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Friday, September 17, 1965
The Who play The Gaiety Ballroom in Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Saturday, September 17, 1966
Roger is interviewed in the Record Mirror and says The Who have already recorded the tracks "So Sad About Us," "Heat Wave" and his favorite track "Disguises," all intended for The Who's forthcoming LP. Pete… More »
Saturday, September 17, 1966
Disc and Music Echo says The Who are halfway through recording their new album that will include the songs "Disguises," "Happy Jack" and "King Rabbit." In the same issue Pete says that he was the… More »
Sunday, September 17, 1967
The Who return to London after two months in North America. John borrows $100 to fly home first class. Two months of touring opening for The Herman's Hermits paid The Who $40,000. By the time… More »
Sunday, September 17, 1967
The Smothers Brother's Comedy Hour featuring The Who is broadcast
Wednesday, September 17, 1969
The Melody Maker Pop Poll Winners awards were held at the Waldorf Hotel in London. John and Keith are known to have attended.
Thursday, September 17, 1970
The Who play the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform on stage in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 17th September 1970. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
Friday, September 17, 1976
Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane's soundtrack to the movie Mahoney's Last Stand is released featuring Pete playing percussion on "Car Radio" and guitar on "Tonight's Number." Meanwhile Pete and Ronnie Lane begin recording demos this… More »
Saturday, September 17, 1977
Pete and Ronnie Lane discuss their new album and their love of Meher Baba in Melody Maker. Pete also blasts the punk rock group The Stranglers who had been critical of The Who
Monday, September 17, 1979
The Who play Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Pete cuts his hand on his guitar and leaves the stage. Roger straps a guitar on and begins a jam until Pete can get… More »
Tuesday, September 17, 1991
The Disney-created youth music group The Party releases their CD In The Meantime, In Between Time featuring a cover of "My Generation". You can listen to it on YouTube here
Saturday, September 17, 1994
Roger and John continue with the orchestral Daltrey Sings Townshend tour performing in Atlanta, Georgia at Chastain Park. The rest of Roger's tour, with the next date in South Florida, is cancelled due to Roger's… More »
Tuesday, September 17, 1996
The John Entwistle Band begins recording three new songs, "Left for Dead," "I Wouldn't Sleep With You," and "Endless Vacation." The first (in a later re-recording) and last will end up on the Music for… More »
Wednesday, September 17, 1997
John joins Mountain onstage at the Shepherd's Bush Empire to play "You Really Got Me" during the encore
Sunday, September 17, 2000
The Showtime cable channel premieres the biopic Hendrix. Mark Holmes plays Pete and Nigel Graham plays Roger.
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
The Flaming Lips release their CD Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid 1983-1988 with a bonus track cover of "Anyway, Anyhow Anywhere."
You can listen to a remastered version of this on YouTube here
You can listen to a remastered version of this on YouTube here
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
President Bush appears to quote The Who in a speech at the East Literature Magnet School in Nashville, Tennessee. "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee --… More »
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
The Who play the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California
Monday, September 17, 2007
The Dear Mr. Fantasy DVD is released in the U.K. featuring a live Pete performance of "No Face No Name No Number." The U.S. release is the next day.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Roger plays the Agganis Arena in Boston
Saturday, September 17, 2016
The Who play the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Who play the first of two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles California
