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I have spent the past 5-6 months updating the “Historical Events” and “Concerts” – The “main feature” on our front page! This is also the data that we automagically feed to Facebook for our page “Today in Whostory” (https://www.facebook.com/whostorytoday). I am not completely done, but I’ve found a LOT of new stuff to display and I’m proud of the progress! There is more to come!

Today in Whostory

Sunday, February 24, 1963

The Detours play the Douglas House in Bayswater in the afternoon

Sunday, February 24, 1963

The Detours play the White Hart Hotel in Acton

White Hart Hotel in Acton in more recent times

Thursday, February 24, 1966

The Who were scheduled to play at the Victoria Ballroom in Chesterfield. Roger came down with laryngitis and the show was postponed until March 3rd

Friday, February 24, 1967

The Who play two shows at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Bologna, Italy

Saturday, February 24, 1968

Disc and Music Echo features a brief article titled "Who History TV" stating that The Who will appear in an hour long history of pop

Saturday, February 24, 1968

The Who play The Winterland in San Francisco  

Saturday, February 24, 1968

Rolling Stone magazine votes The Who the Best Band Of 1967. This issue also features a short article titled "Who Take New Album on Faith"

Monday, February 24, 1969

The Who head back into IBC Studio A for more Tommy work.

Saturday, February 24, 1973

Pete is interviewed by Charles Shaar Murray in New Musical Express. He details how he got Eric Clapton to play at the Rainbow Concert the month before.

Saturday, February 24, 1973

Billboard magazine carries an ad for Ode Records "Tommy" with London Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, February 24, 1974

The Who play the Palais des Sports in Lyon. After this show, most of the hated backing tapes for the live Quadrophenia are packed away, never to be used again.

Tuesday, February 24, 1981

The Who play the City Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Wednesday, February 24, 1982

MTV begins the "I Want My MTV" ad campaign featuring Pete, among others, declaring the phrase.

Tuesday, February 24, 1987

Roger and his wife Heather attend the 29th annual Grammy Awards show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

Saturday, February 24, 1990

Pete is scheduled to appear, via video, at an all-star tribute for Roy Orbison at the Universal Amphiteater in Los Angeles.  Footage found does not indicate he was included

Wednesday, February 24, 1993

Q magazine prints a letter by Chris Charlesworth decrying the sorry state of the Who's CD catalog and lack of a career-spanning boxset retrospective. The next day, Pete calls him up and gives him permission… More »

Thursday, February 24, 1994

Pete, Roger and John Entwistle are reunited, somewhat, at Carnegie Hall as part of "Daltrey Sings Townshend: A Celebration," an all-star-assisted Roger performance of Pete's songs with an orchestra led by Michael Kamen. Although Roger… More »

Saturday, February 24, 1996

The John Entwistle Band plays Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Saturday, February 24, 1996

Pete presents the Gong for Best Group to Oasis at the Brit Awards

Tuesday, February 24, 1998

Roger Daltrey's A Celebration: The Music Of Pete Townshend CD is reissued by the House Of Blues label

Image courtesy of discogs.com

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Roger attends Brian Wilson's performance of his Smile album in London

Photo courtesy of Beach Boys Legacy on Twitter

Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Who play the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire

The Who performing on February 24, 2013 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Photo by David Danek courtesy of petetownshend.net