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Fact #98982

When:

Short story:

The Who, formerly The Detours, play their first gig using the name under which they will find success, at The Oldfield Tavern, Greenford, West London, UK.

Full article:

Pete Townshend (leader, The Who) : We used to play pubs and social clubs, but the Mod movement wasn't really underway. It was happening then but it wasn't quite solid and, although I knew what it was to be stoned, I wasn't really into the pep pill ideology, the sped-up thing that went along with The Mods.

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