the who's history

1945
19 May – Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend born in Chiswick, London. His father, Cliff, is a professional saxophonist and his mother, Betty, is a singer.

1946
23 August – Keith John Moon born in Wembley, Middlesex.

1959
Pete and John form The Confederates, a trad jazz outfit, while at Acton County School. Pete plays the banjo and John the French horn. Roger attends the same school, a year ahead of them.

1961
In September, Pete enrols at Ealing Art School; art college being the classic training ground for British rock stars of the Sixties, while John works for the Acton tax office. Roger becomes a sheet metal worker, building his own guitars. His group, The Detours, originally a skiffle group, formed at Acton County School recruits John on bass guitar.


1962
Pete is added on guitar at John’s suggestion. Behind the drums is Doug Sandom and Colin Dawson is the up-front vocalist.
Keith, unknown to Pete, Roger and John at this point, starts the first of what he estimates to have been "23 jobs in two years". He also plays drums with the group, Mark Twain and The Strangers.


1963
After Colin Dawson is kicked out by Roger who takes over the lead vocal spot from fill-in vocalist Gabby Connolly, The Detours become a hard working semi-pro rock’n’roll/R&B quartet on the west London circuit of pubs, clubs and ballrooms.


1964
In February, The Detours change their name to The Who at the suggestion of Pete’s art school friend Richard Barnes. The Who acquire the managerial services of Helmut Gorden, a doorknob manufacturer from Shepherd’s Bush.
In April, after an impromptu audition at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford, west London, Keith Moon, who had been drumming for the past year in local Wembley group, Clyde Burns and The Beachcombers, joins The Who. The group had been using a session drummer Dave Golding following the departure of Doug Sandom.
That same month, mod fanatic Peter Meaden becomes the groups’ publicist, changes their name to The High Numbers and moulds them into a mod band.
3 July – ‘I’m The Face/’Zoot Suit’ by The High Numbers is released by Fontana Records. It fails to chart.
August – Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp oust Meaden as The High Numbers’ management after Lambert sees them performing at the Railway Hotel, Harrow, the previous month.
August - September - The High Numbers are bottom of the bill during a series of Sunday concerts throughout Britain, promoted by Arthur Howes. On the bill in Blackpool on 16 August are The Kinks and headliners, The Beatles. The High Numbers also make their TV début on BBC-TV’s The Beat Room, broadcast 24 August.
circa September - Pete smashes his first guitar – by accident – at the Railway Hotel in Harrow. In his frustration he deliberately reduces it to splinters, thereby igniting the most exciting live act pop has ever seen. A week later at the same venue, Keith smashes his drum-kit to demonstrate solidarity.
October – The group audition for EMI Records at Abbey Road Studios. The company request more original material which spurs Lambert and Stamp in to persuading Pete to write. The group end up signing with independent producer Shel Talmy’s recording company, Orbit Music.
November – The High Numbers become The Who again.
24 November– The group start a 16 week residency at London’s Marquee Club. The shows soon become sell-outs, but the equipment smashing takes its toll on the group’s finances.


