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Thursday, October 24, 1963
The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford
Saturday, October 24, 1964
The band, advertised as “The High Numbers - The Who” perform at Leo's Cavern at the Olympia in Reading

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Sunday, October 24, 1965
The Who play the Carlton Ballroom in Slough, Southampton
Monday, October 24, 1966
The Who appear at a "Who Gala" in the Folkparken (People's Park) in Halmstad, in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. The Who headlined with support from local groups Nicc-A-Teens, The Dandies… More »
Tuesday, October 24, 1967
An acoustic version of "Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands" as well as all the interstitial bridges from the album are recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London. Also recorded this month is John's… More »
Friday, October 24, 1969
The Who continue a six-night stand at the Fillmore East in New York accompanied by the Joshua Light Show.
Saturday, October 24, 1970
Pete tells Disc and Music Echo that the Who's maxi-single is still in the works with the tracks “Water”, “Don't Know Myself”, “Postcard” and “Now I'm A Farmer”. He says the tracks are from an… More »
Saturday, October 24, 1970
The Who play the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, Yorkshire
Sunday, October 24, 1971
The Who play Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent
Wednesday, October 24, 1973
Filmmakers Richard Stanley and Chris Morphet arrive to film that day's Quadrophenia rehearsals at Shepperton. When Roger discovers that, after a run-through of half the show, the cameras have not been rolling, he explodes at… More »

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend performing with English rock group The Who, 24th October 1973. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Thursday, October 24, 1974
Stardust, the sequel to the movie That'll Be The Day, featuring Keith as drummer J.D. Clover, premiers at the ABC on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.
Thursday, October 24, 1974
Zoo World magazine interviews Keith as he records his solo album
Friday, October 24, 1975
The Who play the Empire Pool in Wembley, London
Friday, October 24, 1975
After their concert Keith entertained fans in local pub

Photo by Tony McGee/Evening Mirror
Monday, October 24, 1977
The Who begin recording “New Song” at Ramport Studios.
Sunday, October 24, 1982
Roger rents a yacht for a Who press party on San Francisco Bay. During the five-hour tour, Pete and Roger remain at opposite ends of the boat, grousing to the press about what the other… More »
Tuesday, October 24, 1989
The Who play the second of four nights at Wembley Arena in London. Additional dates are on the 23th, 26th and 27th.
Monday, October 24, 1994
The first Internet resource for Who knowledge, The Hypertext Who, is established by Wes Biggs at the University of Southern California.
Tuesday, October 24, 2000
British Rock Symphony featuring Roger is released on a DVD in the U.S.
Thursday, October 24, 2002
A memorial service for John is held at St. Martin In The Fields in London. Steve Luongo, John Hurt, Bill Curbishley and Matt Kent speak. Roger leads the church in “Boris The Spider.”
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Who play the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Roger plays at the Theater of the Clouds in Portland, Oregon
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The Who play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California
Monday, October 24, 2022
The Who play the SAP Center in San Jose, California