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Thursday, November 4, 1920
Kathleen Hopley, later to be known as Kit Moon and mother to Keith Moon, is born
Wednesday, November 4, 1964
The Who perform at "The Mine" in the back of The Pheasant pub in South Oxhey, Watford near  Carpenders Park Station
Thursday, November 4, 1965
The Who were scheduled to play the Queen's Hall in Barnstaple, Devonshire but was cancelled due to Roger suffering a throat infection.
Friday, November 4, 1966
The Who were scheduled to play in Kassel, Germany but no evidence the show happened.
Saturday, November 4, 1967
The Who play the Granada Cinema in Walthamstow. Backstage, Chris Morphet shoots 8mm film of The Who applying their stage makeup. A snippet is used in The Kids Are Alright. That night Pete has… More »
Saturday, November 4, 1967
Disc and Music Echo carries two reports on The Who's current tour
Saturday, November 4, 1967
Melody Maker features an article titled "On tour with The Who" by Peter Frampton. "I Can See For Miles" is at #18 in the "Pop 30"
Saturday, November 4, 1967
Record Mirror magazine features The Who on the front cover. Alan Bown from The Herd writes in from their tour with The Who
Monday, November 4, 1968
Keith is charged in Clerkenwell Magistrates Court with being drunk and disorderly. The previous weekend he had been arrested after running down the middle of South-grove, Highgate shouting at cars and trying to stop traffic.… More »
Tuesday, November 4, 1969
The Who play Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut
Thursday, November 4, 1971
The Who open the new Rainbow Theatre in London. A chorus line of dancers precedes the show and Keith goes into the audience to yell for The Who to come on. Pete wears a silver… More »
Saturday, November 4, 1972
Melody Maker reports that the upcoming live concert of the all-star version of Tommy has been banned from the Royal Albert Hall
Saturday, November 4, 1972
John's second solo album Whistle Rymes is released in the U.S. Billboard Magazine features a full page ad for the new album
Saturday, November 4, 1972
Cash Box magazine features a full page on "Who Came First" - "A Note About This Album From Pete Townshend"
Sunday, November 4, 1973
The British press report that Keith and The Who have been "banned from the B.B.C. staff clubs throughout the country"
Thursday, November 4, 1976
Top Of The Pops airs The Who's performance of "Substitute" from Charlton since the song is back in the charts
You can watch it at Ivor The Engine Driver's Doorway here
Thursday, November 4, 1976
John is photographed at his home
Friday, November 4, 1977
Keith Moon is arrested at the Ritz Hotel in Paris for rowdy behavior and spends the night in jail. He is in Paris to hang out with the Rolling Stones as they record their Some… More »
Tuesday, November 4, 1980
The Who and producer Bill Szymczyk are back at work on the long-delayed Face Dances album as the soon-to-be hit single “You Better You Bet “ is recorded at Odyssey Studios. Szymczyk had been unable… More »
Sunday, November 4, 1984
ITV begins airing an ad for the American Express credit card featuring Roger at his trout farm. You can watch it on YouTube here
Wednesday, November 4, 1987
Pete's daughter Emma tells the press that her father's example has made sure she never dabbled with drugs
Monday, November 4, 1996
The Who continue the first leg of their North American Quadropheniatour with a performance at the E.J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. Although all shows are shot on video for projection on the screen… More »
Tuesday, November 4, 1997
The Who receive a lifetime achievement award from Q magazine at the Park Lane Hotel in London. Pete Townshend and John Entwistle attend but Roger Daltrey cannot be there as he is in the U.S.… More »
Photo by Dave Benett
Tuesday, November 4, 1997
Pete records “971104 Arpeggio Piano“ at his home in London. It is later released on Scoop 3.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Wire & Glass, the animated film directed by Aubrey Powell that plays behind The Who during their live performances, gets its television premiere on VH1 Classics cable channel in the U.S.
You can watch it … More »
Saturday, November 4, 2006
The Who play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Billboard announces the new Who album's title will be Endless Wire and it "will be" released Oct. 31 on Universal Republic
Friday, November 4, 2011
Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant join to open the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Friday, November 4, 2022
The Who play the first of two nights at Dolby Live in Las Vegas, Nevada