News 2018
The Who Live at Fillmore East 1968 gets official release
February 20, 2018
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their April 6th 1968 performance at the Fillmore East in New York, The Who are re... Read more
Who Came First 45th Anniversary Remastered Deluxe Edition
February 20, 2018
We are super excited to announce that Pete Townshend will be releasing a special expanded deluxe edition of Who Came F... Read more
Interview with Simon Townshend On The Roof
March 22, 2018
A couple years ago, Pete’s brother Simon Townshend sat down with Scott Phelan for an in-depth chat about a wid... Read more
Pete plays guitar on new Roger Daltrey album!
March 29, 2018
Pete Townshend has contributed guitar tracks to 7 songs on Roger Daltrey’s upcoming solo album “As Long As I Have You”... Read more
New William Snyder photo book about The Who!
April 11, 2018
We are excited to announce that long time Who photographer William Snyder will be releasing “Join Together (With the B... Read more
New trailers for The Seeker musical!
April 18, 2018
A couple of video trailers have been posted for The Seeker, a new musical composed by Rachel Fuller, and featuring Pet... Read more
Remembering The Who’s final show at the Marquee Club
April 27, 2018
It was 53 years ago that The Who performed the last show of their Tuesday night residency at London's legendary Marque... Read more
Birthday greetings to Pete Townshend!
May 19, 2018
Best wishes to Pete Townshend, who is celebrating his 73rd birthday today! Many happy returns Pete! Wishing you love, p... Read more
The 40th anniversary of The Who at Shepperton Studios
May 25, 2018
The Who performed their final show with Keith Moon 40 years ago today, on May 25, 1978 at Shepperton Studios in London... Read more
Pete writes foreword for book about the River Thames
July 31, 2018
Pete Townshend has contributed an introduction to a lovely new book by Virginia Astley, The English River: a journey... Read more
Pete contributes new essay to The Kinks 50th anniversary box set
August 15, 2018
The upcoming release of the 50th Anniversary Edition of ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society’ will in... Read more
Myles Clarke chats about his work on Grand Cru Studio
August 24, 2018
Myles Clarke recently sat down with Brian Brodeur and East Main Media to discuss his work as chief engineer for Pete Tow... Read more
Pete featured in new Joan Jett documentary
September 6, 2018
Pete Townshend makes an appearance in the new Joan Jett documentary ‘Bad Reputation’. The film chronicles Joan’s forty y... Read more
New Kenney Jones autobiography to be released in North America
September 16, 2018
Happy birthday to Kenney Jones, who turns 70 years old today! To celebrate this milestone year, Kenney has published hi... Read more
Pete’s classic yacht EVA wraps up successful sailboat racing season
October 10, 2018
Pete Townshend has had a life long passion for sailing and spending time on the sea. Many of his songs reflect his deep ... Read more
Roger Daltrey book tour events!
October 26, 2018
Roger Daltrey has wrapped up a whirlwind tour of book events to promote his new autobiography THANKS A LOT MR KIBBLEWH... Read more
Celebrating 45 years of Quadrophenia!
November 8, 2018
Happy anniversary to Pete Townshend's seminal rock opera Quadrophenia, which was released by The Who 45 years ago! Wo... Read more
Pete performs at Rockers On Broadway 25th anniversary benefit concert!
November 14, 2018
Pete Townshend made a special guest star appearance Monday night November 12 at the ROCKERS ON BROADWAY 25th anniversa... Read more
Amazing classic photo collections now up in our gallery!
