The Who and entourage fly to Los Angeles for some r’n’r before their Hollywood concert on the 13th. Everyone stays at the Continental Hyatt House (known to bands as the “Riot” House), all except for Pete who stays with a friend. During the stay manager Kit Lambert and possibly Pete meet with executives from Universal… Read More »1969-06-09
Melody Maker declares Tommy the Pop LP of the Month saying it gives “a facelift to pop’s image”.
The Who are photographed by Jack Robinson for a feature in Vogue magazine
Billboard carries a full page ad for Tommy
Roger and Pete have a hearing for the May 16th Fillmore incident. The case is postponed until June 20th
The Who were scheduled to play the Capitol Theatre in Ottawa, Canada
A statement of apology by The Who for the Fillmore East altercation appears in the New York Times.
BBC1 repeats the Omnibus: All My Loving special
Pete and Roger surrender themselves to the authorities at the Ninth Precinct station for the previous nights on-stage incident. They are released on bail
Tommy is released in the United States