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Today in Whostory
Thursday, June 17, 1965
The Who play Bowes Lyon House Youth Centre in Stevenage
Friday, June 17, 1966
The Who play City Hall in Perth, Scotland
Saturday, June 17, 1967
The Who play the second of two nights at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The Santana Blues band opened.
Saturday, June 17, 1967
Pete and Karen take a stroll at Hippie Ground Zero, the intersection of Haight and Ashbury Streets in San Francisco. He later reports it "very, very commercial."
Saturday, June 17, 1967
New Musical Express carries a short update on John's hand and his upcoming nuptuals. Pictures of Lily is in their Top 30 at #21
Saturday, June 17, 1967
Disc and Music Echo mention The Who going to Monterey
Tuesday, June 17, 1969
The Who play the first of three nights at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California.Woody Herman and The Herd open. Despite a huge row between Bill Graham and The Who, Graham insists the band… More »
Thursday, June 17, 1971
The first tracks from the recent sessions are released. "Won't Get Fooled Again" in a version edited down to 3:55 backed with "I Don't Even Know Myself" is released in the U.S. The A-side states… More »
Monday, June 17, 1974
Roger, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed and Jack Nicholson report to Harefield Grove to shoot the "Go to the Mirror" sequence.
You can watch the final results on YouTube here
You can watch the final results on YouTube here
Sunday, June 17, 1979
Pete, John and Kenney attend a dinner party in honor of The Who at Windows on The World at the top of the World Trade Center. Roger, meanwhile, stays in England to work on his… More »
Thursday, June 17, 1993
Pete appears on Late Night With David Letterman, plays "Pinball Wizard," and smashes his guitar. Pete: "I smashed the one on the Letterman show even though I didn't really want to. They asked me to… More »
Saturday, June 17, 1995
The Who's Tommy closes on Broadway after 900 performances.
Tuesday, June 17, 1997
The CD The King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents John Entwistle is released featuring a live John Entwistle solo show from March 15, 1975.
Wednesday, June 17, 1998
John plays Club Bene in Morgan, New Jersey
Sunday, June 17, 2001
For a second night, John plays in Anaheim, California at the Sun Theater in "A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles." featuring Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson and Alan Parsons.
Friday, June 17, 2005
Roger accepts the Robertson Taylor 30th Anniversary Award on behalf of The Who at the Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Awards at the Hotel InterContinental in London, England. The 30th anniversary of the annual awards honours songwriting… More »
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Saturday, June 17, 2006
Pete and Roger return to Leeds University for the unveiling of a Civic Trust plaque commemorating their 14 Feb. 1970 performance that became the Live at Leeds album
You can watch footage from this event…
You can watch footage from this event…
Saturday, June 17, 2006
The Who open their world tour in performance at the same refectory where they had played 36 years before. The Wire and Glass mini-opera gets its live premiere as well as the new song "Mike… More »
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Emma Townshend, Pete's daughter and gardening columnist for the Independent, pens a long remembrance of her childhood with her dad for her newspaper.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Roger plays at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York, New York with the New York Pops
Saturday, June 17, 2023
The Who play the Visarno Arena in Florence, Italy
