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Today in Whostory: 11/02/2026
1964 – The Who play the Railway Hotel in Wealdstone 1965 – The Who play The Marquee in London supported by The Mark Leeman Five. 1967 – The recording of The Who Sell Out is finally finished as Kit Lambert calls Pete in to IBC Studios in London to perform a solo number on…
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Today in Whostory: 11/01/2026
1963 – The Detours play the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill Apparently this ballroom is now a “Banqueting Suites” – so if you are planning a big party or wedding, you could do it where The Detours once played! 🙂 Visit their site here 1965 – The Who play the “Bluesville Club” at…
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Today in Whostory: 10/31/2026
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The High Numbers play at the Waterfront Club at the Cliff Hotel in Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire. According to a source on the internet, they destroyed the stage and ceiling and were banned from playing there…
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Today in Whostory: 10/30/2026
1964 – The High Numbers play the Ricky-Tick Club in Windsor, Berkshire. If this listing is correct (it’s in AAA!) then it appears The High Numbers opened for Manfred Mann who had a recent hits “Do Was Diddy Diddy” and “She La La” and whose album “Five Faces of Manfred Mann” was…
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Today in Whostory: 10/29/2026
1965 – The Who’s new single, “My Generation” backed with “Shout and Shimmy,” is released in the U.K. by Brunswick. Derek Johnson says in New Musical Express, “Analyse the ingredients for a hit and you’ll find them all in this disc. A storming, raving shake-beat, with crashing…
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Today in Whostory: 10/28/2026
1964 – The High Numbers play the Town Hall in Greenwich 1965 – The Who play the Locarno Ballroom in Swindon, Wiltshire 1966 – The Who play the Palais d’Hiver de Lyon in Villeurbanne, Lyon, France 1966 – New Musical Express carries an article titled “Who disc row ends; LP and…
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Today in Whostory: 10/27/2026
1963 – The Detours play St. Mary’s Hall in Putney 1964 – The High Numbers perform at Leo’s Cavern at the Olympia in Reading 1973 – Quadrophenia is released in U.S. at the same time as a single version of “Love, Reign O’er Me” with a different mix from the album. The B-side is…
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Today in Whostory: 10/26/2026
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1967 – Mono mixes of “Jaguar” and “Rael” are prepared for the upcoming album. It is at this point that the “Part 2” section of “Rael is chopped off, not to return until the 1994 30 Years of Maximum R&B boxset. 1968 – Record…
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Today in Whostory: 10/25/2026
1963 – The Detours play the Goldhawk Social Club in Shepherd’s Bush 1965 – The Who play the Trade Union Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire 1966 – The Who play Club Nalen in Stockholm “The Who launched straight into ‘Heatwave’ with a careering manic energy that ten years later would…
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Today in Whostory: 10/24/2026
1963 – The Detours play the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford 1964 – The band, advertised as “The High Numbers – The Who” perform at Leo’s Cavern at the Olympia in Reading 1965 – The Who play the Carlton Ballroom in Slough, Southampton 1966 – The Who appear at a “Who Gala” in the…
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Today in Whostory: 10/23/2026
1965 – The Who play the Rhodes Centre in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire 1966 – The Who play the MFF-Stadion in Malmo 1966 – The Who play Fyens Forum in Odense 1969 – The Who continue a six-night stand at the Fillmore East in New York accompanied by the Joshua Light Show. 1970…
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Today in Whostory: 10/22/2026
1964 – EMI sends Kit Labert a letter of rejection for The High Numbers. The rejection letter is later included with the Live At Leeds album. Since the reason the group is rejected is their lack of original material, Kit and Chris set up Pete with a Vortexion reel-to-reel…