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archive photographs of concerts and events of the legendary english rock band The Who
Keith Moon recording Who's Next at the Record Plant studio in New York in March 15th - 18th, 1971 before Glyn Johns moved the sessions to Olympic Sound Studios in London
September 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Who performed at Woodstock on Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York on the morning of August 17th, 1969
American activist Abbie Hoffman runs out and grabs Pete Townshend's microphone to announce, "I think this is all a pile of shit while John Sinclair rots in prison!"
September 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Who performed at Royal Albert Hall in London on July 5th, 1969
The 1st annual "Pop Proms", which ran from June 29th - July 5th, 1969 at London's Royal Albert Hall and featured The Who and Chuck Berry as the main events on the final day of the festival
September 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Who's Next is the fifth studio album released on 2nd August 1971
The album developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera conceived by the group's guitarist Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album Tommy
September 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Who performed at the National Jazz and Blues Festival at the Plumpton Racecourse in Plumpton, East Sussex, England on August 9th, 1969
Keith Moon performs with the Bonzo Dog Doo dah Band earlier in the day, prior to performing with The Who later that night
September 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Keith Moon at the Premier factory with the new champagne silver Premier kit around early fall of 1968
For 'live' touring shows, Keith Moon first used the kit on December 7th, 1968 at the Anson Rooms at Bristol University, Bristol, England
September 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The Who performed their song "I Can See for Miles" on the BBC/ZDF television special Pop Go The Sixties on 31st December 1969
It was primarily produced by the BBC and recorded at the BBC's Television Centre in London to celebrate the major pop hits of the 1960s
September 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The Who began a four night stand at Edmonton Sundown Theatre in London with shows taking place on December 18th & 19th and 22nd & 23rd, 1973
Pete Townshend later said that this series of four concerts were the best the band had ever played and certainly the best Quadrophenia concerts
September 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The Who performed at the Zeppelinfeld Open Air Festival in Nuremberg, Germany on September 1st, 1979
65,000 in attendance also saw AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Scorpions, Molly Hatchet, Steve Gibbons Band & Nils Lofgren and a few others
September 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The Who performed in Brussels, Belgium at Forest National on August 16th, 1972
“I Can’t Explain” opens the show. But instead of “Substitute” they play a short, compact version of “Shakin’ All Over”. It sounds out of place since it normally finds itself later in the show
September 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM