Pete Townshend

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

For everyone who's always envied the life of the legendary Rolling Stones frontman, this behind-the-scenes documentary lets you in on Mick Jagger's private life, with family home movies and interviews, and also follows him recording and performing songs from his solo Goddess in the Doorway" album. Special appearances by Bono, Pete Townshend, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, and others are featured.

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2001, honoring the city’s resilience and the heroism of first responders after 9/11. Attended by thousands of firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers, the concert features performances by Paul McCartney, The Who, Elton John, Billy Joel, and other music legends in a powerful tribute to unity, courage, and recovery.

Follows musician Pete Townshend's colorful life and career, and specifically about a time that almost destroyed him and his band: when, shortly after the release of the album Tommy, Townshend and The Who tried to make a science fiction rock opera called Lifehouse.

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group in 1964 to 1978. It notably features the band's last performance with long-term drummer Keith Moon, filmed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978, three months before his death.

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.

“12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The concert featured Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin (featuring Michael Stipe), The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Kanye West, The Who, Paul McCartney (featuring Nirvana) as well as other artists.

This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend, of the very night this concert was alleged to have taken place, January 20, 1969, during the first Presidential Inauguration of Richard Nixon. Led Zeppelin Played Here presents a mid-Atlantic version of what was happening nationwide as the rock concert industry took shape. Featuring interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were witnessing history that night.

The Who performs in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 6th 2007. This DVD captures their full unedited show at Globe Arena. Mixed from the soundboard, it’s part of The Who’s officially sanctioned Encore Series, released in 2007 to support charitable causes.

Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.

In this crazy, chaotic gospel of chance, aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history.

Follow the moment Barrett was kicked out of Pink Floyd, from the narrative of him going from groundbreaking musician to iconic rocker and manic, unstable star.

A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards.

The life and career of rock n' roll icon Joan Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways, to her long time collaboration with Kenny Laguna as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock pioneer and mentor. With her inimitable singles "I Love Rock n Roll," and "Bad Reputation" Joan Jett inspired a generation of young women to rock.

Pete Townsend's reinvention of The Who's Quadrophenia for the classical music genre (composed by partner Rachel Fuller) filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall and featuring the 90-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the 80 members of the London Oriana Choir, Alfie Boe, Billy Idol and Phil Daniels

In June of 2007, the re-united Smashing Pumpkins eschewed a traditional US tour and opted for an experimental art installation in the form of two residencies in Asheville, NC and San Francisco, CA. The documentary "If All Goes Wrong" traces the band over this period from the opening note to the final chord.

550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer

Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. After finding fame in the U.K., Hendrix brought his act back to the U.S., where his influential playing style left a blazing imprint on a whole generation of musicians. Employing interviews with family and contemporaries, such as Eric Clapton, as well as scorching live performances from Woodstock and Isle of Wight, the film paints an indelible portrait of a rock 'n' roll legend.

Mod rockers the Who are captured live by director Murray Lerner at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970, attended by 600,000 people. All the old classics are included in a typically energetic set; Moon the Loon, Roger the Dodger and Pete... the guitarist. And John Entwistle on bass. This is the first DVD release, without the extra material found on the DVD/Blu-ray re-release of 2006.

Documentary tribute to what VH1 called “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” and Brooklyn Vegan named “the most consistently weird and awesome thing on cable television in the ’80s.” This ‘Best Of’ episode features some of the most memorable moments of Night Flight's near-decade long run including restored interviews and segments from Kate Bush, New Wave Theatre, David Lynch, Prince, Wendy O Williams, Divine, Billy Idol, Johnny Rotten, and much more Night Flight treasures from the archive.

Punk legend turned pop sensation Billy Idol bares it all in this electrifying documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and triumphant comeback that captivated millions of fans worldwide.

The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Adam Sandler and Tenacious D.

A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion animation techniques.

A mix of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage from the televised benefit concert to raise relief funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004.

