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Today in Whostory: 10/30/2025

    1964 – The High Numbers play the Ricky-Tick Club in Windsor, Berkshire.

    If this listing is correct (it’s in AAA!) then it appears The High Numbers opened for Manfred Mann who had a recent hits “Do Was Diddy Diddy” and “She La La” and whose album “Five Faces of Manfred Mann” was high in the charts

    1965 – The Who play the “Halloween Ball” in Manchester

    1966 – The Who play “Beat 66” at  Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany

    Images from here

    1967 – The Who play City Hall in Newcastle

    1967 – The quite different stereo mix of The Who Sell Out is created at De Lane Lea Studios in London.

    1967 – Nederland 2 airs Vjoew featuring an interview with Pete conducted by John Peel. Pete plays an acetate of “Armenia City In The Sky,” showing the artwork for the album and discussing the thematic advertising link.

    1968 – The Who play Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, Middlesex. Opening were East of Eden, Proteus, and David Booth

    1971 – MCA/Decca’s choice for the next Who single, “Behind Blue Eyes” backed with “My Wife,” appears on the U.S. charts. It peaks at #34 in the Billboard charts and #24 in the Cash Box charts.

    1971 – Melody Maker carries a letter in response to Pete’s October 16th response. The writer says he is not impressed by Pete’s “self-conscious humility” and he should quit feeling guilty about being wealthy and just make good music.

    1971 – The Who play the Odeon Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

    1971 – Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is released in the U.S

    1971 – Disc and Music Echo feature a photo of Pete on the cover and an article titled “Loons of Moon”If anyone has a copy of this issue, I’d love to get a scan/photo for our archives

    1974 – Stardust, the sequel to the movie That’ll Be The Day, featuring Keith as drummer J.D. Clover, has its U.S. premiere at the Beverly Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, California.

    1975 – The Who play Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany

    1979 – Roger, John and Kenney attends a party for the opening of the film Quadrophenia at the Mudd Club in New York.

    1979 – A “Sneak Preview” of Quadrophenia is presented at the 8th Street Playhouse in New York City

    1992 – Pete Townshend’s 1972 album Who Came First is released on a newly-remastered CD by Rykodisc with additional tracks from the Meher Baba albums. Deluxe editions come with a booklet.

    1998 – John Entwistle plays at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA

    1999 – The Who perform with acoustic instruments at the Bridge School benefit at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

    2000 – The Who play the National Exhibition Centre Arena in Birmingham

    2006 – Pete and Roger attend the Q Awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel where they receive the Legend Award

    2006 – Roger attends a Music Industry Trust Award show in London fêting Harvey Goldsmith

    2007 – Roger attends the NY premier of Amazing Journey – The Story of The Who at the Paley Center. Pete cancels at the last minute due to the death of a friend.

    2007 – Roger is a guest on Morning Joe on MSNBC

    2007 – The Marquee Club, London, opens an art exhibit of Richard Evans’ photos and art related to The Who

    2009 – Roger plays the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee

    2011 – Roger plays the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    2013 – Roger attends the unveiling of a statue of Winston Churchill in Washington, DC

    2013 – Roger appears at the United States Capitol to sing after the unveiling of a bust of Winston Churchill. Roger was invited to the event by House Speaker John Boehner.

    2019 – Pete is interviewed in studio on the SiriusXM show Debatable about his new novel The Age of Anxiety