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: 9/15/2021
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: 9/08/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta 1. I don’t buy the “nobody listens to their recent work so it’s not art” argument. There are a number of artists in other fields about whom the same thing was said. Then they died and their later work was re-assessed. See Orson Welles. — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) Sep 4, 2021
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: 8/29/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette carries a story titled “The names for fame” mentioning the Detours changing to The Who and then to The High Numbers. 1965 – The Who play Rang-A-Tang Club in The Carnival Hall in Basingstoke, Hampshire. “It coincided… Read More »Today in Whostory: 8/27/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta One of reclusive artist Chuck Close’s last personal appearances was to attend a Who concert in 2019. https://t.co/HCQSU0gcRJ — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) Aug 20, 2021
1964 – The High Numbers play the Trade Union Hall in Watford 1965 – The Who play the Britannia Pier Theatre in Great Yarmouth co-billed with Donovan. The folk rocker doesn’t show up for that evening’s first show and The Who refuse to play longer forcing the support acts to fill the time. 1965 –… Read More »Today in Whostory: 8/01/2021
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The High Numbers play the Trade Union Hall in Watford 1964 – An article in Record Mirror mentions the The High Numbers and their residency at The Scene Club 1966 – The Who play the Queen’s Ballroom in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 1967 – The… Read More »Today in Whostory: 7/25/2021
1965 – The Who play the Town Hall in Torquay, Devonshire 1965 – “Anyway Anyhow Anywhere” enters the Dutch charts where it will peak at #17 1967 – The Who play The Agrodome in Vancouver, Canada. While in Vancouver, Keith purchases a pet piranha that he keeps in the bathtub of the hotel room he… Read More »Today in Whostory: 7/17/2021
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta U.K. Government Slams Major Music Labels, Backs Artists in Damning Report on Streaming Revenue https://t.co/dsxaBp3cUO — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) Jul 15, 2021