2005-05-10
Styx releases their album Big Bang Theory containing a cover of “I Can See For Miles”. You can listen to it on YouTube here
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2005-05-09
Roger is a presenter at the Sony Radio Academy Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
2005-05-02
Roger attends the reunion concert of Cream at the Royal Albert Hall
2005-04-17
Pete suggests in a web diary that Roger will work with Pete’s brother Simon to complete songs Pete has recorded in demo form
2005-04-07
An exhibit called “Tommy: The Amazing Journey” opens at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Pete supplies materials.
2005-04-04
Roger attends the Teenage Cancer Trust concert. Robert Plant headlines the show
2005-04-02
John Entwistle’s family announces that they will be auctioning off the entire contents of his £3 million mansion. The auction on the 21st nets £123,000 with a model of Henry VIII’s armour raising £900, a leather art sculpture of a male torso £2,200, a snakeskin tambourine £160 and a microphone presented to The Who at… Read More »2005-04-02
2005-03-22
Gibson Guitars issues only 75 of the “Pete Townshend LP Deluxe”, a copy of the guitar played by Pete at the end of The Kids Are Alright
2005-03-21
In a diary entry, Pete announces that the new Who album has “been delayed, not cancelled.” He also says planned shows will also be delayed because The Who’s drummer, Zak Starkey, is currently touring with Oasis.
2005-03-19
The For The Record special with Roger being interviewed by Harvey Goldsmith recorded in January airs on the UK cable channel The Performance Channel