The Who's seminal double album 'Tommy', released in 1969, is a milestone in rock history. It revitalized the band's career and established Pete Townshend as a composer and Roger Daltrey as one of rock's foremost frontmen. The first album to be overtly billed as a 'rock opera', 'Tommy' has gone on to sell over 20 million copies around the world and has been reimagined as both a film by Ken Russell in the mid-seventies and a touring stage production in the early nineties. This new film explores the background, creation and impact of 'Tommy' through new interviews with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, archive interviews with the late John Entwistle, and contributions from engineer Bob Pridden, artwork creator Mike McInnerney plus others involved in the creation of the album and journalists who assess the album s historic and cultural impact.

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

Forty years later, rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey sat down for first-of-a-kind, exclusive interviews with WCPO Anchor Tanya O’Rourke. Their candid revelations about the horrific night of Dec. 3, 1979 in Cincinnati form the basis for O'Rourke's historical documentary, "The Who: The Night That Changed Rock."

The closing ceremony of the games of the XXXth Olympiad.

A documentary on The Who, featuring interviews with the band's two surviving members, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.

The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.

In his home studio and revisiting old haunts in Shepherds Bush and Battersea, Pete Townshend opens his heart and his personal archive to revisit 'the last great album the Who ever made', one that took the Who full circle back to their earliest days via the adventures of a pill-popping mod on an epic journey of self-discovery. But in 1973 Quadrophenia was an album that almost never was. Beset by money problems, a studio in construction, heroin-taking managers, a lunatic drummer and a culture of heavy drinking, Townshend took on an album that nearly broke him and one that within a year the band had turned their back on and would ignore for nearly three decades. Contributors include: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Ethan Russell, Ron Nevison, Richard Barnes, Irish Jack Lyons, Bill Curbishley, John Woolf, Howie Edelson, Mark Kermode and Georgiana Steele Waller.

The documentary about the developing and recording of his fourth solo studio album.

The Who perform "Live at Lyon" during the summer of 2006.

Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the Criterion Blu-ray The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.

WHO’S NEXT / LIFE HOUSE Super Deluxe Edition contains 10-CDs all remastered from original tapes by long time Who engineer Jon Astley as well as a Blu-ray Audio disc with newly made Atmos & 5.1 surround mixes of the original album and 14 additional tracks by Steven Wilson. The set features 155 total tracks with 89 unreleased tracks/mixes & another 57 previously released tracks with a fresh remix. Included are demos, singles, studio sessions, 2 complete concerts, 100-pg hard back book with new liner notes & imagery & a 172-pg Life House graphic novel.

This concert film captures the first ever live performance by The Who of “Tommy” in its entirety, recorded in June 2017. The show includes all time classics like “Pinball Wizard”, “I’m Free”, “Amazing Journey”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, “I Can’t Explain”, “Who Are You”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, “I Can See For Miles” and more.

A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers. Featuring several Monty Python members, Rowan Atkinson, and Peter Cook.

The Who perform at the Paleo Festival in Nyon during the summer of 2006.

The Who perform live in Madrid, Spain, during the summer of 2006.

A history and tribute to British Jim Marshall's amplifiers, which since then became the standard of rock'n'roll amplifiers ever since.

Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.

1968 was a time of soul searching for the band - with three badly performing singles behind them they needed a big new idea to put them back at the top and crucially to hold them together as a band. Inspired by Indian spiritual master Meher Baba, Pete Townshend created the character of Tommy, the 'deaf, dumb and blind boy'. Broke and fragmenting when they started recording, the album went on to sell over 20 million copies. In this film, the Who speak for the first time about the making of the iconic album and how its success changed their lives.

A 2-disc collection of live and TV performances by The Who. Before this release, several other bootleg DVDs had compiled the 1960s Who footage, with varying degrees of success. It's difficult, however, to imagine a better, more comprehensive one than this two-DVD collection, which assembles almost four hours of live, mimed, promo, interview, and documentary clips from various sources. The image and sound quality are usually as good as, or better than, what's seen or heard on those previous compilations.