1945
19 May – Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend born in Chiswick, London. His father, Cliff, is a professional saxophonist and his mother, Betty, is a singer.
1946
23 August – Keith John Moon born in Wembley, Middlesex.
1959
Pete and John form The Confederates, a trad jazz outfit, while at Acton County School. Pete plays the banjo and John the French horn. Roger attends the same school, a year ahead of them.
1961
In September, Pete enrols at Ealing Art School; art college being the classic training ground for British rock stars of the Sixties, while John works for the Acton tax office. Roger becomes a sheet metal worker, building his own guitars. His group, The Detours, originally a skiffle group, formed at Acton County School recruits John on bass guitar.
1962
Pete is added on guitar at John’s suggestion. Behind the drums is Doug Sandom and Colin Dawson is the up-front vocalist.
Keith, unknown to Pete, Roger and John at this point, starts the first of what he estimates to have been "23 jobs in two years". He also plays drums with the group, Mark Twain and The Strangers.
1963
After Colin Dawson is kicked out by Roger who takes over the lead vocal spot from fill-in vocalist Gabby Connolly, The Detours become a hard working semi-pro rock’n’roll/R&B quartet on the west London circuit of pubs, clubs and ballrooms.
1964
In February, The Detours change their name to The Who at the suggestion of Pete’s art school friend Richard Barnes. The Who acquire the managerial services of Helmut Gorden, a doorknob manufacturer from Shepherd’s Bush.
In April, after an impromptu audition at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford, west London, Keith Moon, who had been drumming for the past year in local Wembley group, Clyde Burns and The Beachcombers, joins The Who. The group had been using a session drummer Dave Golding following the departure of Doug Sandom.
That same month, mod fanatic Peter Meaden becomes the groups’ publicist, changes their name to The High Numbers and moulds them into a mod band.
3 July – ‘I’m The Face/’Zoot Suit’ by The High Numbers is released by Fontana Records. It fails to chart.
August – Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp oust Meaden as The High Numbers’ management after Lambert sees them performing at the Railway Hotel, Harrow, the previous month.
August - September - The High Numbers are bottom of the bill during a series of Sunday concerts throughout Britain, promoted by Arthur Howes. On the bill in Blackpool on 16 August are The Kinks and headliners, The Beatles. The High Numbers also make their TV début on BBC-TV’s The Beat Room, broadcast 24 August.
circa September - Pete smashes his first guitar – by accident – at the Railway Hotel in Harrow. In his frustration he deliberately reduces it to splinters, thereby igniting the most exciting live act pop has ever seen. A week later at the same venue, Keith smashes his drum-kit to demonstrate solidarity.
October – The group audition for EMI Records at Abbey Road Studios. The company request more original material which spurs Lambert and Stamp in to persuading Pete to write. The group end up signing with independent producer Shel Talmy’s recording company, Orbit Music.


October - December: The Who play the following dates:
USA
Oct 21 Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit
Oct 22 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Oct 24 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
Oct 26 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Oct 28 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Oct 29 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Oct 31 The Borgata, Atlantic City
Nov 3 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Nov 8, 9 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles
Japan Nov 13 Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka,
Nov 14 Yokohama Arena, Yokohama
Nov 16 Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Nov 17, 19 Budokan, Tokyo
London, UK
Dec 14, 15, 17 indig02
2009
The Who kick off 2009 by touring New Zealand and Australia - their first full tour 'down under' for over 40 years.
March 21 AUCKLAND North Harbour Stadium
March 24 BRISBANE Entertainment Centre
March 26 ADELAIDE Entertainment Centre
March 29 MELBOURNE 2009 Australian GrandPrix
March 31 SYDNEY Acer Arena
April 4 PERTH Members Equity Stadium
August 2009 Pete Townshend announces that he would be focusing his energies on a new musical, Floss’. October 2009 Roger Daltrey sets off on a tour of the US – the ‘Use it or Lose it’ tour, referring to the fact that he needed to keep on singing or would lose his voice. He has put together a band of young musicians for the tour - Frank Simes (guitar/music director), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button(Bass), Loren Gold (Keyboards) and, also on guitar, Simon (younger brother of Pete) Townshend.
2010
February 7th
The Who come together for the Bridgestone Super Bowl Halftime Show at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, performing live for approx. 108 million fans watching throughout the U.S. and in 230 countries and territories around the world. The 12 minute set consists of a showcase of Who classics, “Pinball Wizard,” “Baba O’ Riley,” “Who Are You,” “See Me Feel Me” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
Roger continues his ‘Use it or Lose it’ tour through the spring and early summer of 2010, playing some gigs as support to Eric Clapton.
April 6th
The Who perform a one-off complete performance of Quadrophenia at the Royal Albert Hall, London, concluding the 10th year of concerts in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The Who are joined by a brass and string section, plus special guests Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and Tom Meighan (Kasabian).
July 2010
Pete Townshend confirms that the long term effects of playing music too loud are having adverse effects on his hearing. The question starts to arise whether or not The Who will tour again.
2011
January 13th
The band top the bill at the Hammersmith Apollo, London (in aid of the Killing Cancer' charity, which funds research into little-known cancer treatment Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)). Also on that night were Jeff Beck, Debbie Harry and Bryan Adams, all of whom jammed with The Who.
March 24th 2011
Roger Daltrey and his band perform Tommy at the Royal Albert Hall, with a warm up gig a couple of nights before in Bournemouth. The show is a smash hit and prompts Roger to announce a forthcoming tour in the UK and the US/Canada of 'The Who's Tommy, Who classics and more'.


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