December 12, 2018
A fantastic collection of classic photos taken by Swiss fan Alex Kipfer has just been added to our photo gallery! The ... Read more
The Who plan new album and tour
January 10, 2019
It appears that 2019 is shaping up to be a busy year for The Who! Their manager Bill Curbishley just announced that The ... Read more
Rachel Fuller's new Musical Work to celebrate animals
January 15, 2019
Pete Townshend's wife Rachel Fuller has composed Animal Requiem, a brand new Musical Work which will be premiered in L... Read more
Pete attends event to celebrate 40th anniversary of Quadrophenia movie
January 30, 2019
Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller attended a gathering with the cast and crew of the Quadrophenia movie last night (Janua... Read more
Recording sessions for new Who album at British Grove Studios
February 10, 2019
Pete Townshend booked into British Grove Studios in Chiswick, West London last week for recording sessions on the upcomi... Read more
In memory of Doug Sandom, early drummer for The Who
March 2, 2019
We are sad to report that Doug Sandom passed away this week on February 28, two days after his 89th birthday. A memoria... Read more
Pete to publish new novel in November!
March 6, 2019
Pete Townshend will be publishing his first novel, The Age of Anxiety, on November 5, 2019! The book will be published ... Read more
Wembley Stadium press conference
March 22, 2019
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey held a press conference at Wembley Stadium on March 13 to plug The Who's upcoming conce... Read more
Pete writes foreword for new Ronnie Lane anthology
April 1, 2019
Happy birthday to Ronnie Lane, who would have turned 73 today! Ronnie’s birthday song April Fool, along with his other ... Read more
Pete is producing a new album for The Bookshop Band!
April 6, 2019
Pete Townshend has been very busy producing and recording new music this year. In between sessions at various London stu... Read more
Lifehouse to be published as a graphic novel!
April 17, 2019
Pete Townshend and Heavy Metal Magazine are teaming up to produce a graphic novel of Lifehouse, which is slated to be pu... Read more
Rare photos of Pete from 1986 have been added to the gallery!
May 2, 2019
A stunning set of vintage photos taken by Rory Earnshaw are now up in our 1980's photo gallery! Pete Townshend agreed... Read more
The Who kick off Moving On! tour in Grand Rapids
May 8, 2019
The Who opened their 2019 Moving On! tour May 7 with a performance at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The fo... Read more
Tommy turns 50: a look back at the history
May 12, 2019
Happy anniversary to The Who’s Tommy album, which was released 50 years ago this month! The Who began recording sessi... Read more
The Who's Moving On concert pages are up!
June 2, 2019
The Who wrapped up the first leg of their Moving On! tour with a performance in Pittsburgh on May 30. All of the shows w... Read more
Dr. Martens celebrates The Who with special collection
July 1, 2019
The English footwear company Dr. Martens have recently released a special collection to pay homage to The Who! Pete Tow... Read more
The Who at Wembley Stadium
July 8, 2019
The Who rocked London’s Wembley Stadium last Saturday night (July 6), to perform the only 2019 UK date of their Moving... Read more
Celebrating the 50 year anniversary of Woodstock
August 17, 2019
It was 50 years ago on August 17, 1969 that The Who performed at the legendary Woodstock Music and Art Fair on Yasgur’s ... Read more
The Who rock Madison Square Garden!
September 2, 2019
The Who kicked off the fall leg of their orchestral Moving On! tour on September 1, with a return performance to one of ... Read more
Pete to appear at Animal Requiem concert in LA!
September 6, 2019
Rachel Fuller has announced the exciting news that her beautiful orchestral work Animal Requiem will be performed on Oct... Read more
Pete will appear at Tommy benefit show in La Jolla
September 12, 2019
Pete Townshend will make a special guest appearance at a fundraising performance of The Who’s Tommy at the Mandell Weiss... Read more
The Who perform acoustic set and reveal new album cover at Pace Gallery in NYC!
