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Roger Daltrey reportedly paid $1 million for set at an LA physician's 60th birthday party (3-17-2018)

Daltrey announces 2018 solo album (3-6-2018)

Roger Daltrey adds orchestras to US Tommy tour dates (1-30-2018)

Roger Daltrey publishing life story (10-12-2017)

Eddie Vedder joins Pete Townshend & Billy Idol on The Real Me during Chicago Quadrophenia concert (9-13-2017)

Who releasing Royal Albert Hall Tommy performance (8-18-2017) (preview)
Pete Townshend announces symphonic Quadrophenia dates with Billy Idol (6-6-2017)
Pete Townshend has written new songs for a Tommy revival (3-19-2017)

Townshend shreds Desert Trip concert (10-26-2016)

My Generation 5 disc expanded edition announced (10-13-2016)

Who denounce Quadrophenia sequel (6-9-2016)

Who confirmed for Coachella site festival in October (5-3-2016)

Sloan Kettering Cancer Center opens teen cancer loung funded by the Who (3-18-2016)

Who honor David Bowie at Madison Square Garden (3-3-2016)

PeteTownshend records in vintage studio near Detroit (2-26-2016) 

Remains of last guitar Pete Townshend destroyed sell for $84,000 (12-10-2015)

Who release Baba O'Riley from Hyde park concert movie (9-25-15) (video)

Last Who tour difficult for Townshend (8-2-15)

Pete Townshend honored as MusiCares Person of the Year (5-28-2015)

Townshend & Eddie Vedder announce concert to fight cancer (4-14-15)

Who announce 50th anniversary tour (10-13-14) (video)

Townshend guitar and Moon drum gear being auctioned (7-11-14)

Who announce tour and recording plans (6-30-14)

Townshend sorry about crude conduct at recent concert (3-3-13)

Who May Fake Olympics Performance (8-8-12)

London Olympics Secure Who (6-8-12)
Pete Townshend Tells Who He Is  (4-23-12)
Pete Townshed On Dylan Tribute Album Due In January (11/24/11)
Who Members Stand Up To Cancer  (11-5-11)
Pete Townshend Bites Apple (10-31-11)
Townshend Princes Trust Appearance  (10--25-11)
Townshend Gets Songwriters Hall Of Fame Nomination (10-17-11)
Seger Live Discs Repackaged (8-18-11)
Quadrophenia Tour No Sure Thing  (10-2-11)
Bonzo-Mobile Owner Seeks Buyer (8-4-11)
Who Quadrophenia Tour Planned (7-27-11)
Townshend Guitar Lands Big Bid (6-13-11)
Quadrophenia Box Set Comes Together (6-10-11)
Townshend Inks Book Deal (5-17-11)
Pete Townshend Opts Out Of Tommy Tour  (4-28-11)
Townshend Joins Daltrey at Royal Albert  (3-26-11)
Daltrey Joins Foo Fighters Live  (2-24-11)
Daltrey Revives Rock Opera (2-20-11)
Who, Jeff Beck Crank It Up For Charity (1-14-11)
First Townshend Guitar Auctioned (12-17-10)
Roger Daltrey Signs On To Help Ageing Dogs  (12-1-10)
Daltrey Takes Aim At TV Talent Shows  (11-22-10)
Who Cobble Together Leeds Bonus (10-6-10)
Who Making 2011 Plans  (9-30-10)
Who Considering 2011 Tour (7-7-10)
Another Historic Studio Being Sold  (6-30-10)
Pete Townshend Gets Historic House (5-30-10)
Pearl Jam MSG Townshend Tribute (5-22-10)
Nashville Museum Instruments Damaged In Flood (5-11-10)
Who Wears Who Merch? Not Townshend (4-20-10)
Quadrophenia Fills Royal Albert Hall (3-31-10)
Daltrey Might Guide Moon Movie Project (3-29-10)
Who's Next? Maybe Page for Daltrey (2-23-10)
Who Slam Super Bowl Performance (2-12-10)
Who & Who Dat Reign Supreme in Miami (2-7-10)
Who Press Preview in Miami (2-5-10)
Who Take On Quadrophenia (2-3-10)
Groups Target Townshend (1-2-10)
Carnegie Hall Who Tribute in 2010 (12-23-09)
Spot Townshend Smashed First Guitar Marked in UK (12-12-09)
Eric Clapton announces US 2010 Tour with Roger Daltrey (12-8-09)
Who confirm Super Bowl date (11-27-09)
Baltimore Daltrey fans outta luck (11-24-09)
Who Headed for Super Bowl? (11-12-09)
Daltrey Cancels Baltimore Show (11-10-09)
Daltrey leaks Who Game plan (10-29-09)
Roger Daltrey does guest appearance at Oklahoma university (10-22-09)
Paintings Of The Who To Auction (10-6-09)
TSO books Roger Daltrey for tour dates ((9-22-09)
Who revive the Rock Opera (8-26-09)
Roger Daltrey charts solo tour (8-1-09)
Roger Daltrey surprises UK festival goers (7-7-09)
Quradrophenia opens, Townshend attends (5-13-09)
Who go acoustic for charity  (5-8-09)
Quadrophenia readies UK stage run (4-20-09)

