Pete Townshend plays a show for adults with Down’s Syndrome at Portsmouth’s Guildhall. The concert was organized by Pete’s girlfriend Rachel Fuller in association with the Southsea charity Downsed. Fuller creates new songs using lyrics written by eight of the adults that she and Pete perform.
The Steve Bell comic “IF…” features a Who reference
Roger is interviewed on thewho.com. He says it was Pete Townshend’s decision not to perform “It’s Not Enough” from the album Endless Wire live: “Pete said it had no dynamic…it’s just a rant.”
The Columbus, Ohio rapper Blueprint releases the EP Blueprint Who with raps over Who songs
Roger is one of many celebrities answering the phone at The BGC Partner’s 6th Annual Charity Day at Canary Wharf in London.
Roger writes an article for The Sun about the Help For Heroes concert. He discusses how opposition to a war should never divorce anyone from taking care of the nation’s troops after service
The Billy Joel concert movie The Last Play at Shea premieres at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. It features a guest appearance by Roger on “My Generation”
Matt Kent’s book The Who Revealed is published by Flame Tree in the U.K
The Sun reports that Roger Daltrey is working with LiveNation trying to book acts for the Help For Heroes benefit concert scheduled to take place in Twickenham 12 September
The press reports that designer Alex Mardikian has negotiated the largest lifestyle licensing deal in the history of rock with The Who. “Quadrophenia” is presented as a “lifestyle movement” defined by Alex as “clothing and accessories that make a statement, that revisit or flouish in the feelings of youth, that wear well and look hip,… Read More »2010-07-16