2005-07-11
Castle releases John Entwistle’s solo albums Smash Your Head Against The Wall, Whistle Rymes, and Rigor Mortis Sets In as expanded CDs in the U.K
Castle releases John Entwistle’s solo albums Smash Your Head Against The Wall, Whistle Rymes, and Rigor Mortis Sets In as expanded CDs in the U.K
Pete performs with a headlining Rachel Fuller at the T in the Park Festival in Balado by Kinross, Scotland.
The Mirror reports that The Who, along with many other groups appearing at Live 8, have agreed to donate their increased profits to charity.
The Who see U.K. sales of their compilation album Then and Now spike after Live 8. Says Pete to the tabloid The Mirror: “Our sales went up 832 per cent over the weekend – that’s because we sold one record on Saturday and 832 since.” The Who also place third in The Mirror’s readers poll… Read More »2005-07-05
A house of Pete Townshend’s on Montpelier Row, purchased by him in 1986, is damaged by fire. His estranged wife Karen lives there but is in Italy at the time
Petra Haden stages the live world premiere of her a capella verion of The Who Sell Out at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Aiding her in recreating her album vocals are an impromptu a capella group The Sell Outs.
Pete revises his poem Homage To Picasso
Pete is interviewed by the Daily Times Leader of West Point, Mississippi
Pete pens a new diary entry, where he admits his reservations about the efficacy of the next month’s Live 8 benefit and says he and Roger only signed up to perform in order to meet The Spice Girls.
Roger accepts the Robertson Taylor 30th Anniversary Award on behalf of The Who