1963 – The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton
1965 – The Who play the Victoria Ballroom in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
1966 – The Who play the Fairfield Hall in Croydon, Surrey
1966 – John is interviewed in the New Musical Express. The article is called “At last! Entwistle’s silence is broken”
1967 – The Who play Siegerlandhalle in Siegen
1967 – The Who play Rhein-Main Halle in Wiesbaden
1967 – Derek Johnson gets a sneak listen to The Who’s new single in New Musical Express: “It’s a job to get your teeth into the melody at the outset, but the frequently repeated chorus has a quick-to-register tune that you’ll all be whistling before long. It’s extremely well harmonised, employing falsettos and counterpoint with discretion and subtlety. Add to this The Who’s inevitable rumbling, reverberating beat and you’ve got a disc that’s intriguing to say the least. A certain hit!”
1967 – Billboard reports “Happy Jack” has hit its peak in New Zealand at #7
1968 – The Who play The Marquee Club in London
1972 – New Musical Express prints part three of a long interview with Pete conducted by Chris Van Ness in Denver the previous December.
1974 – Seven days of overdubbing and sound mixing for the Tommy soundtrack at Ramport and CTS begins. The Elton John Band’s recording of “Pinball Wizard” is completed
1979 – Roger and Kenney are interviewed on the BBC children’s programme Swap Shop
1980 – The Who play the Center Coliseum in Seattle, Washington
1997 – Advance copies of Flipp’s new CD Flipp are released containing the cover of “My Generation” that got the band its record deal. They are pulled and another song is substituted after Pete denies permission
2015 – The Who play the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
