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Today in Whostory
Sunday, June 9, 1963
The Detours play White Hart Hotel in Acton
Wednesday, June 9, 1965
The Who play the Il Rondo in Leicester
Friday, June 9, 1967
The Who play the Golden Slipper Ballroom, Magilligan, North Ireland. Chris Townson is still on drums
Monday, June 9, 1969
The Who and entourage fly to Los Angeles for some r'n'r before their Hollywood concert on the 13th. Everyone stays at the Continental Hyatt House (known to bands as the "Riot" House), all except for… More »
Tuesday, June 9, 1970
The Who play in Denver at Mammoth Gardens. The Denver show features the first known performance of "I Don't Even Know Myself" and the last live performance of "Sally Simpson" until 1989. Pete later says… More »
Friday, June 9, 1972
Keith emcees the Sha Na Na concert at the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle. He continues to appear with the group, introducing them, at many stops of their 1972 European tour.
Saturday, June 9, 1973
John's third solo album John Entwistle's Rigor Mortis Sets In is released in the U.S. The cover is inverted from the European release. John and company get thumbs up in Crawdaddy, Zoo World and Stereo… More »
Saturday, June 9, 1973
The Who gather at the Rainbow Theatre in north London for filmmaker Peter Neal to take stop-frame images of the band to project behind them during their live performances. Pete had hired Neal after seeing… More »
Saturday, June 9, 1973
The Coventry Evening Telegraph's "Pop Inn" by Bob Stanton runs with the title "The Who to end their 'idle' period soon"
Sunday, June 9, 1974
Henry Edwards blasts The Who in an article in The New York Times. He finds their work from "My Generation" to Quadrophenia to be imbued with violence, is appalled that young people identify with a… More »
Saturday, June 9, 1979
The Who play The Odeon in Edinburgh
Saturday, June 9, 1979
The Who attend the Scotland premiere of The Kids Are Alright at the La Scala cinema in Glasgow
Tuesday, June 9, 1981
Pete takes Bruce Springsteen to see the up-and-coming Irish band U2 at the Hammersmith Palais in London.
Saturday, June 9, 2001
John plays the first of two more shows at B B King Blues Club in New York.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
The Who play the Messe Open Air in Fulda, Germany
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The Who's "My Generation" is selected by the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress as one of twenty-five culturally significant recordings selected for preservation in a special sound archive.