Pete Townshend marriage faces probable end (4-7-09)
Keith Moon immortalized at club site (3-9-09)
Daltrey collects literary award (3-3-09)
Quadrophenia coming to UK stages (2-25-09)
Who arrange for Keith Moon plague (2-3-09)
Who members honored at Kennedy Center event (12/7/08)

Who open US tour in Motor City (10-21-08)

 

NOTEWORTHY Dates

  3 17 2018 Roger Daltrey reporedly earns $1 million for a set at a physician's birthday party (story

12 10 2015 Remains of last guitar Pete Townshend destroyed on stage (1989) sold of $84,000 (story)

  5 28 2015 Pete Townshend honored as MusiCares Person of the Year (story)

  3 24 2011 Townshend joins Daltry on Acid Queen and Baba O'Riley at Royal Albert Hall (story)
 
1 13 2011 Who joined by Jeff Beck at London cancer benefit (story)
 
3 31 2010 Quadrophenia performed at Royal Albert Hall (story)
 
2 07 2010  Who plays half time at Super Bowl in Miami (story)

10 21 2009 Roger Daltrey drops in on Oklahoma university music class (story)
  6 19 2009 Roger Daltrey to play Hollwood Bowl Hall Of Fame induction
  5 12 2009 Pete Townshend at opening of Quadrophenia Plymouth, England's Royal Theatre
[story]
  3 03 2009 Roger Daltrey given James Joyce Award from University College in Dublin [story]
  2 24 2009 Isle of Wight live DVD release
12 07 2008 Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey honored at Kennedy Awards Ceremony
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11 18 2008 Live at Kilburn, 1977 DVD released 
10 21 2008 Who open US tour in Detroit, donate take to area charities
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  2 08 2007 Daltrey & Townshend do 4 songs at press conference announcing European tour
12 08 2006 Daltrey sits out several songs of Who St. Paul concert suffering from Laryngitis
10 31 2006 Endless Wire released 
  9 12 2006 Who open US tour in Philadelphia
  5 07 2006 Roger Daltrey does song he wrote for Arsenal at closing of team's London stadium.
  7 03 2002 Who open US tour just days after the death of John Entwistle
  6 27 2002 Who's John Entwhistle dies in Las Vegas hotel night before US tour opener
11 13 1999 Who play reunion benefit at Chicago House of Blues - Eddie Vedder opens
10 16 1996 Who's John Entwistle's "Who's Art?" exhibit opens in London
  7 16 1996 Who play a week of dates at Madison Square garden performing "Quadrophenia"
  6 29 1996 Who perform "Quadrophenia" w/ Clapton, Dylan, Alanis Morisette, Hyde Park
  5 10 1993 Who's "Tommy" Broadway production gets 11 Tony Award nominations
         1993 Pete Townshend releases "Psychoderelict"
         1992 Roger Daltrey releases "Rocks In The Head"
11 14 1990  Pete Townshend announces bi-sexuality in Newsweek interview
  1 17 1990 Who inducted into Rock Hall Of Fame
  8 17 1989 Pete Townshend's injured windmilling guitar in Tacoma Dome concert
  6 27 1989 Who perform "Tommy" for the first time in 17 years, NYC
         1987 Roger Daltrey releases "Can't Wait To See The Movie"
         1986 Pete Townshend releases "Deep End Live"
         1985 Pete Townshend releases "White City"
         1985 Roger Daltrey releases "Under A Raging Moon"
         1984 Who's Last released 
12 16 1983 Who breakup officially announced