Sixteen performances, which total 73 minutes, of previously unreleased performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This is the follow-up to 2009's Woodstock: Untold Stories Melanie: "Mr. Tambourine Man/Tuning My Guitar" (6:18) Joan Baez: "Oh Happy Day" (3:59) Joan Baez: "I Shall Be Released" (3:38) Santana: "Persuasion" (2:55) Canned Heat: "Woodstock Boogie" (8:38) The Grateful Dead: "Mama Tried" (2:53) The Who: "Sparks" (5:25) The Who: "Pinball Wizard" (2:51) Jefferson Airplane: "Volunteers" (2:53) Jefferson Airplane: "Come Back Baby" (5:56) Country Joe and the Fish: "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (4:23) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Helplessly Hoping" (2:27) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Marrakesh Express" (2:55) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (8:53) Sha Na Na: "Book of Love" (2:07) Jimi Hendrix: "Spanish Castle Magic" (7:09)

The Who’s epic 50th Anniversary Tour finale show, recorded at Hyde Park. Experience all the greatest hits including ‘Who Are You’, ‘My Generation’, ‘I Can See For Miles’, ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘See Me Feel Me’, ‘Baba O’Riley’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. Plus Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Iggy Pop, Robert Plant, Johnny Marr and others share their stories of the band’s history and influence as legendary pioneers of British Rock.

In 1996, VH1 organized a benefit concert for Witness with Human Rights First. Robin Williams filmed a moving message for the concert on the power of individuals and video to document and impact important human rights issues. The global activist organization Witness provides video cameras to human rights groups to document abuses, so it was fitting that rocker Rod Stewart launched Sunday's 'VH1 Honors' tertainment world, with performances by Witness co-founder Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, Don Henley, R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe (also a Witness co-founder), Natalie Merchant, Gloria Estefan and Pete Townshend. Celebrity presenters included Academy Award-winning actress (and Robbins mate The concert raised $350,000 for Witness, formed in 1992

Legendary rock band The Who captured live in performance at London's Wembley Arena in July 2013. The gig saw the band perform their 1973 concept album 'Quadrophenia' in its entirety to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its release. The group also performed a number of popular songs from throughout their career including 'Baba O'Riley', 'You Better You Bet' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again'.

Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast for a one-of-a-kind concert honouring the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Peter Green. The concert was held on 25th February 2020 at the London, Palladium. The bill included Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Zak Starkey, Steven Tyler, Bill Wyman, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Neil Finn, Kirk Hammett and many more. Legendary producer Glyn Johns joined as the executive sound producer and the house band featured Fleetwood himself along with Rick Vito, Andy Fairweather Low, Dave Bronze and Ricky Peterson.

The Who perform at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Palm Springs, CA.

Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.

Celebrate the legendary rock band’s 50th anniversary in a 2015 concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where they tear through their greatest hits including “My Generation,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Baba O’Riley,” “You Better You Bet” and “Who Are You,” as well as sections from groundbreaking albums Tommy and Quadrophenia.

The Who wrap up their European tour with a show in Zaragoza, Spain.

The Who perform in Metz, France, in the summer of 2006.

This DVD from THE WHO, called Fragments, went out to platinum members of their fan club. The film combines live footage from the band’s 2006 dates with an in-depth behind the scenes look at The Who on the road. The movie features unprecedented access to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey’s offstage life on the road, showing them traveling from gig to gig, meeting fans before the shows, and warming up prior to hitting the stage. Among The Who classics included in the documentary are ‘I Can’t Explain’, ‘Who Are You’, ‘Cry If You Want’, ‘Relay’, ‘Eminence Front’, ‘Baba O’Riley’, and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, alongside newer material including ‘Mike Post Theme’, ‘Black Widow’s Eyes’, and ‘Man In A Purple Dress’. The film was directed by Justin Kreutzmann, who has been the primary cinematographer for Townshend and girlfriend Rachel Fuller’s In The Attic webcasts over the past year. He is the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann.

