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Friday, March 27, 1964
The Who play the Goldhawk Social Club
Photo of the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd's Bush
Saturday, March 27, 1965
The Who play the Rhodes Centre in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire with opening act The Cops N Robbers
Sunday, March 27, 1966
The Who play Marine Ballroom on the Central Pier in Morecambe
Monday, March 27, 1967
The Who play the RKO Radio Theater, New York, New York
Wednesday, March 27, 1968
The Who play the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opening for them is The Troggs making their North American debut.
Thursday, March 27, 1969
The Who record a mimed performance of "Pinball Wizard" for a Top Of The Popsbroadcast later that evening. They are paid £30 for their work but get some publicity photos out of it, taken… More »
Photo of The Who taken by Harry Goodwin on March 27, 1969
Photo by Harry Goodwin
Monday, March 27, 1972
Pete pre-records his appearance on the BBC1 TV programme "How Can You Be So Sure?"
Wednesday, March 27, 1974
The BBC airs a Keith interview recorded on the 21st on the Film Night program
Newspaper TV listing from March 27. 1974
Thursday, March 27, 1975
Roger and Ken Russell tape their appearances on the Russell Harty show. Roger talks about wanting to go out on the road with the "'orrible 'oo" while Russell declares only The Who can lift England… More »
Saturday, March 27, 1976
The Who play the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California
Thursday, March 27, 1980
The Who play the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany
Saturday, March 27, 1982
Roger's solo collection Best Bits enters the U.S. charts. Two new songs appear on the album, "Martyrs and Madmen" and "Treachery." It peaks at #185 in the U.S. charts
Roger Daltrey's album "Best Bits"
Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Pete accompanies T.S. Eliot's widow Valerie to the opening night of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Starlight Express. Both of them agree with critics, finding it appalling. The musical is extensively re-written after the premiere More »
Poster for the play "Starlight Express"
Sunday, March 27, 1994
The New York Times Magazine in advance of the release of the 30 Years Of Maximum R&B boxset carries an article on The Who
Saturday, March 27, 1999
Dell Computers premiers a TV ad in the U.S. featuring "Magic Bus
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Pete writes a diary entry about recording with the London Chamber Orchestra You can read some (?) of it at our friends petetownshend.net hereI haven't found the actual post - but if it was… More »
Monday, March 27, 2006
Roger hosts on stage on the first night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Photo by Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
Monday, March 27, 2017
Brian Kehew reports on The Who's  rehearsals for their upcoming shows in his "Backstage Blog" Read it here
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The Who play the Royal Albert Hall in London