1963 – The Detours perform at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play The White Lion Hotel in Edgware, London 1967 – Keith and his wife Kim attend the opening of The Beatles’ clothing store The Apple Shop in London. 1969 – The Who play the Palace Theatre in Manchester 1970 –… Read More »Today in Whostory: 12/05/2021
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From http://twitter.com/BrianInAtlanta RT @45originaluk: Thanks to @TheWho for supporting our auction and the incredible work that @musicvenuetrust continues to do for grassroots music venues across the UK. 🙏 https://t.co/NdosjHk5ev — The Who This Month (@BrianInAtlanta) Nov 30, 2021
1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Corn Exchange in Chelmsford, Essex 1965 – The Who play the Oasis Club in Manchester 1970 – The Who play Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry. The Who plan to leave on a high note but after cutting down Tommy… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/28/2021
1965 – The Who play the Marquee Dance Club in Birmingham 1965 – The Newcastle Evening Chronicle carries a story on Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp titled “Kit found the Who in a tavern” 1965 – Pete gets a call from ex-art-schoolmate Karen Astley. “We had a long, funny conversation and decided to start seeing… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/27/2021
1963 – The Detours play at the Town Hall in Acton 1965 – The Who play the Wimbledon Palais, in Wimbledon, London 1965 – The Who appear on the cover of “Western Scene” 1966 – The Who go into IBC Studios to work on the space filler number Pete has written for the new album.… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/26/2021
1964 – The Who play the Florida Room in Brighton to play the first of four Wednesdays. 1967 – The Who play the first of two nights at The Village Theatre in New York City. The Vagrants, with guitarist Leslie West, and The Rich Kids open for them. 1967 – Disc magazine reports that a… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/25/2021
1963 – The Detours play at the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who tape their Saturday Club appearance at Aeolian Hall, Studio One of the BBC. Songs recorded live in studio (and released 35 years later on BBC Sessions) are “My Generation, “ “The Good’s Gone, “ and “La La La… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/22/2021
1965 – A bit of drama comes at a charity concert, the London students’ Glad Rags Ball at Wembley Pool, where The Who are the third act performing with Donovan, The Kinks, The Hollies, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Wilson Pickett, the Birds, Marc Bolan and Geno Washington and the Ramjam Band. Wembley Pool… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/19/2021
1963 – The Detours play at St. Mary’s Ballroom in Putney 1965 – The Who play Queen Mary College in Stepney, East London 1966 – Record Mirror reviews The Who’s new album: “The Who’s new LP is better than their last, although to be fair, their style has changed. The trend-setting ‘pop art’ sound of… Read More »Today in Whostory: 11/17/2021