A celebration of 30 years of The Who.

Elaborate mixed-media production documenting the Who's 1996/97 tour of the USA with special guests Billy Idol and PJ Proby.

A five-CD box set of Quadrophenia with a 2011 remaster of the original double album and including two CDs of Pete’s demos and a fifth disc of eight tracks remixed in 5.1 DVD-A surround sound. Limited edition, housed in a hard slip-case.

The Who presents their last concert of the 1982 "Farewell" tour in Toronto, Canada, 1982.

The Who's landmark album, Who's Next, in a new remix by Steven Wilson, featuring bonus tracks from the 10 disc super deluxe box set. Includes stereo, 5.1, and Atmos mixes.

The Who perform at the TD Bank Garden in Boston, MA, during their 2006 US tour.

Vintage film footage from the hey-day of the London's rock and roll scene. Interviews with rock artists and London's hippies and flower children.

This live rendition of The Who’s full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood.

In January 2007 a fantastic line-up of guests gathered at the Roundhouse in London to pay tribute to the late Jim Capaldi of Traffic and to raise money for his children's charity The Landmark Trust. Old friends such as Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens), Pete Townshend of The Who, Joe Walsh of The Eagles, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Gary Moore, Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook and of course his Traffic colleague Steve Winwood, were joined by younger admirers such as Paul Weller and The Storys to perform their favourite Traffic and Jim Capaldi tracks in front of a sell out audience. The evening was hosted by broadcasting legend "Whispering" Bob Harris.

The Who continue their 2006 tour with a stop in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Featuring one of the last public appearances by Keith Moon, the 1977 Kilburn show is a long-sought holy grail for fans of The Who, performing before a select audience on December 15, 1977 at Kilburn. Also included is a much earlier never-before-seen rarity and one of the band's personal favorites, The Who's powerhouse London Coliseum gig from 1969.

The Who performed at the Chicago Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois on December. 8th, 1979. The concert was broadcast live to several local movie theaters. The general consensus was that this show was the best on the 1979 tour. The show was visually stunning. Many times Pete Townshend or Roger Daltrey would move to the front of the stage and direct the cameraman to focus in close, then unleash a mic twirl or scissors kick for the hungry crowd.

The Who perform a live set at The Summit, Houston, Texas on 20 November 1975. Probably the best 'official' bootleg ever. All the classics including Substitute, I Can't Explain, My Generation & Won't Get Fooled Again.

This feature-length documentary, first shown on Sky Arts, explores the evolution of the festival through interviews with the pioneers who staged the original events, including Michael Lang (Woodstock), Michael Eavis (Glastonbury), Andrew Kerr (Glastonbury '71), Freddy Bannister (Bath and Knebworth), Ray Foulk (Isle of Wight), George Wein (Newport) and Paul Tollett (Coachella), plus a few of the musicians who performed at them - Pete Townshend, Steve Winwood, Ian Anderson, Nick Mason, Al Stewart, Bob Geldof and Noel Gallagher

The Who perform in Bonn, Germany, during the summer of 2006.

Best of the 60s is a documentary and a compilation from across the years of the iconic music series. More More. Best of the 60s is a compilation from across the years of the iconic music series and features performances by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Martha & the Vandellas, Dusty Springfield, The Animals, Otis Redding, The Temptations, The Walker Brothers, Them, Marvin Gaye and more.

Recorded in London, this live 2000 concert showcases Pete Townshend, legendary guitarist of the Who, performing music from his experimental piece "Lifehouse," which he began composing in the early 1970s and spent almost 30 years trying to complete. Townshend's pet project was born out of his belief that mankind has lost touch with spirituality and neglected social contact with the advent of technology.

