Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

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 as best act after Pink Floyd and Robbie Williams. Pete: "I'm delighted to come third. It's lovely to think we've still got fans who rated us above Madonna."