12 17 1982 Who's farewell tour final concert, Toronto's Maple Leaf Garden
10 12 1982 Who Play Shea Stadium, NYC w/ Clash
  9     1982 It's Hard released 
         1982 Pete Townshend releases "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes"
  3      1981 Face Dances released 
  4 30 1980  Roger Daltrey stars in "McVicar", movie opens in London
  4 14 1980  Pete Townshend releases "Empty Glass"
12 03 1979 Who concert stampede for general admission kills 11 in Cincinatti
11 02 1979  Quadrophenia  movie premiers
  5 02 1979 Who play first concert with Kenny Jones, Rainbow Theater
12 22 1978 Who replace Keith Moon with Kenny Jones (ex Faces)
  9 07 1978 Keith Moon od's on anti alcoholism medication
  8 18 1978 Who Are You released 
         1977 Roger Daltrey releases "One Of The Boys"
10 22 1976 Who play last concert with Keith Moon, Toronto
  3 09 1976 Who postpone tour after Keith Moon collapses during Boston Garden show
10      1975 Who By Numbers released 
  2 21 1975 John Entwistle opens first solo tour by a band member
         1975 John Entwistle releases "Mad Dog"
         1975 Keith Moon releases "Two Sides Of The Moon", his only solo
10 19 1974 Odds & Sods released 
  5 10 1974 Who sellout 8 nights at Madison Square Garden in less than 8 hours
  4 14 1974 Who's Pete Townshend makes solo debut in London
12 02 1973 Who play Montreal Forum arrested after show for $6,000 hotel damages to hotel
11 20 1973 Who's Keith Moon collapses onstage, Who recruit drummer from crowd, S.F.
11      1973 Quadrophenia released 
  4 13 1973 Roger Daltrey releases "Daltrey"
         1973 John Entwistle releases "Riger Mortis Sets In"
         1972 John Entwistle releases "Wistle Rymes"
         1972 Pete Townshend releases "Who Came First"
  9      1971 Who's Next released 
         1971 John Entwistle releases "Smash Your Head Against The Wall"
  6 22 1970 Pete Townshend detained after being overheard saying "bomb" on an airplane
  5      1970 Live At Leeds released 
  2 14 1970 Who record "Live At Leeds" - Leeds University
10 05 1969 Who play Ed Sullivan Show
  5 23 1969 Tommy released 
  5 16 1969 Townshend punches plain clothes cop trying to evacuate Fillmore East because of
                 fire next door
  5 02 1969 Who hold "Tommy" release party, do it live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London
  3 07 1969 Who release "Pinball Wizard" in England
  9 14 1968 Pete Townshend reveals plans for Rock Opera in Rolling Stone interview
  8 24 1968 Who's Keith Moon dirves Lincoln into hotel pool, Flint Michigan
  5 20 1968 Who's Pete Townshend marries Karen Astley
  9 17 1967 Who on Smothers Brothers
  6 23 1967 John Entwistle marries Alison Wise, London
  3 25 1967 Who's U.S. concert debut, New York City
        1966  A Quick One released 
10 22 1965  My Generation released 
10 02 1965 Who US TV debut on Shindig
  9 04 1965 Who equipment truck stolen while band's inside buying guard dog
10 22 1964 Who (Then The High Numbers) rejected by EMI Records
  9 16 1948 Kenny Jones born, joins 1/79, replacing Keith Moon
  8 23 1947 Keith Moon born
  5 19 1945 Pete Townshend born
10 09 1944 John Entwistle born, London
  3 01 1944 Who's Roger Daltrey born