The Who kick off their 2006 North American tour in Philadelphia

The Who reunite for the first time at Wembley

The story of Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums): The Who, one of the most original, creative and relevant British bands of the sixties and of the entire history of pop music.

Just seven years after wrapping up one of rock's first farewell tours, The Who returned to the stage in 1989 with another first: the classic album show. It was the 20th anniversary of Tommy, which seemed like a good excuse to book a bunch of stadiums and play the album along with a healthy dose of Who classics, aided by a mere 12 other musicians. This is The Who live at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, 24 August 1989.

The Who perform in Dublin, Ireland, during the summer of 2006.

In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.

In 1979, British rock band The Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. A rush of concert-goers outside the entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people. Forty years later, rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey sat down for first-of-a-kind, exclusive interviews with WCPO.

The perform in Hampshire during the summer of 2006.

A countdown of the 20 greatest gigs of all-time as chosen by a panel of pundits, promoters and performers.

A compilation of Pete Townshend's performances and interviews on The David Letterman Show from 1985 to 1999.

At The Royal Albert Hall, London on 8th April 2004 after some 15 months of planning with Paul Weller, Ronnie Wood, Pete Townshend, Steve Ellis, Midge Ure, Ocean Colour Scene amongst them artists assembled to perform to a sell-out venue and to pay tribute to a man who co-wrote many Mod anthems such as ""Itchycoo Park, All Or Nothing, Here Comes The Nice, My Mind's Eye"" to name just a few. Ronnie Lane was the creative heart of two of Rock n Rolls quintessentially English groups, firstly during the 60's with The Small Faces then during the 70;s with The Faces. After the split of the Faces he then formed Slim Chance and toured the UK in a giant circus tent as well as working in the studio with Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend and Ronnie Wood. 5,500 fans looked on in awe at The R.A.H as the superb evening's entertainment ended with ""All Or Nothing"" featuring a surprise appearance by Chris Farlowe on lead vocals.

A retrospective about The Who's third studio album 'The Who Sell Out'. Including interviews with Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend alongside other people involved in the albums production.

A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 1994. It broke Carnegie Hall's two day box office gross record, and was the fastest sell-out in the historic venue's history. The concert also raised money for Columbia Presbyterian Babies Hospital. This event was produced by Richard Flanzer and Roger Daltrey of English rock band The Who in celebration of his fiftieth birthday. The Who's music was arranged for orchestra by Michael Kamen, who directed The Juilliard Orchestra for the event. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Alice Cooper, Linda Perry, The Chieftains and others performed as special guests.

An intimate portrait of the legendary bass guitarist for The Who. This documentary includes the last footage ever recorded with John Entwistle, and features interviews with Pete Townshend, as well as other major figures in rock history.

The Who perform at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA.

The Who perform at the Lovely Days Festival in St. Polten, Austria.

The Who play to a crowd that can barely believe they're about to witness one of the best live bands of the last forty years, in the beautiful and intimate surroundings of The Roundhouse.

Jean-Michel Jarre is one of the pioneers of electronic music. He is a composer, performer, songwriter, and producer whose pioneering approach to electronic music and live performance has influenced a generation. The emergence of the album "E-Project"is album is the focus of the documentary "A Journey Into Sound" by Birgit Herdlitschke. The film also airs the secret of success of Jean-Michel Jarre. With material from private and public archives, the film looks back on his youth, the first experiments with electronic music and his relationship with his famous father Maurice Jarre (composer of soundtrack for "Lawrence of Arabia", "Doctor Zhivago").

This film documents The Who's 2002 performance at Mansfield, Massachusetts. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey decided to complete the tour after John Entwistle's death, and made it a lasting tribute to their fallen comrade.

A journey through some of the finest moments of acoustic guitar performances from the BBC archives, from Jimmy Page's television debut in 1958 to Noel Gallagher and Biffy Clyro.

