2001-09-14
The Basement Rock ‘n’ Roll Gallery in London features an exhibit called “Ready, Steady Who!” about the early “pop-art” phase of The Who
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2001-09-13
Pete Townshend, partially in response to the World Trade Center attack two days before, releases a cassette demo called “Flying Boy” on his website.
2001-09-13
The Maidstone Drama Group perform Tommy at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maidstone
2001-09-12
Pete receives the BMI President’s Award.
2001-09-08
Pete Townshend responds on his website to an angry letter by a fan denouncing him for allowing the song “Bargain” to be used selling Nissan SUVs
2001-08-31
The London Evening Standard reports that Pete has waived the fees and allowed permission to stage Tommy in Maidstone Prison after several inmates wrote to him.
2001-08-22
The Japanese Mod group The Cymbals releases an EP called Higher than the Sun featuring a track called “Keith & The Moon”. You can listen to the song here
2001-08-21
Out Of Phase releases the CD Who’s Next 2002 with their own versions of the Who’s Next album.
2001-08-19
Pete writes a letter to the Observer about an excerpt from John Strausbaugh’s book Rock ‘Til You Drop
2001-08-10
Quadrophenia opens as a play adapted by Daniel Buckroyd at the Hampshire Youth Theatre, Nuffield Theatre in Southampton.