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So, I saw the Who on Tuesday night.

Greg354xxxGreg354xxx Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Posts: 77
edited March 2009 in Other Music
I can pretty much say my love of Pearl Jam, and their (particualrly Eddie, I guess) love of the Who got me into the Who over the last few years. After buying a couple of their dvds & hearing PJ covers, I bought a ticket once they went on sale to see them where I last saw my beloved Pearl Jam, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. They did a great set, everything one would expect - Wont Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes, Pinball Wizard, My Generation, Who Are You, Baba O'Riley - and they were fantastic, but, still rate PJ's Brisbane #1 2006 show as the best concert I've EVER been to.
Anyone else seen the Who on this Australian tour? BTW, for non-Australians, this was their first Brisbane show in 41 years!
Brisbane: 14/03/98, 08/02/03, 10/11/06, 25/11/09
Gold Coast: 19/01/14, 13/11/24
Melbourne: 16/11/24, 18/11/24
Ed solo: 12/03/11, 25/02/14
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Your first Who show--welcome to the Camp! :D Glad you enjoyed it.

    I know a few people who traveled from the States to be there and I've been following the tour on The Who's site. You were lucky enough to get a few songs that they don't do so often, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere and The Kids Are Alright plus a couple from Quad, 5.15 and Love Reign O'er Me. Also Fragments which is one of my faves from Wire and Glass. Pete and Roger seem to be enjoying themselves quite a bit these days and I'm hoping the Australian fans don't have such a long wait for the next tour. ;)

    From Brisbane:

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    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    Take a little dope
    And walk out in the air
    The stars are all connected to the brain.

    nice sig!
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    I love the Who. Roger is just now starting to look his age, but he still looks better than Ray Manzarek or Robby from the Doors. I just don't know how those elderly men still rock, it's amazing. The touring has got to be stressful, but I guess their love of their art is driving them.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • evenflowmanevenflowman Posts: 1,347
    Saw them at the VH1 rock honors show awesome show such raw energy there. Wish I could of see them with Moon I bet that was awesome.
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    evenflowman wrote:
    Saw them at the VH1 rock honors show awesome show such raw energy there. Wish I could of see them with Moon I bet that was awesome.
    I am old enough and lucky enough to have seen them back in the day. No other band could compare to their live performances.

    But Pete and Roger still have a lot of passion for playing music and as drummers go, I think Zak Starkey can bring it as close as anyone will ever be able as far as succeeding Moonie in The Who. When you watch Pete and Zak on stage, they are in sync and play off each other they way Pete and Keith used to. It's glorious. :D
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    evenflowman wrote:
    Saw them at the VH1 rock honors show awesome show such raw energy there. Wish I could of see them with Moon I bet that was awesome.
    i'm a huge who fan and the who rock honors blew me away at how great the who still are. i left the show thinking to myself damn it would have been cool had moony and the ox been there.
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • Greg354xxxGreg354xxx Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Posts: 77
    I thought the Who did proper quality bootelgs, like PJ. Can anyone point me in the right direction to get a copy of the Brisbane show I went to??
    Brisbane: 14/03/98, 08/02/03, 10/11/06, 25/11/09
    Gold Coast: 19/01/14, 13/11/24
    Melbourne: 16/11/24, 18/11/24
    Ed solo: 12/03/11, 25/02/14
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i am seeing them this Tuesday in Sydney
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Greg354xxx wrote:
    I thought the Who did proper quality bootelgs, like PJ. Can anyone point me in the right direction to get a copy of the Brisbane show I went to??
    I don't know if they're doing boots for the Australian tour. Check with babs67 (Barb) at thewho.com. She's the mod for Australia. :)
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    vedder_soup wrote:
    i am seeing them this Tuesday in Sydney
    Me too!!
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    They are playing now at the Australian Grand Prix after party here in Melbourne.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    whoprincess wrote:
    evenflowman wrote:
    Saw them at the VH1 rock honors show awesome show such raw energy there. Wish I could of see them with Moon I bet that was awesome.
    I am old enough and lucky enough to have seen them back in the day. No other band could compare to their live performances.

    But Pete and Roger still have a lot of passion for playing music and as drummers go, I think Zak Starkey can bring it as close as anyone will ever be able as far as succeeding Moonie in The Who. When you watch Pete and Zak on stage, they are in sync and play off each other they way Pete and Keith used to. It's glorious. :D


    wow, you saw them back when they were younger :)
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    iluvcats wrote:
    wow, you saw them back when they were younger :)
    I was a lot younger too! :lol:

    My first Who show was March 16, 1976. 8-)
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • NYCPJNYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    whoprincess wrote:
    iluvcats wrote:
    wow, you saw them back when they were younger :)
    I was a lot younger too! :lol:

    My first Who show was March 16, 1976. 8-)

    I was lucky enough to see them back in the day as well (just not quite that far back!)

    First show was on the 1979 Kids are allright tour; I saw them a couple of times in '82, including at the Pontiac Silverdome with the Clash. I really like Zak Starkey -- i thought the two shows I saw at MSG in 2000 were incredible. I think they lost a lot when John Entwhistle died, but im glad to see new fans are still enjoying them. And if Pete and Roger have the energy to carry on- - more power to them.
    6/3/06 (East Rutherford 2)
    6/24/08 (MSG1)
    6/25/08 (MSG2)
    7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
    10/30/09 (Philly3)
    5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
    5/20/10 (MSG1)
    5/21/10 (MSG2)
    10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
    10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
    5/1/16 (MSG 1)
    5/2/16 (MSG 2)
    3/30/20 (MSG)
    9/3/24 I(MSG1)
    9/4/24 (MSG 2)
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    I unfortunately never got to see them with Keith or John. I saw them over two years ago in November '06 in Salt Lake. It was a GREAT show. I got wayyy into The Who when I was bout 13 years old. I remember I went on a family road trip to California and I had my CD player with a bunch of CD's as well. The best part was I never took "Who's Next" out of the player. The rest is history. They are indeed a true rock n' roll band.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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