The Who perform at the Virgin Music Festival at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a concert film of The Who's concert on November 27, 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Kelly Jones (Stereophonics), Kennedy, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and Paul Weller joined the Who on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. The concert was also released on CD as Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

London Weekend Television presents presents a Pete Townshend documentary featuring his October 1985 South Bank Show, along with his promotion of the White City album. This documentary also features a demonstration by Pete of how he records at home (That's Alright Mamma and After The Fire). Also seen is PT rehearsing with Dire Straits and his own band Deep End featuring Dave Gilmour. Interviews by Melvyn Bragg. 1. Introduction - Interview 2. History - PT timeline with reference to The Who 3. White City - Location interview 4. Horse's Neck - PT reads extracts from his book 5. Rock Is Dead - Interview 6. Demos - That's Alright Mamma & After The Fire 7. Establishment - Interview 8. The Office - PT at Faber and Faber publishers 9. Dire Straits - Rehearsing "Going Home" at Wembley Arena 10. Faber And Faber - Presentation to publishers 11. White City - PT video diaries 12. Give Blood - Rehearsal performance with Deep End (Dave Gilmour on guitar)

Rachel and Pete invite you to join them in the ATTIC for an unforgettable musical experience. Trailing The Who's world tour, IN THE ATTIC is a series of live performances in intimate clubs across America.

By most accounts, from those in attendance and based on various boards reviewing the Sirius rebroadcast, this may well have been the best performance on the tour to date. Roger especially was impassioned and in good voice.

Mod rockers The Who are captured live by director Murray Lerner at the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970, attended by 600,000 people. All the old classics are included in a typically energetic set; Moon the Loon, Roger the Dodger and Pete... the guitarist. And John Entwistle on bass.

The story of highly gifted pianist and unsung hero, Nicky Hopkins, who played with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks and many more.

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The Who perform in Dublin, Ireland during the summer of 2007.

The Who perform live at the Wachovia Center in November of 2006.

In 2004 The Who returned to the Isle Of Wight Festival for the first time since their legendary performance in 1970. After a long absence, the festival had been reborn in 2002 and continues to this day. Their UK concerts in 2004 were the first in their home country since the death of founder member John Entwistle. As the evening shadows lengthened across the festival site, The Who took to the stage and delivered an incendiary performance packed with hit singles and classic album tracks and the concert more than lived up to the fan s expectations and memories of 1970.

A performance from Townshend's first North American solo tour was broadcast live from the theatre of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in August 1993. The concert was in three parts: an opening session of eight songs, a complete performance of Psychoderelict and an encore of a further five songs.

Series of three short 'Pop Films' directed between 1966 - 67 for French television by Philippe Garrel. Includes footage of The Living Theater in rehearsal, interviews with Julian Beck and Judith Malina, Donovan in concert and The Who in the studio recording 'Pictures of Lily'. Re-broadcast on INA in 1984.

The Who perform at the Moon and Stars Festival in Locarno, Switzerland.

Legendary former Beach Boy, Brian Wilson toured America and Japan with a 10 piece band. Here he is captured performing 24 live tracks, and one that has never been issued before. Also included are interviews with Pete Townshend, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young and Patti Smith, a back-stage visit from Ronnie Spector, Paul McCartney's induction of Wilson to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and a series of interviews with the man himself filmed over a 4 year period.

This set features rare, one-of-a-kind performances from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, filmed over the past 24 years. The biggest names in rock 'n' roll perform in intimate settings, jamming in combinations not seen anywhere else. Plus, the anything-goes induction speeches by rock royalty, along with rare behind-the-scenes footage. For nearly a quarter century, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored music's most influential figures at prestigious black-tie events where performers and audience alike let down their hair. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live captures all the excitement of those ceremonies, from the wise and witty speeches, to the most incredible combinations of talent ever assembled on a single stage.

The Rock Prophet is the best kept secret of Rock N Roll, and only Rock's mighty heroes know about Link Wray and his infamous 3 chords. An unlikely figure responsible for the birth of Rock N Roll, music superstars such as James Brown, Jimi Hendrix idolized him, and Jimmy Page said he would have never picked up a guitar if he hadn't heard him on the radio.

