The Who · 1982

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1. The WhoSeptember 1, 1982

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

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   The Who performed at the Horizon in Rosemont, near Chicago, Illinois.
3. 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.
4. The WhoOctober 5, 1979

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   The Who released the soundtrack album Quadrophenia.
5. 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”.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The WhoAugust 2, 1977

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

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   The Who performed at the Veterans Memorial Complex in Phoenix, Arizona.
10. The WhoOctober 7, 1976

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    The Who performed at the Sports Arena in San Diego. Mother's Finest was the opening act.
11. The WhoOctober 13, 1976

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    The Who performed at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
12. The WhoOctober 3, 1975

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    The Who released their album The Who by Numbers in the UK. The album was released on October 3, 1975, by Polydor Records and was issued later in the USA. It reached No. 7 on the UK album chart and No. 8 in the USA. The record featured an interactive-style cover and represented another significant chapter in the band's career.