1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The High Numbers play at the Waterfront Club at the Cliff Hotel in Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire. According to a source on the internet, they destroyed the stage and ceiling and were banned from playing there again. It is the last show they play… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/31/2024
1963 – The Detours play the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who play the Trade Union Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire 1966 – The Who play Club Nalen in Stockholm “The Who launched straight into ‘Heatwave’ with a careering manic energy that ten years later would be called punk, and followed directly… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/25/2024
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who go into IBC Studios to record their first LP. The afternoon session sees “A Legal Matter” and “The Ox” recorded for certain and probably also “The Good’s Gone”, “La La La Lies”, “Much Too Much” and “It’s Not True.” Roger says… Read More »Today in Whostory: 10/12/2024
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1968 – Rolling Stone magazine features an interview with Pete conducted after The Who’s Fillmore West show the in August. This often-reprinted interview details the plot of Pete’s new rock opera, then called “Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy,” and Pete later has to refer back… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/28/2024
1963 – The Detours play at the Notre Dame Church Hall in London 1966 – Lambert and Stamp attend a Hendrix performance at the Scotch of St. James Club. Chandler has heard about the Track Records’ startup (Hendrix originally wanted to sign with Decca because The Who were on Decca in the U.S.). After hearing… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/27/2024
1965 – The Who play for 450 people at Da Marathon Club in The Hague, Holland. Having brought no amplifiers, they have to borrow equipment from the group The Hajues but eight songs later The Who have damaged their loaners too badly to continue. The promoters somehow manage to talk two other groups, The Golden… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/21/2024
1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1964 – The Who play the Railway Hotel in Wealdstone 1965 – Half the equipment stolen from The Who’s van on the 2nd is recovered during a police raid on a Morden, Surrey flat but The Who still can’t get it back as it… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/15/2024
1965 – The Who play the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire 1966 – The Who play the Ultra Club at The Downs Hotel in Hassocks, Sussex 1966 – Keith has his car stolen stolen from outside his home. Police would find it the next day. The incident would be reported in the Kensington Post on… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/11/2024
1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1964 – The Who play the Railway Hotel in Wealdstone 1965 – The Who play the Town Hall in Farnborough 1967 – The Who play the Convention Center in Anaheim, California 1967 – Bill Kerby of the Los Angeles Free Press interviews Roger. Kerby… Read More »Today in Whostory: 9/08/2024
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play The King Mojo Club in Sheffield, Yorkshire 1967 – The Who play the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia 1968 – The Who play the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara, California 1969 – The Who play the Pavilion Ballroom… Read More »Today in Whostory: 8/29/2024