This Pete Townshend live performance was audience recorded at the legendary Fillmore West in San Francisco on April 30 1996. Pete is accompanied by Jon Carin on Keyboards and provides a rare live outing for many tracks. Track Details: 1. Let My Love Open The Door 2. English Boy 3. Drowned 4. The Shout 5. I Put A Spell On You 6. Cut My Hair 7. Sheraton Gibson 8. I'm One 9. Heart To Hang Onto 10. O'Parvardigar 11. A Legal Matter 12. A Friend Is A Friend 13. I Am An Animal 14. All Shall Be Well 15. Slit Skirts 16. Eyesight To The Blind 17. Driftin' Blues 18. Now And Then 19. Rough Boys 20. I'm A Boy 21. Magic Bus

The Who perform at the Werchter Festival in the summer of 2006

The Who perform in Glasgow, Scotland, during the summer of 2006.

The Who perform in Grand Rapids during their 2006 North American tour.

Concert of the Who's first filming of the Rock Opera «Tommy» at London's opera house, the Coliseum, 14 December 1969. At this point, the Who were in full stride, playing behind Tommy and making waves where ever they went. This performance, as rough and raw as it seems, is the Who at their all-time nastiest. Opening with the powerful «Heaven And Hell», the group slays each number — «I Can’t Explain», «Fortune Teller», «Tattoo» — before ascending the mountain of conceptual copiousness.

The Who perform in Ulm, Germany, during the summer of 2006.

The Who at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 23, 2017. Setlist: I Can't Explain / Substitute / Who Are You / The Kids Are Alright / I Can See for Miles / My Generation / Bargain / Behind Blue Eyes / Join Together / You Better You Bet / I'm One / 5:15 / Love, Reign O'er Me / Amazing Journey / Sparks / Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me / Baba O'Riley / Won't Get Fooled Again

2 hours of musical performances from Woodstock which weren't included in the original Woodstock film. Joan Baez: "{I Live} One Day at a Time" (4:17) Country Joe McDonald: "Flying High" (2:21) Santana: "Evil Ways" (3:56) Canned Heat: "I'm Her Man" (5.33) Canned Heat: "On the Road Again" (10.49) Mountain: "Beside the Sea" (3:38) Mountain: "Southbound Train" (6:17) The Grateful Dead: "Turn on Your Love Light" (37:44) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Born on the Bayou" (5:12) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "I've Put a Spell On You" (4:10) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Keep on Chooglin" (9:25) The Who: "We're Not Going to Take It" (9:07) The Who: "My Generation" (7:36) Jefferson Airplane: "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (5:40) Joe Cocker: "Something's Coming On" (4:14) Johnny Winter: "Mean Town Blues" (10:52) Paul Butterfield: "Morning Sunrise" (8:26) Sha Na Na: "Teen Angel" (3:21)

UK police investigation into paedophiles accessing images of child abuse on the internet. Out of over 7,000 suspected paedophiles, only 2,000 were investigated. Many famous names were reported to be on the list.

Rhino Records is proud to present a 3-DVD boxed set showcasing one of the greatest live bands ever-The Who. Disc one features a live rendition of their full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. Tommy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood. Disc two contains the band's second rock opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-60s. This live version of Quadrophenia, from the 1996/1997 U.S. Tour was the first time it was performed as Townshend and Daltrey had visualized it, with live action and featuring a then-unknown Alex Langdon in a spellbinding performance as Jimmy, the disillusioned Mod.

A celebration of rock 'n' roll in the shape of a compilation of classic artists and songs, featuring the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and Dick Dale who all featured in the Rock 'n' Roll America series, alongside songs that celebrate rock 'n roll itself from artists such as Tom Petty (Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll), Joan Jett (I Love Rock 'n' Roll) and Oasis (Rock 'n' Roll Star).

