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Today in Whostory: 2/21/2019

    1963 – The Detours play The Oldfield Hotel in Greenford

    1965 – The Who play St. Joseph’s Hall in Wembley

    1966 – The Who play the Beachcomber Club in Preston, Lancashire

    1968 – The Who play the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. Sagittarius and Blue Cheer open. For this show, the first of a six-week North American tour, The Who introduce extended jams of “Shakin’ All Over,” “Relax” and “My Generation.”

    1969 – The Who play the Birmingham Festival Charities Dance at the Mayfair Suite in Birmingham with support by The Idle Race and Honeybus

    1973 – th Moon returns from vacation in Gibraltar.

    1975 – John Entwistle’s Ox makes its U.S. debut at the Civic Auditorium in Sacramento opening for the J. Geils Band.

    1975 – John and his band Ox play the Civic Auditorium in Sacramento, California

    1976 – New Musical Express reports that The Who are to film a special for London Weekend Television. Nothing comes of it

    1996 – The John Entwistle band play in Houston at Rockefeller’s

    1997 – Roger appears as Colonel Rickman in the first of a two-part show on the Fox-TV (U.S.) show Sliders

    1997 – The video Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival, featuring The Who’s performances of “Young Man Blues” and “Naked Eye,” is finally released in the U.S.

    2001 – The Grammy awards are broadcast live. During the next night’s show, The Who, having won a lifetime achievement Grammy, are represented by a video tribute. Attendees receive a four-track DVD preview of the upcoming Royal Albert Hall 2000 release.

    2004 – Roger and Simon attend a launch party for the restored The Kids Are Alright DVD in London

    2013 – The Who play the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York