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Monday, March 18, 1963
The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton
Thursday, March 18, 1965
Excerpts from six numbers performed by The Who at The Marquee Club on February 16 appear on a French Television programme called Seize Millions de Jeunes on ORTF TV 2. It is part of documentary… More »
1965-02-16 - The Who - Marquee Club
Thursday, March 18, 1965
A scheduled appearance that day at the Civic Hall in Crawley is postponed until April 18th
Friday, March 18, 1966
The Who do some television to promote their new single appearing on Granada television on Ready Steady Go!
Friday, March 18, 1966
The Who play The Locarno Ballroom in Basildon
Friday, March 18, 1966
Publicist Keith Altman has an article in the NME called "Who are going 'round in Circles" that says that, after the now printed copies of "Substitute" have been sold, it will again be replaced, this… More »
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Friday, March 18, 1966
The Who are filmed miming to "I Can't Explain," "Bald Headed Woman" and "Substitute" at Tower Pier, London for Dick Clark's ABC-TV U.S. program Where The Action Is.
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Friday, March 18, 1966
The Birds with guitarist Ron Wood record two takes of Pete's "Run Run Run" but neither are released until 1999 on the album "The Birds – The Collector's Guide To Rare British Birds".
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Saturday, March 18, 1967
The Who play the Forum Cinema in Devonport, Devon
Saturday, March 18, 1967
"Happy Jack" backed with "Whiskey Man" is finally released in the U.S. It becomes The Who's first stateside hit, reaching #24 in the Billboard charts and #13 in Cash Box. Billboard magazine runs a full… More »
Saturday, March 18, 1967
New Musical Express prints a Track Records press release that says The Who plan to release a series of EP's on Track
Saturday, March 18, 1967
Lambert and Stamp release the first record on their label Track Records. Oddly enough, it isn't a Who record, but rather "Purple Haze" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It goes all the way to #3.
Tuesday, March 18, 1969
John and Keith are interviewed by Stuart Harvey at the BBC's Paris Studios for Radio 1 Club
Tuesday, March 18, 1969
The Who rehearse Tommy at the BBC's Paris Studios.
Thursday, March 18, 1971
The Who record "Getting In Tune" and "Behind Blue Eyes."
Saturday, March 18, 1972
Billboard magazine gives a thumbs-down to a production of Tommy in Los Angeles. In the same issue they report that "Let's See Action" has reached #8 in Poland
Sunday, March 18, 1973
Keith is rushed to St. Peter's Hospital in Chertsey after a "magic wand gun" he is playing with fires a pellet, striking him in the chest.
Tuesday, March 18, 1975
Tommy: The Movie has its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater. A morning press conference is attended by all the movie's stars except Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson and Roger and Ken Russell who are in… More »
Thursday, March 18, 1976
The Who play the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah
Saturday, March 18, 1978
Pete's solo track "Keep Me Turning" backed with Ronnie Lane's "Nowhere To Run," pulled from their album Rough Mix, released in the U.S. as a single. It fails to chart
Saturday, March 18, 1978
John provides a survey of budget-priced bass guitars in New Musical Express If anyone has this issue, please share!!
Saturday, March 18, 1978
Pete makes his first appearance on London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show discussing his interest in country & western music with Melvyn Bragg.
Tuesday, March 18, 1997
Pete Townshend testifies as an expert witness in a court case concerning a saxophonist who is suing for loss of her performing ability after being forced underwater for three minutes during a river barge accident.… More »
Tuesday, March 18, 1997
Bile releases their CD Biledegradable with an industrial-rock version of "My Generation.
You can listen to it on YouTube here
You can listen to it on YouTube here
Wednesday, March 18, 1998
The British press reports that, in response to former Take That singer Gary Barlow banning anglers from fishing on his estate, Roger opens his trout fish hatchery for their enjoyment.
Monday, March 18, 2002
Roger gives a surprise performance at The Joint in Los Angeles backed by a band consisting of The Rolling Stones' backup singer Bernard Fowler, guitarists Waddy Wachtel and Jack Tempchin, drummer Phil Jones, bassist Rick… More »
Photo by Jonathan Exley/WireImage
Thursday, March 18, 2004
The Who begin rehearsals for their upcoming live shows. Video and audio are streamed live over Pete's website
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Mario Martin Zelaya releases his CD Sorcery and Beer with an acoustic guitar cover of "I Can See For Miles"
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Roger plays at Teatro Rossetti in Trieste
Monday, March 18, 2013
The German electronic act Atom™ releases the album HD with an electronica cover of "My Generation". You can listen to it here
Friday, March 18, 2016
Simon Townshend is interviewed for the "On the Roof" webcast
Friday, March 18, 2016
Pete and Roger attend the opening of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's new Teen and Young Adult space "The Lounge at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center" in New Your City
Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Monday, March 18, 2024
The Who play the first of two shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London
