1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play Rang-A-Tang Club in The Carnival Hall in Basingstoke, Hampshire. “It coincided with a Galaxy Club night at the Town Hall with the Spencer Davis Group plus unknown support. Rang-A-Tang gigs (like those of the preceding Ticky-Rick) were generally on Saturday… Read More »Today in Whostory: 8/27/2019
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. 1967 –… Read More »Today in Whostory: 8/01/2019
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: 7/25/2019
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta Secretly recorded phone call offers window into how Live Nation helped #Metallica and other artists place tickets directly on resale market https://t.co/uDMuoNa7eh pic.twitter.com/XzV4lbQVs5 — billboard (@billboard) July 19, 2019
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: 7/17/2019
From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta If you’re in London this is the ticket to have. @jonbuttonbass will be playing in #thewhoband at their only UK show at @wembleystadium We love that he uses our strings #weshapetone @TheWho #thewho #wembleysoundcheck #livemusic #endorsedartist pic.twitter.com/P8eLhKvLlw — Apex Strings (@StringsbyApex) July 5, 2019
1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The Who play Burton’s Ballroom in Uxbridge, Middlesex 1966 – The Who were scheduled to perform at the Sheffield University Arts Festival. Pete flew into London from New York with jet… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/29/2019
1963 – The Detours play in Greenford at the Oldfield Hotel. 1964 – The Who play the 1964 Jazz Festival at the Regency Ballroom in Bath 1965 – The Who play the Blue Moon Club in Hayes, Middlesex 1966 – The Who play the Gay Tower Ballroom in Edgbaston, Birmingham 1967 – The Who begin… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/20/2019
1965 – The Who play the Stourbridge Town Hall 1965 – manager Chris Stamp goes on his first trip to see Decca Records management in New York. The only way he can make the flight is to have his brother, the actor Terence Stamp, downgrade his first-class ticket to two coach tickets as he flies… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/16/2019
1963 – The Detours play the GEC (General Electric Company) Pavilion, Preston Road, Wembley, N.W. London. 1966 – The Who record preliminary versions of two new Pete compositions “Disguises” and a song from Pete’s first rock opera Quads, “I’m A Boy.” “Disguises” is rush mixed to be used the next day on the last episode… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/14/2019