1975-03-26
ABC broadcasts a Wide World Special with interviews conducted on the 19th from the Tommy: The Movie premiere in Los Angeles
ABC broadcasts a Wide World Special with interviews conducted on the 19th from the Tommy: The Movie premiere in Los Angeles
John and his band The Ox play in St. Louis, Missouri opening for Joe Walsh
John and his band The Ox play the Milwaukee Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin supporting J. Geils Band and James Cotton
The soundtrack to Tommy: The Movie is released in the U.K. Melody Maker gives the album one of its few favorable reviews. The LP does not perform as well as in the U.S., peaking at #21
John and his band The Ox play the Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis opening for Joe Walsh
John and his band The Ox play Chicago’s Aire Crown Theater opening for Joe Walsh
Roger’s daughter, Willow Amber, is born at Pembury Hospital, Kent
Tommy: The Movie has its Los Angeles premiere at Mann’s Wilshire Theater. Pete, Keith, John, Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, Elton John and Robert Stigwood attend. All are interviewed by David Frost for an ABC Wide World Special. Other celebrities interviewed by Army Archerd going into the theater or the afterwards party held at the Studio One… Read More »1975-03-19
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 England working on Lisztomania. The film receives a standing ovation despite occasional sound problems. Afterwards The Who and celebrities attend… Read More »1975-03-18
Pete is at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, running Tommy: The Movie over and over while he checks for problems with the film’s Quintaphonic soundtrack. Also this day or the next, Pete has a meeting in his hotel room with Who fan and photographer Jeff Stein who proposes making a documentary film on… Read More »1975-03-17