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Today in Whostory
Sunday, June 28, 1964
The Who play the Florida Rooms in Brighton
Monday, June 28, 1965
The Who play the "Bluesville" club at the Manor House Ballroom in Ipswich, Suffolk. The Brian Auger Trinity opened.
Wednesday, June 28, 1967
Mick Jagger is found guilty of possession of four Benzedrine tablets he brought from Italy. They had been discovered in a police raid the previous February. He is remanded to jail for sentencing. Late that… More »
Friday, June 28, 1968
The Who play the first of two nights at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles, California
Saturday, June 28, 1969
New Musical Express reports a phone call they placed to Pete where he screamed, "L.A. is crummy, L.A. is full of liars!" and said he stayed at a friend's house during the recent L.A. shows… More »
Sunday, June 28, 1970
The James Gang hosts a barbeque party in Cleveland. Pete has such a good time that, the next day while he is homesick for both London and Cleveland, he writes the song "Sheraton Gibson" which… More »
Wednesday, June 28, 1972
Keith and Kim attend the Sha Na Na concert in Antwerp, Belgium. Peter 'Dougal' Butler photographs them around this date
Photo by Peter 'Dougal' Butler
courtesy of Luc Michel
Thursday, June 28, 1979
Rolling Stone magazine carries a review of The Who's May 2nd show at London's Rainbow Theatre Transcript: Mods for moderns The Who return to the stage By John Swenson LONDON IT WAS SUPPOSED TO have… More »
Saturday, June 28, 1980
The Who play the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Supporting them are The Only Ones,
Friday, June 28, 1985
Pete introduces a new book of poetry called Hard Lines 2 at a presentation run by Faber & Faber. Ian Dury is among those giving readings of the poetry.
Wednesday, June 28, 1989
Pete appears on NBC's Late Night With David Letterman performing "A Friend Is A Friend" from his new solo album The Iron Man accompanied by Billy Nicholls and fellow singer Chyna.
Wednesday, June 28, 1995
Ringo's All-Star Band featuring John and Zak play in Hamamatu at the Hamamatu Kyouiku Bunka Kaikan
Friday, June 28, 1996
Pete, Roger and John begin rehearsals for the upcoming live version of Quadrophenia. Those rehearsals come to an abrupt end after Gary Glitter spins a microphone stand and accidentally slams one of the prongs on… More »
Monday, June 28, 1999
Roger begins the British leg of the British Rock Symphony tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Monday, June 28, 2004
McVicar is released in the U.K. on DVD.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The Who play the Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol
Monday, June 28, 2010
Roger opens for Eric Clapton at the Markus Amphitheatre Summerfest in Milwaukee
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Who play the LG Arena in Birmingham
Ticket courtesy of Lauren J. Hammer
Sunday, June 28, 2015
The Who play the Glastonbury Festival
