The Who · 2000

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1. The WhoOctober 5, 1999

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   Roger Daltrey announced the reunion of The Who after their 1983 breakup and their comeback concert in Las Vegas on October 29. The concert was heavily promoted by technology startup Pixelon and was intended to be broadcast live over the internet, but the transmission failed due to technical problems. The concert itself was filmed and later released on DVD as The Vegas Job.
2. The WhoAugust 23, 1989

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   The Who presented the rock opera “Tommy” at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Guests included Elton John, Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Billy Idol and Patti LaBelle.
3. The WhoAugust 24, 1989

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   The Who played a special charity concert marking the 20th anniversary of the rock opera „Tommy“ at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Elton John performed as Pinball Wizard, Patti LaBelle as Acid Queen, Steve Winwood as Hawker, Phil Collins as Uncle Ernie and Billy Idol as Cousin Kevin.
4. The WhoSeptember 1, 1982

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   They released the album “It's Hard,” which was their last album with drummer Kenney Jones.
5. The WhoOctober 5, 1982

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   The Who performed at the Horizon in Rosemont, near Chicago, Illinois.
6. The WhoOctober 5, 1979

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   A little over a year after the death of Keith Moon, The Who's soundtrack compilation The Kids Are Alright received RIAA platinum certification. It reached No. 8 in the US and No. 26 in the UK.
7. The WhoOctober 5, 1979

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   The Who released the soundtrack album Quadrophenia.
8. The WhoAugust 10, 1978

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   Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon each arrived separately at Universal Studios in Hollywood for a press launch of the new album “Who Are You”. The party was held on the set of the television series “Battlestar Galactica”.
9. The WhoAugust 18, 1978

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   The Who released the album Who Are You, the band's last studio album with drummer Keith Moon.
10. The WhoSeptember 7, 1978

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    The Who drummer Keith Moon died in London on September 7, 1978, at the age of 32. He was born on August 23, 1946, at Central Middlesex Hospital in London. He died after overdosing on Heminevrin, a sedative prescribed to treat alcohol-related problems. Moon died in apartment No. 12 at 9 Curzon Place in London's Mayfair, which belonged to singer Harry Nilsson. Exactly four years earlier, Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas had died in the same bedroom. The post-mortem found 32 tablets in his body, 26 of which remained undissolved. The previous evening, Moon had attended a party hosted by Paul McCartney to mark the release of The Buddy Holly Story. Moon played on all of The Who's albums from their 1965 debut My Generation through Who Are You in 1978, which was released two weeks before his death. After his death, he was replaced in The Who by Kenney Jones of Faces.
11. The WhoAugust 2, 1977

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    The Who purchased Shepperton Studios in London for half a million dollars.
12. The WhoOctober 6, 1976

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    The Who performed at the Veterans Memorial Complex in Phoenix, Arizona.