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Saturday, June 5, 1965
The U.S. release of the single "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" gets a full-page ad in Billboard magazine. This is practically the only evidence that the single is released in the U.S. at this time as it… More »
Saturday, June 5, 1965
The Who play Loyola Hall in Stamford Hill
Saturday, June 5, 1965
Pete is interviewed in Melody Maker. "We think the mod thing is dying. We don't plan to go down with it, which is why we've become individualists." He also declares The Who's new single, "Anyway… More »
Saturday, June 5, 1965
Record Mirror carries a brief announcement that The Who will appear on "Ready Steady Radio" on June 13 as well as an ad for The Who's June 7 Marquee Club show. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere moves… More »
Saturday, June 5, 1965
The Newcastle Evening Chronicle's POP SPOT by Maureen Cleave carries an article titled "Paris invites the Who to play" Transcription: Paris invites the Who to play THE man charged with putting the Who’s latest song… More »
Sunday, June 5, 1966
The Who play in Nyköping at The Träffen
Phot by Hans-Åke Runell
Sunday, June 5, 1966
The Who play in Örebro at the Idrottshuset. During the show the police panic and pull the plug on The Who when the audience rushes the stage. Pete threatens the police and stagehands to get… More »
Image from "The Who in Sweden"
Sunday, June 5, 1966
The Popside program featuring The Who recorded on the 3rd airs on Swedish television. Between the shows in Nykoping and Orebro, The Who stop at the home of Gunnel Larsson in Vrena to watch themselves… More »
1966-06-03-Popside
Sunday, June 5, 1966
The TV Times features Dave Lanning's "Lanning at Large" where he meets The Who and discusses Union Jack jackets
Monday, June 5, 1967
The Who were scheduled to play at the Top Rank Suite in Swansea but was cancelled because of John's broken finger.
Monday, June 5, 1967
The"Instrumental - No Title" a/k/a "Soddin' About" is mixed and shelved, awaiting an official release that does not come for forty-two years. Listen to the song on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwVI7F-DdHY: More »
Thursday, June 5, 1969
The Who play the first of two nights at the Fillmore East in New York with Chuck Berry and Albert King
Thursday, June 5, 1969
The Who are photographed by Jack Robinson for a feature in Vogue magazine. The date of these photos was confirmed by the "Official gallery for Vogue fine art photographer Jack Robinson" on an instagram post… More »
Saturday, June 5, 1971
Six takes of "Bargain" are recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes
Monday, June 5, 1972
The Who record "Long Live Rock" at Olympic Studios, London. The song is meant as the title track for a never-shot Who television special.
Thursday, June 5, 1975
Rolling Stone magazine features a review of "Tommy Original Soundtrack Recording"
Saturday, June 5, 1976
The Who continue their "Who Put The Boot In Tour" performing at the Celtic Football Ground in Glasgow, Scotland. 35,000 attend and over £100,000 are donated to charity. That afternoon in the backstage area of… More »
Saturday, June 5, 1976
Record Mirror features The Who on the cover with a two page spread titled "Who are the champions" covering their show at Charlton days earlier Transcript: Who are the Champions? THE positioning of hands on… More »
Tuesday, June 5, 1979
The Kids Are Alright soundtrack double LP is released in the U.K. Complimentary reviews come from Chris Welch in Melody Maker, Charles Shaar Murray in New Musical Express and Steve Simels in Stereo Review. Greil… More »
Tuesday, June 5, 1990
It is reported that Pete has turned down £2 million from Coca-Cola to use "My Generation" as part of their "Generation after Generation" ad campaign. The Who had previously recorded adverts for Coca-Cola that played… More »
Sunday, June 5, 2005
The comic strip "Off The Mark" features a reference to The Who
You can view it here
You can view it here
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
The Who play in Rotterdam at Ahoy
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Marty Stuart releases his album Compadres featuring a cover of "I Can See For Miles" done bluegrass-style with the Old Crow Medicine Show. Listen to it on YouTube here
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Pete is interviewed about the writing of Endless Wire in Metro International: "Some of them I started in 2002, when John Entwistle was alive, and he always had lots of songs ready. At that time… More »