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Thursday, April 25, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Thursday, April 25, 1963
The Beachcombers place an ad for a "good, reliable rock drummer" in the Harrow Observer. Despite the apparent disqualification for the "reliable" part, Keith applies and succeeds in landing the job
The Harrow Observer from April 25, 1963
Sunday, April 25, 1965
The Who play the Trade Union Hall in Watford
Monday, April 25, 1966
The Who play The Pavilion in Bath, Somerset
Tuesday, April 25, 1967
The Who play the Town Hall in High Wycombe
Thursday, April 25, 1968
"Call Me Lightning" reaches #5 in the "instant Sound survey" put out by CKOC radio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Courtesy of Tom Hand
Friday, April 25, 1969
The Who play the University of Strathclyde Student Union in Glasgow. Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and Fred's Jazz Band open the show.
Saturday, April 25, 1970
The Who play the Portland Hall at the University of Nottingham in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Saturday, April 25, 1970
Pete is interviewed by Penny Valentine in Disc and Music Echo. He says Tommy has provided The Who with fans "...I'd be pleased to lose again, especially the American psuedo-intellectuals who kept reading things into… More »
Saturday, April 25, 1970
Billboard magazine carries a full page ad for "The Seeker"
Sunday, April 25, 1971
The Who return to the Young Vic Theatre in London to rehearse for the next day's recording.
The Young Vic theatre in 1970
Wednesday, April 25, 1984
Pete is interviewed by Scott Muni in London for a live transmission to WNEW-FM in New York. During the interview, Pete's brother Paul calls in
Saturday, April 25, 1987
New Musical Express prints a letter sent to Roger that reads: "Dear Mr. Daltrey, seeing as Keith Moon is dead, could you possibly give me his old drum kit? Also, if any of your smashed-up… More »
Tuesday, April 25, 1989
Pete, Roger & John are interviewed on Good Morning America
Friday, April 25, 1997
The Who play the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Pete's Eelpie company asks for submissions of "video-movie files, DVDs, videotapes or podcasts" for round-the-clock streaming on his website. It is tentatively called "OO-TV" or "TowserTV". The channel never launches.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Pete Townshend holds a media event at his Oceanic Studios in London to unveil a computer software program that will enable fans to compose personalized music tracks at the click of a button. "You can… More »
Photo by Harold Cunningham/FilmMagic
Monday, April 25, 2011
The History Channel series "Pawn Stars" entitled "Pom Pom Pawn" features someone selling an autographed photo of The Who.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
The Who play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage