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Today in Whostory
Saturday, October 26, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Thursday, October 26, 1967
Mono mixes of “Jaguar” and “Rael” are prepared for the upcoming album. It is at this point that the “Part 2” section of “Rael is chopped off, not to return until the 1994 30 Years… More »
Saturday, October 26, 1968
Decca/MCA's own Who oldies collection Magic Bus - The Who On Tour hits the U.S. charts. The album gets bad marks in the Underground press for a title that could mislead buyers into thinking it… More »
Saturday, October 26, 1968
Record Mirror carries a short review of The Who's Direct Hits album
Saturday, October 26, 1968
New Musical Express reports on The WHo's upcoming package tour with Joe Cocker and Arthur Brown
Sunday, October 26, 1969
The classical music reviewer for The New York Times, Clive Barnes, discusses The Who and rock operas in an article. Barnes, who attended one of the recent Fillmore East shows, says the band played their… More »
Sunday, October 26, 1969
The Who play the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The James Gang open
Monday, October 26, 1970
The Who play Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent
Thursday, October 26, 1972
Rolling Stone magazine carries a brief interview with Pete titled "Who's Next; Pete Townshend works on a new opera." You can read it here
Friday, October 26, 1973
The massive Quadrophenia double album is released in the U.K. However the initial run sells out quickly and, due to a shortage of vinyl caused by the OPEC oil embargo, additional copies are not pressed… More »
Friday, October 26, 1973
Part two of Pete's interview about Quadrophenia is broadcast on Rockspeak.
Thursday, October 26, 1989
The Who perform at Wembley Arena in London. Roger's voice gives out toward the end and he is forced to leave the stage. Pete wraps it up singing “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won't Get Fooled… More »
Saturday, October 26, 1996
The Who play the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday, October 26, 1998
The John Entwistle Band play at Juanita's Cantina Ballroom in Little Rock, Arkansas
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Roger receives a Gold Badge Award from the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters at The Savoy, Strand, London. That day Ross Halfin shoots portraits of Pete and Roger at the Boathouse, one of which… More »
Photo: Ross Halfin
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Who play the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday, October 26, 2018
Roger attends a book signing at Barnes & Nobels in New York, New York
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 26: Roger Daltrey signs copies of his new book "Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite" at Barnes & Noble, 5th Avenue on October 26, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Pete appears at Rachel's "Animal Requiem" concert at Royce Hall at UCLA in Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The Who play the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
