“I found him at the studio. I said, ‘You never called me back. I got nothing going on my career, you left me in the lurch’”: Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him

Pete Townshend and Peter Frampton.

The forthcoming Peter Frampton documentary has thrown up another fascinating ‘What if?’ moment in rock history, revealing that the guitarist was once offered a spot in the Who.

Frampton’s namesake documentary debuted at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City yesterday, June 4, and People has reported on an exchange that’s detailed in the film.