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Today in Whostory: 4/23/2019

    1964 – The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford

    1965 – The Who play the Oasis Club in Manchester

    1966 – The Who play the Odeon Cinema in Rochester, Kent

    1966 – “A Legal Matter” enters the Dutch charts where it will peak at #22.

    1966 – The first issue of the magazine Disc and Music Echo hits the stands. It includes the Sounds of The Stars disc containing a short interview with Pete

    1966 – Record Mirror comes out with an interview with Kit Lambert who says The Who’s legal matter is keeping them from recording another album.

    1968 – The Who play The Marquee Club in London

    1969 – The Who continue rehearsing their new Tommy-centered act at the Community Centre, Westcott Crescent in Hanwell. Pete recalls in his autobiography that, after this last rehearsal, Keith took him for a drink, looked him in the eye and said, “Pete, you’ve done it. This is gonna work.”

    1970 – There is some question as to the actual date but according to several sources, The Who appear on Top of the Pops performing “The Seeker”.

    1971 – The Rolling Stones’ album Sticky Fingers, featuring uncredited background vocals by Pete on “Sway,” is released in the U.K.

    1980 – The Who play the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado

    1996 – Pete releases his best-of solo compilation CD coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking – thebestofpetetownshend. In addition, there is a CD single released in Britain and Germany of the new “e. cola” remix of “Let My Love Open The Door”. Neither CD charts. Their release marks the end of Pete’s 16-year turn as a solo artist on Atlantic.

    1996 – Roger and Pete hold a press conference in London to announce that, after a hiatus of over six years, Pete, Roger and John will perform together in a band at Hyde Park for a performance of Quadrophenia at the Prince’s Trust Concert. They will not be listed as The Who but rather under the individual names

    1997 – The Who play the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark

    2001 – Pete announces in his diary that he no longer needs his huge London recording studio as he can do everything at home. He also says he is going in for several days of Quadrophenia: The Musical workshops with music supplied by a band including John Bundrick on keyboards, Pete’s brother Simon on guitar and British playwright Joe Penhall supplying the script

    2012 – Roger and his band play at the International Forum in Tokyo

    2015 – The Who play The Arena At Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia