Fact #157791
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The Who and The Hollies headline the LSE Glad Rag Ball at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe. The Kinks and John Lee Hooker are also billed to appear but both pull out and are replaced by Donovan and Marc Bolan respectively. The Who's set is plagued with PA problems, causing vocalist Roger Daltrey to storm off stage, fuelling rumours that the band is about to split. Other acts on the show include Georgie Fame, Barron Knights, Wilson Pickett, Geno Washington, The Merseybeats, The Birds and Ready, Steady, Go! presenter Cathy McGowan.
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Roger Daltrey (vocalist, The Who) : We dashed there straight from Ready, Steady, Go! I tested the mikes before things started. They were no good. We couldn't get the sound we wanted. I wanted to use our amps - with their gear behind them. But they said, "No, use ours and like it!" It was only because we didn't want to disappoint the kids that we went on at all. We thought of jacking it in altogether.
Pete Townshend (guitarist, The Who) : We were more or less about to break up. Nobody really cared about the group. It was just a political thing.
John Entwistle (bassist, the Who) : Keith and I were going to leave and form our own group.
Pete Townshend : The first two years of The Who were absolutely horrible. The music is light-hearted and funny but, underneath, it was agonisingly sad. No real friendships, honesty or trust. We weren't very nice people. I wouldn't go through that again for anything.
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Pete Townshend (guitarist, The Who) : We were more or less about to break up. Nobody really cared about the group. It was just a political thing.
John Entwistle (bassist, the Who) : Keith and I were going to leave and form our own group.
Pete Townshend : The first two years of The Who were absolutely horrible. The music is light-hearted and funny but, underneath, it was agonisingly sad. No real friendships, honesty or trust. We weren't very nice people. I wouldn't go through that again for anything.