24 November 1964 The Who
DATE: Thursday, 24th, November, 1964
LOCATION: 90 Wardour Street
MAIN ACT: The Who
BAND MEMBERS: Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass), Keith Moon (drums)
SUPPORT BAND: The Sneakers
The Who performed their first gig at the Marquee club on November the 24th, 1964, which was the start of a Thursday residency that lasted for seven weeks. The show was publicited by the new band's manager Lambert & Stamp who printed special black and white posters of the Who and concession cards under the tagline of "Maximum R&B". The attendance at the club on this cold and rainy night was very poor. However in a few weeks The Who brooke the records of attendance wich remained during all of their appereances at the Marquee.
Memorabilia on this night:
The Who Maximum R&B poster
The Who concession card
Memories on this night
"I was a student at the London School of Economics from 1964 to 1967 and then lived in London for another year before emigrating to Canada. I used to go to the Marquee from time to time, mainly to see Chris Barber (and I remember seeing Steve Winwood in the audience on one of those occasions). More to the point, I was actually one of those very few people who was at the first date by the Who. I know this has been claimed by thousands, but I remember it very well. I was expecting to see and hear a trad band of the time, Dick Charlesworth and The City Gents, but they couldn't make it and there was this substitute rock band, some nonentities from Shepherd's Bush. :) I remember being not too impressed, largely because it wasn't who I expected to hear."
Ed Jackson, Edmonton, Canada, 2006.
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