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1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The Who’s first French EP is released featuring an alternate vocal to “Anyway Anyhow Anywhere” that is not released anywhere else officially until 2002. Some versions of the EP also feature… Read More »Today in Whostory: 6/01/2021

1963 – The Detours play at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play the Ricky-Tick Club in Windsor 1966 – The Who play South Pier in Blackpool. The opening acts are The Rockin’ Vickers, The Birds and Oscar. Oscar is actually Paul… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/28/2021

1965 – The Who play Assembly Hall in Worthing, Sussex 1966 – The Who play in Leicester at Granby Halls 1967 – The Who play in Oxford at Pembroke College. The Who, along with Cream, appeared at Pembroke College May Ball, University of Oxford. Judging by the photographs the audience of snooty debutantes and stuffy… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/27/2021

1964 – The Who play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill 1965 – The Who play the Marquee Club in London. The show is recorded for “Ready, Steady, Radio!” for broadcast on May 30. 1965 – The Who record for BBC’s Saturday Club performing “Leaving Here,” “Please Please Please,” “Just You and Me, Darling” and… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/25/2021

1963 – The Detours play the Grand Ballroom in Broadstairs 1964 – The Who play the Majestic Ballroom in Luton 1965 – The Who play the Majestic Ballroom in Reading 1965 – The Who record for BBC’s Top Gear performing “Good Lovin’,” “Anyway Anyhow Anywhere,” “I Don’t Mind,” and “Daddy Rolling Stone.” 1967 – The… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/24/2021

1964 – The Who play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1965 – The Who play the Ricky-Tick Club at the Plaza Ballroom in Guildford, Surrey 1965 – The Who’s second single, “Anyway Anyhow Anywhere” backed with “Daddy Rolling Stone” is released in the U.K. on Brunswick. Derek Johnson in New Musical Express calls is “a wild racer,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/21/2021

1965 – The Who play the Town Hall in Kidderminster, Worcestershire 1966 – The Who play the Corn Exchange in Newbury, Berkshire. John and Keith are late due to attending Ready Steady Go! Pete and Roger have been playing with the bassist and drummer from their opening act The Jimmy Brown Sound and are naturally… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/20/2021

1963 – The Detours play the Carnival ballroom at the Park Hotel in Hanwell 1964 – The Who play the second of two nights at the Florida Rooms in Brighton 1965 – The Who play The Pavilion in Bath, Somerset 1967 – After a week off from gigs following their mini tour of Scandinavia, The… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/17/2021

1964 – The Who play the first of two nights at the Florida Rooms in Brighton 1964 – The Whitsun Bank Holiday riots between Mods and Rockers take place. Photos of Mods and Rockers smashing each other on the Brighton seaside inflame the British public. The press also reports a sad incident connected with the… Read More »Today in Whostory: 5/16/2021