September 13, 2019
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey took a brief break from their Moving On! tour last night to attend the opening of Pace ... Read more
The Who release new single All This Music Must Fade
October 3, 2019
It’s exciting times when we get fresh new material from The Who! Their brand new song "All This Music Must Fad... Read more
Pete performs at Tommy benefit concert - Broadway musical to be revived in 2021
October 22, 2019
Pete Townshend performed at a special fundraising event: The Who’s Tommy: A Staged Concert Benefiting La Jolla Playhouse... Read more
The Who played at private charity concert to benefit Teen Cancer America
October 30, 2019
To cap off their successful Moving On tour that ended at the Hollywood Bowl last Thursday night, The Who performed one f... Read more
Pete performs Blackbird in Animal Requiem concert at UCLA
October 31, 2019
Pete Townshend closed out Rachel Fuller’s Animal Requiem at Royce Hall UCLA on October 26th, with a stunning performance... Read more
Pete to do series of book events for The Age of Anxiety
November 4, 2019
Pete Townshend will be appearing in a series of book events over the next couple weeks, to promote his brand new novel “... Read more
The Age of Anxiety book events
November 18, 2019
Pete Townshend spent the last couple of weeks promoting his brand new novel “The Age of Anxiety”, which hit bookstores i... Read more
The Who receive first stone on Camden's Music Walk of Fame
November 29, 2019
The Who were honoured with a granite paving stone on the new Music Walk of Fame in London’s Camden Town. The stone is th... Read more
New WHO album is released, with more US tour dates scheduled for 2020!
December 6, 2019
After much anticipation, The Who’s brand new album WHO was finally released today, with rave reviews from jour... Read more
ARP 2600 synth gets a reissue
January 10, 2020
Korg announced the exciting news this week that they are reissuing the iconic ARP 2600, the semi-modular analog synthe... Read more
The Who perform intimate acoustic shows in Kingston
February 13, 2020
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey performed two short acoustic shows at the Pryzm nightclub in Kingston Upon Thames in Lo... Read more
Pete performs at Peter Green tribute show
February 27, 2020
Pete Townshend performed at an all-star tribute concert to honour Peter Green and the early music of Fleetwood Mac at th... Read more
Pete recording in home studio as Who tour gets postponed
March 30, 2020
The Who have recently announced that the 2020 dates of The Who’s Moving On! tour have all been postponed due to the Covi... Read more
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Empty Glass!
April 14, 2020
Pete Townshend’s solo album Empty Glass was released 40 years ago this month! The album hit the stores in the... Read more
Happy 75th birthday to Pete Townshend!
May 19, 2020
Best wishes to Pete Townshend, who celebrates his 75th birthday today! This milestone date caps off a fantastic and eve... Read more
Pete and Rachel donate funds to CAP UCLA
June 26, 2020
Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller have recently made a generous donation of $100,000 to UCLA’s Center for the Art of Perf... Read more
The Age of Anxiety: A Novel
August 24, 2020
The Age of Anxiety: A Novel Pete Townshend released his debut novel The Age of Anxiety on November 5, 2019. The... Read more
New WHO features songs from Kingston show and remix of 'Beads On One String'
October 8, 2020
The Who have announced a 2-CD deluxe edition of their 2019 WHO album will be released on October 30, which will include ... Read more
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of White City!
November 9, 2020
Pete Townshend’s conceptual solo album and film White City was released 35 years ago this month! The album, e... Read more
Pete donates gold Strat to help raise funds for #ILoveLive campaign
December 4, 2020
Pete Townshend has generously donated his number 6 gold Stratocaster to help raise money for Stagehand’s #ILoveLive camp... Read more
Pete talks about David Bowie on BBC Sounds
January 11, 2021
Pete Townshend remembered his friend David Bowie in an interview with Chris Hawkins on BBC Sounds radio, broadcast Janua... Read more
Pete's blue boiler suit is up for charity auction!
January 24, 2021
Pete Townshend has donated his blue boiler suit and long beige linen ‘kimono’ coat, which will be auctioned off at the M... Read more
The Who cancel 2021 UK / Ireland tour dates
February 15, 2021
The Who have announced the sad news that they have cancelled their UK and Ireland shows that were scheduled for March 20... Read more
Pete discusses various projects in new Uncut interview
March 17, 2021
Pete Townshend sat down for a candid new interview with Rob Hughes for the April issue of Uncut magazine. They covered a... Read more
