The Who- North American Tour announced

red mos

saw squeeze box in Dallas and it rocked!

Empty Glass

I'm going to see The Who tomorrow

marcos

Empty Glass said:

I'm going to see The Who tomorrow

I'm going as well and can't wait; watching the video of Ed singing Behind Blue Eyes and then with Pete playing Betterman and Save it for Later pumped me up even more. It will be a rocking time for sure.

derbydave

I saw the Columbus show last night...
GREAT setlist and the band was pretty good!!
You could tell Roger's voice wasn't all there,
but he did a really good job considering the issues he's had recently!!
Joan Jett's opening set was killer too!!

VS1993

Going tonight in Philly and Wednesday at Nassau Coliseum in NY. Eddie is doing Letterman Monday night in NYC.... maybe he'll stick around for the Who show Wednesday??

Who Princess

Hope you lucky fucks and angels have a great time tonight!

Check out the merchandise booths. Lots of tees. The tour program is great! I also bought a set of the guitar picks; they are so cool!

Catch as much of the pre-show videos as you can. There are great tributes to Keith and John. Also a lot of info on Pino and Zak (who is a fucking beast BTW!). Cute pic of Zak as a boy with Keith. And a slide about Bobby Pridden, who's worked for the band since 1966 and only missed 2 gigs.

You'll get a history of the band playing in Philly, with dates and venues. I.e., for Dallas, first show was in 1967 opening for Herman's Hermits at State Fair Music Hall (I think), blah blah woof woof. Impress the people around you when you point out different shows and say "I was at that one!"

One thing I thought was really fun was a sort of quiz: "How well do you know The Who's songs?" They show a picture of the band onstage and you guess the song title. About 8 different songs, I think. My sister and BIL were flabbergasted that I only missed one. Well, it helps if you've seen them live. Some are definitely easier than others but I'm not gonna give any spoilers. Just try not to overthink it.

No encore. The band will stay onstage and Pete and Roger will introduce the other members and say a few things about Teen Cancer America.

Have fun, tell us all about it!

Wobbie

Who Princess said:

imalive said:

Hello? Squeeze Box is a rocking fucking song...or a fucking rocking song. Either way, it fucking rocks.

Mama's got a squeeze box...

OK, OK.
I just don't think it's one of their better songs.
If they were going to play something from By Numbers, I'd rather have heard Slip Kid or Dreaming from the Waist. But I don't want to turn into one of those whiny Who fans that says the set lists have become boring and predictable.

Both shows that I saw were killer.

Slip Kid IS great! Columbus was at the cozy confines of the Horseshoe (cap. 106,000), no?

BTW, go check my BB King videos.

Empty Glass

Squeeze Box
Join Together
A Quick One


FUCK YEAH!!!!!!

Empty Glass

Happy 70th Pete!!

Hobbes

Happy B-Day Pete!

He released a new song today...
http://vevo.ly/6wcSyb

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pete-townshend-releases-political-new-song-guantanamo-for-70th-birthday-20150519

Who Princess

They played Slip Kid tonight.

Empty Glass

The remainder of the North American tour has been postponed.

http://tinyurl.com/q4nfmno



Get well Roger.

samjam

Empty Glass said:

The remainder of the North American tour has been postponed.

http://tinyurl.com/q4nfmno



Get well Roger.

Man, that sucks. They were playing MSG (hometown venue) on my birthday. But rather have a well Roger than a deathly sick Roger! I hope he feels better soon, and can't wait to see them in the Spring!

weddingparade

Empty Glass said:

The remainder of the North American tour has been postponed.
http://tinyurl.com/q4nfmno
Get well Roger.

indeed. get well soon roger!!

Pete Townshend added, “We are rescheduling all the shows for next Spring 2016. We apologize to all our fans who have supported us in the last 50 years. Once Roger is completely well we will come back stronger than ever and Roger and I will give you all a show to remember.”

FrankieG

Need to rename it now. The Who Turns 51 Tour!

Daron Oshay

I got a bands in town notification that the Newark gig is 8/16/16 now

Not sure if that's legit

samjam

Rescheduled dates announced! thewho.com/the-who-to-relaunch-the-who-hits-50-north-american-tour-2016/

Sat 2/27 Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI
Tues 3/1 Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON
Thurs 3/3 Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
Mon 3/7 TD Garden in Boston, MA
Thurs 3/10 United Center in Chicago, IL
Sat 3/12 KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY
Mon 3/14 Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
Wed 3/16 CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Sat 3/19 Prudential Center in Newark, NJ
Mon 3/21 BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI
Thu 3/24 Verizon Center in Washington, DC
Sat 3/26 Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO
Tue 3/29 Pepsi Center in Denver, CO
Tue 4/26 Canada Centre in Toronto, ON Air
Fri 4/29 Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO
Sun 5/1 Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
Wed 5/4 MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB
Fri 5/6 SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, SK
Sun 5/8 Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB
Tue 5/10 Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB
Fri 5/13 Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC
Sun 5/15 KeyArena at Seattle Center in Seattle, WA
Tue 5/17 Moda Center in Portland, OR
Thu 5/19 Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA
Sun 5/22 Honda Center in Anaheim, CA
Wed 5/25 STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
Fri 5/27 Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA
Sun 5/29 Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV

Hobbes

Just scored floor seats for the Portland show! I wouldn't have been able to make the original date, so when they announced the tour would be postponed, I was a little excited. Is that wrong? Fuck it! I'm going to The Who! I hope the rescheduled tour works out for everyone.

Empty Glass

Hobbes said:

Just scored floor seats for the Portland show! I wouldn't have been able to make the original date, so when they announced the tour would be postponed, I was a little excited. Is that wrong? Fuck it! I'm going to The Who! I hope the rescheduled tour works out for everyone.

Nice!!