Water" that John had recently mixed for the Odds and Sods project. Roy Carr in… More »
Friday, October 5, 1973
Pete is interviewed about his involvement in the recently released Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert LP on BBC Radio 1's Rockspeak.
Saturday, October 5, 1974
This date is declared to be “Who Day” on the BBC as Radio 1 broadcasts the first of four 20 minute long weekly interviews with each band member called Who's Who and BBC2-TV's shows selections… More »
Saturday, October 5, 1974
Billboard magazine carries a full page ad for Keith's "Don't Worry Baby"
Saturday, October 5, 1974
Radio Times features Pete on the cover and an article titled "Who is Tommy"
Saturday, October 5, 1974
Record Mirror magazine features a review of "Odds and Sods"
Thursday, October 5, 1978
Rolling Stone magazine features The Who on the cover with a story titled "The Who Come To a Fork In The Road" by Dave Marsh
You can read it here
You can read it here
Friday, October 5, 1979
The Kids Are Alright soundtrack album is certified platinum (1 million in sales) in the U.S. by the RIAA.
Friday, October 5, 1979
The Quadrophenia Soundtrack is released. It features 2 sides of Quadrophenia tracks remixed by John, a third side of additional songs recorded by The Who for the movie along with the first official LP release… More »
Tuesday, October 5, 1982
The Who play the first of two nights at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois Photos from Oct. 5 & 6 by Philip Kamin, Paul Natkin, Corbis & Getty Images courtesy of Marc Starcke
Saturday, October 5, 1985
Roger's solo single, the Pete-penned "After the Fire" backed with "It Don't Satisfy Me" hits the U.K. charts. It will peak at #50.
Saturday, October 5, 2002
The Hollywood Reporter reports Pete Townshend signs a global publishing deal with BMG. They will sub-publish his recent and new solo material, as well as much of the catalog of The Who and writers who… More »
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Pete appears on the 3rd episode of Rachel Fuller's "In The Attic" webcast
Thursday, October 5, 2006
The Who play the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
