Pete Townshend

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British guitarist, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and author, born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, West London, England, UK. He is best known for his more-than 50-year association with the rock band The Who, as co-founder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist.

Established and owned Pete Townshend's Home Studio (a series of six home studios). In the early 1970s, he unveiled a number of companies under the umbrella of [url=/label/269086]Eel Pie[/url], which incorporated the studios Pete Townshend's Home Studio, Pete Townshend's Home Studio/Pete Townshend's Home Studio/Pete Townshend's Home Studio (in Twickenham, London), Pete Townshend's Home Studio and Pete Townshend's Home Studio. He sold the studios in 2008.

In 1983, Townshend received the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who. Grammy Award winner in 1994 (Best Musical Show Album, for The Who's Tommy (Original Cast Recording)) and again in 2001 (Lifetime Achievement Award). In 2001, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Son of Cliff Townshend and oldest brother of Paul Townshend and Simon Townshend. Owner of Towser. On 20th May 1968, he married Karen Astley, thus becoming son-in-law of Edwin Astley and brother-in-law of Jon Astley, Virginia Astley and Alison Astley. He and Karen's children are Emma Townshend (born 28.3.1969), Aminta Townshend (born 24.4.1971) and Joseph Townshend (born 1989). He and Karen separated in September 1994 and finally divorced in 2009. He then secretly married Rachel Fuller in Twickenham, London, in December 2016 (more than two decades after their romance began).

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Let My Love Open The Door

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Rough Boys

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Let My Love Open The Door (Live)

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Face The Face

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And I Moved

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November 14, 2025

iHeartRadio HQ

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. I'm One(The Who cover)

  • 2. Drowned(The Who cover)

  • 3. Magic Bus(The Who cover)


November 12, 2025

Late Show With Stephen Colbert

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Let My Love Open the Door


November 6, 2024

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Siddhartha

  • 2. Just Breathe(Rachel Fuller cover)

  • 3. Father and Son

  • 4. Watch Me Whirl

  • 5. We Are the Ocean

  • 6. Awakening

  • 7. The Ferryman Part 1

  • 8. A Love Like This

  • 9. Bargain(The Who cover)

  • 10. Without Your Love

  • 11. I Like It the Way It Is

  • 1. Dice

  • 2. A Love Like This (Reprise)

  • 3. Drown

  • 4. Songbird

  • 5. The Seeker(The Who cover)

  • 6. No Such Thing as Time

  • 7. This Is Love

  • 8. Father and Son (Reprise)

  • 9. Loss Is a Country

  • 10. The River

  • 11. The Ferryman Part 1

  • 12. Lament

  • 13. This Is Love


June 16, 2024

David H. Koch Theater

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Pinball Wizard(The Who cover)


March 26, 2024

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

New York, New York, United States

  • 1. Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You(The Who cover)

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Pete Townshend has released 35 albums between 1972 and 2012. Notable releases include The Quadrophenia Demos 2, Gold, Music From Lifehouse. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Pete Townshend's most-played tracks include Let My Love Open The Door, Rough Boys, Let My Love Open The Door (Live), Face The Face, And I Moved. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

British guitarist, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and author, born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, West London, England, UK. He is best known for his more-than 50-year association with the rock band The Who, as co-founder and leader, prin... Read the full biography on this page.

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