1964 – John tunes in to Thank Your Lucky Stars and sees another band called The Detours. This band, hailing from Liverpool, had formerly been known as Lee Curtis and The Detours, but became simply The Detours after Curtis left. Now they are riding a short-lived wave supplied to all the Mersey Beat groups by… Read More »Today in Whostory: 2/01/2026
1964 – The Detours play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill, opening for the Big Three. 1965 – The Who appear by on Radio Luxembourg’s Ready Steady Radio! which was pre-recorded on the 22nd. 1966 – The Who play the Coed Eva Community College in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire with Pieces Of Mind opening 1967 – The… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/31/2026
1968 – Fabulous magazine features a story titled “We Meet Pete” 1968 – Intro magazine features an article titled “The Big Rock Revival” featuring a photo of Pete and Roger 1968 – The Who play Centennial Hall in Adelaide 1969 – The Who begin five days of rehearsals at the Whitehall Theatre working on a… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/27/2026
1964 – The Detours play at St. Mary’s Hall, Putney 1965 – The Who perform another Tuesday night show at the Marquee Club 1966 – The Who play the Locarno Ballroom in Stevenage 1967 – The Who play at The Locarno Ballroom in Bristol. The Who have their biggest sell-out ever at this venue. Locked-out… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/26/2026
1964 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1967 – The Who are at the Kingsway Theatre in Hadleigh, Essex supported by The Roulettes, Sound Around, the She Trinity, and the Sovereigns. Here’s their set for the show: “I Can’t Explain,” “So Sad About Us,” “Barbara Ann,” “Run Run Run,” “Don’t Look Away,”… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/25/2026
1964 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford. 1965 – The magazine FABulous carries a photo with the caption “The High Numbers…now under new management as The Who” 1965 – The Who play Club Noreik in Tottenham. Opening for The Who at the all-night rave is The Muleskinners featuring future Small Faces’ keyboardist… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/23/2026
1964 – The Detours are advertised to play at the Feathers Hotel, Ealing Broadway. This show is not listed in Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, but I found an ad for it! 1965 – The Who play the New Theatre in Oxford opening for P.J. Proby with the Mike Cotton Sound, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/17/2026
1965 – The Who play Wolsey Hall in Cheshunt 1966 – The Who play the Regal Ballroom in Ammanford, Glamorganshire, Wales There is an article about The Who playing this venue here. (They list the date as 1964, but that is obviously an error) 1966 – The Who play the Ritz Ballroom in Skewen 1967… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/13/2026
1964 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton 1965 – The Who play The Marquee Club. The tally shows £57 raised at door but Roger and Keith only get £2 for the night and Pete and John only £1! 1966 – The Who go to IBC studios to record their next single,… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/12/2026
1970 – Melody Maker publishes an interview with Pete by Chris Welch. He discusses the future of Tommyand his plans to produce an album by a group formed around his old art school friend Andy Newman. Transcript: Will Pete Townshend ever write another “Tommy?” His opera was one of the few worthwhile events in Pop… Read More »Today in Whostory: 1/10/2026