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Thursday, October 31, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Picture of the Oldfield Hotel/Tavern
Saturday, October 31, 1964
The High Numbers play at the Waterfront Club at the Cliff Hotel in Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire. According to a source on the internet, they destroyed the stage and ceiling and were banned from playing there… More »
Ad for the "High Numbers" show at The Waterfront on October 31, 1964
Image courtesy of http://www.davidstjohn.co.uk/venues.html
Sunday, October 31, 1965
The Who play the Cavern Club in Liverpool
Friday, October 31, 1969
The Who play at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago. The opening act is The Kinks. Pete dedicates The Who's show to them, helping a little to make up for the sting for this group that… More »
Saturday, October 31, 1970
Melody Maker has an article entitled “Who's cheap singles plan dampened.” In it, record executives call Pete's plan for marketing cheap maxi-singles unfeasible.
Tuesday, October 31, 1972
The press report that Lou Reisner is having trouble booking London's Royal Albert Hall for a London Symphony Orchestra performance of Tommy
Friday, October 31, 1975
The Who play Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany
Monday, October 31, 1977
Pete is interviewed in his Twickenham home for the BBC-TV programme Tonight. He declares stories of his smashing guitars to be "lies, all lies!" and describes himself as "a desperate old fart now; not boring… More »
Sunday, October 31, 1982
The Who play at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. John Cougar and Loverboy open.
Tuesday, October 31, 1989
The Who perform the first of two nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London featuring an all-star performance of Tommy.
Thursday, October 31, 1996
The Who play the United Center in Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, October 31, 1999
The Who perform with acoustic instruments at the Bridge School benefit at Shoreline Auditorium in Mountain View, California. The Who perform earlier in the day so that Pete can take his son Joseph trick-or-treating for… More »
Tuesday, October 31, 2000
USA Network broadcasts Dark Prince: The True Story Of Dracula featuring Roger as King Janos of Hungary.
Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Roger's 1983 TV appearance in The Beggar's Opera is released on DVD in the U.S
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Roger is a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Who play the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Roger performs at the Horseshoe Southern in Elizabeth, Indiana
Monday, October 31, 2011
Pete delivers the first John Peel Memorial Lecture at the Lowry Theatre in Salford. Asked to speak on the subject of music in the age of the digital download, Pete makes press by slamming iTunes… More »