Widely considered one of the greatest bands ever, rock legends The Who bring down the house in this 1982 concert recorded at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens during the group's North American tour. Former Small Faces drummer Kenny Jones and keyboardist Tim Gorman join guitar-god Pete Townshend, lead singer Roger Daltrey and bassist John Entwistle onstage. Selections include "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," "Squeeze Box" and more.

1 Heaven And Hell 2 I Can't Explain 3 Water 4 I Don't Even Know Myself 5 Young Man Blues 6 Overture / It's A Boy 7 1921 8 Amazing Journey 9 Sparks 10 Eyesight To The Blind / Christmas 11 Acid Queen 12 Pinball Wizard 13 Do You Think It's Alright? 14 Tommy, Can You Hear Me? 15 There's A Doctor / Go To The Mirror 16 Smash The Mirror 17 Miracle Cure / I'm Free 18 Tommy's Holiday Camp 19 We're Not Gonna Take It 20 See Me, Feel Me 21 My Generation

In this 1999 documentary, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle discuss the making of what many consider the Who's greatest testament to Townshend's songwriting talent: their classic album "Who's Next." Others close to the group weigh in with insights about the late Keith Moon's importance to the band. The retrospective also features unseen performances of tunes from the platter, including "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley."

Here is an artist who needs no introduction. During the past 15 years, both with the Who and in solo work, Pete Townshend has remained at the forefront of rock, defining rock's course as he grew and changed. Includes "Prelude", "Face Dances Part 2", "Communication", "Stardom in Action", "Exquisitely Bored", "Slit Skirts", and "Uniforms".

The Who kick-off their 2006 world tour in Brighton, UK.

A 1965 segment from a French television program "Seize millions de jeunes" which takes a look at the mod movement in the United Kingdom, and includes performances by the Who at the Marquee Club in London’s West End, as well as an interview with Pete Townshend.

25min short documentary about Soho strippers which was banned on its first release by the British Board of Censors as head scissor man at the time John Trevelyan believed it was far too positive in its portrayal of the exotic dancers and feared it would serve as a recruitment film for the stripping scene

The Who’s 1982 tour, which was all in North America apart from two warm-up dates at the Birmingham NEC in England, was their last to feature Kenney Jones on drums and the band did not tour again until 1989. The tour promoted the recent IT’S HARD album, which had been released in June 1982, and the set list included a number of tracks from that album, some of which the band would only play live on this tour. This concert film features the show from the second of their two nights at New York’s Shea Stadium and was filmed on 13 October 1982.

This show was filmed for the famous German TV series Rockpalast in MIDEM in Cannes on 29th January 1986. Pete Townshend's Deep End were touring in support of Townshend's solo concept album "White City: A Novel". Several of the musicians that appeared on the album were featured in the line-up of the Deep End including Pink Floyd's David Gilmour on lead guitar. The set list has tracks from the "White City" album, other Pete Townshend solo tracks, Who classics, David Gilmour's song "Blue Light" and a couple of surprises. Pete Townshend and the band deliver an outstanding performance that showcases him as a solo artist as distinct from his work with The Who.

The Who perform for the first time in Portugal.

The Who play at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY, during their 2006 US tour.

The Who perform their first show in Liverpool during the summer of 2006.

A film based on Townshend's album "White City: A Novel". The story is based on the area where Townshend was raised. The drama is directed by Richard Lowenstein.

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are on blistering form in a session recorded at the Roundhouse in north London, as the grand finale of the BBC's Electric Proms in 2006.

The Who perform their second show in Liverpool during the summer of 2006.

The Who perform at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ.

The Who perform in Cheshire at the Knowsley Music Festival during the summer of 2007.

BBC documentary on the Small Faces' Ronnie Lane, which has since had its own standalone DVD release.

The Who perform at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo during the summer of 2006.

The Who stop in Des Moines, Iowa, during their 2006 world tour.

The Who perform in London, Ontario during their 2006 world tour.