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Friday, July 16, 1965
The Who play the 1965 Cheltenham Festival at the Athletic Grounds in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Saturday, July 16, 1966
Decca U.S. releases "The Kids Are Alright" as a single backed with "A Legal Matter". Its Billboard peak is #106 but it's a hit in Detroit.
Saturday, July 16, 1966
Billboard reports on the release of "The Kids Are Alright"/"A Legal Matter" in the U.S. The single will peak at #85 in Cash Box and #106 in Billboard. They also report that "Substitute" has peaked… More »
Saturday, July 16, 1966
Manager Chris Stamp sets up The Who next to the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park and shoots silent, black-and-white footage of them miming to The Kids Are Alright. The edited footage with studio sound added… More »
Saturday, July 16, 1966
The Who play the Civic Hall in Barnsley, Yorkshire
Sunday, July 16, 1967
The Who play the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California
Sunday, July 16, 1967
"Under My Thumb" by The Who peaks at #14 on the Radio London Top 40.
Tuesday, July 16, 1968
The Who play the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sunday, July 16, 1972
Keith hosts an Anti-Apartheid supper and celebrity concert on the grounds of his home, Tara, in Chertsey. Blossom Dearie, John Bird, Eleanor Bron and The Scaffold provide entertainment. Keith, fresh from hospital, limits himself to… More »
Wednesday, July 16, 1980
The Who play the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along with Heart, the J. Geils Band and Nash the Slash. Hundreds suffer heat exhaustion during the daylong show.
Sunday, July 16, 1989
The Who play Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania You can listen to the show on YouTube here
Saturday, July 16, 1994
The Spin Doctor's new single "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast" hits the charts. The CD single includes a cover of "I Can't Explain."
Tuesday, July 16, 1996
The Who play in New York at Madison Square Garden. This is the first of 6 shows over 7 nights
Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Andrea McArdle releases a CD of show tunes called On Broadway. She does a medley of songs from Tommy under the title "Pinball Wizard". You can listen to it on YouTube here
Tuesday, July 16, 1996
After The Who's show at Madison Square Garden John plays a show at Le Bar Bat in New York City
Wednesday, July 16, 1997
John Entwistle was scheduled to appear at a Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in New York
Friday, July 16, 1999
The John Entwistle Band play The Sound Cafe in So. Norwalk
Monday, July 16, 2001
An article in the British tabloid The Star claims Roger has been a guest for the past year living at the home of John Paul DeJoria while he finds a new place to live in… More »
Monday, July 16, 2001
On his website, Pete releases rehearsal mp3's from his April Quadrophenia musical workshop
Friday, July 16, 2004
Michael Moore responds to Pete's remarks: "Last year, the Who asked me to do a documentary on their career. I was sorry I had to tell them that due to my need to finish 'Fahrenheit… More »
Sunday, July 16, 2006
The Guardian weighs in on Wire and Glass. "Clattering drums and an urgent vocal introduce the Who's first new music in yonks, pitched somewhere between Tommy and Quadrophenia. That's not surprising as the lyrics to… More »
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Who play the E3 conference at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, California
Photo by Paul Lyons courtesy of www.thewholive.net
Friday, July 16, 2010
The press reports that designer Alex Mardikian has negotiated the largest lifestyle licensing deal in the history of rock with The Who. "Quadrophenia" is presented as a "lifestyle movement" defined by Alex as "clothing and… More »
Image courtesy of www.thewhothismonth.com
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Roger plays Broadlands in Hampshire
Sunday, July 16, 2017
The Who play the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CBMS) in Canandaigua, New York
Sunday, July 16, 2023
The Who play the Badminton Estate in Bristol, England This show is listed as "Bristol", but in reality, it appears that the local is well outside the Bristol city limits. I'm leaving it as it… More »
