▁hits , ▁which ▁in ▁real ▁time ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁ever ▁existing . ▁Ne ither ▁The ▁Who ▁nor ▁R icky ▁Nelson ▁ever ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁Band stand ▁stage ▁in ▁real ▁life ▁( N el son ' s ▁father ▁O z zie ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁performing ▁son ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁anybody ▁else ' s ▁TV ▁series , ▁even ▁if ▁such ▁appearance ▁might ▁help ▁increase ▁record ▁sales ); ▁but ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁stop ▁the ▁produ cers ▁from ▁st aging ▁performances ▁by ▁those ▁artists ▁in ▁this ▁series . ▁The ▁Who ▁is ▁shown ▁performing ▁on ▁Band stand ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁third ▁season , ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 . ▁However ▁The ▁Who ' s ▁first ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Pop ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁is ▁supposed ly ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁two ▁customers ▁at ▁the ▁TV ▁store , ▁played ▁by ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives ▁actors ▁John ▁An ist on ▁and ▁Frances ▁Re id , ▁were ▁watching ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Days ▁of ▁our ▁L ives ▁on ▁a ▁TV ▁( Fran ces ▁was ▁watching ▁herself ▁on ▁an ▁early ▁episode ). ▁Days ▁of ▁our ▁L ives ▁did ▁not ▁premi ere ▁until ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁an ▁episode ▁pur port ing ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 6