The Who- North American Tour announced

EdsonNascimento wrote:

riotgrl wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I'm definitely in! TM had prices listed as $36-$124 plus fees. Seems reasonable to me or at least not any worse than any other show I've been to lately. I checked into the fan club but you can't sign up. Does anybody know if their club works the same way PJ's does? Meaning did I need to already be in the club to participate in the pre-sale on Friday?

No, you can still join the fan club tomorrow or even Friday and get a presale code. They've been revamping the site for the last week or so, obviously in preparation for the tour, and it's a mess. Lots of members haven't been able to log in and people who are trying to join haven't been able to. I'd wait till tomorrow to try joining.

Thanks for the help. I've got an Amex so I might try that presale instead of the $50 for the fan club or just take my chances with general sale. As long as I'm there, it's all good

Be careful with the assumption about Amex. Typically, it is not ALL Amex cards that qualify. Not saying yours won't work, but there are limited Amex cards that these presales generally apply to. That's why they have you use your 800 number on the back of your card as the pass code. Each type of Amex card has its own customer service.

Just a heads up. Hopefully, you're good to go. Though quite frankly, as much as I love The Who and am excited for this show, I don't see them selling out most of the venues (at least right away). So, if your goal is to get inside, I think most folks will get a chance.

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Ah...thanks for the heads up . I know we've gotten AMEX presales before but I'll have my husband check to make sure. However, as long as I'm not in the 300 section of KFC, then the rest of the place is good seating.

The 1996-97 Quadrophenaia tour was more than just a run-through of the classic album, the way a lot of legacy acts are doing nowadays. It was a performance of the rock opera, with video interstitials featuring an actor as "Jimmy," to help make the story clear, and with guest appearances by other singers to flesh out a couple of the parts (on the fall '96 leg, Gary Glitter played "The Godfather" and Billy Idol was "Ace Face/Bell Boy;" in summer '97, PJ Proby took over for Glitter, and I can't recall who took over for Idol).

So I'm curious to find out what the 2011-12 version will look like. I would assume at the very least that the video bits will be updated (if only because large-scale video resolution has improved so much in the intervening years), and of course the bar for rock-opera shows has been raised, first and foremost by The Wall. I don't think they'll touch Waters's level of special-effects sophistication (I doubt their ticket-sales projections would justify even close to his budget), but I'm curious to see what they do this time out.

And for historical perspective on the "and more" portion of the evening, in 1996, the band did a three-song encore (acoustic "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" and electric "Who Are You") and on the 1997 leg, it grew to five songs (adding "I Can't Explain" and "Substitute," I think, at least at the show I saw). But I think part of that stemmed from Townshend injuring his hand early in the '96 tour; he played almost exclusively acoustic during the fall, only switching to his Strat at the end of Quad and for "Who Are You", but did a lot more electric during the '97 leg.

Indifference71 wrote:

Mamasan23 wrote:

YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know where I'll be November 29th!! 2012 = year of amazing concerts!

Allstate Arena is a dump, but I think I can deal with it to see The Who!

Which is why I will be driving to Detroit on Saturday.
Cant handle the Allstate....

i would rather drive 400 miles, than deal with the Allstate....

chaslil wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Quadrophenia?
Again?

How about they play Who's Next?

I was thrilled to hear they are touring.
Im sure ill go to a show.

But I was somewhat bummed to hear it was Quadrophenia..
Again...

Speedy - I would say the 2000 tour drew heavily on Who's Next, including Let's See Action. It was the first tour after the '96-'97 Quad tours. They played many songs from the list you posted.When John died "My Wife" left the set list. They have played a solid Tommy segment for their encore the last few tours.

For me, Quadrophenia is the Rock equivalent to Beethoven's 9th Symphony. To see it performed in its entirety by it's composer is a something to treasure. It's a shame that otherwise we are likely to get static set lists. It's the one thing that bothers traveling fans, but there will be plenty of hits to satiate the 99% of fans who will only attend one show.

For me?
Quadrophenia?
Been there/done that.

Thats just me....

Give me a WHO Concert filled with ALL THE HITS!

But thats just me....

You don't ask for much, do you?
Here's my opinions for what they're worth:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I Can't Explain" – 2:07 A regular opener
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Roger Daltrey and Townshend) – 2:42 They still play this fairly often
3."My Generation" – 3:17 You will ALWAYS hear this one
4."Substitute" – 3:49 Maybe
5."A Legal Matter" – 2:49 No way
6."The Kids Are Alright" – 3:05 Still played occasionally
7."I'm a Boy" – 2:39 Nope
8."Happy Jack" – 2:13 Nope
9."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:29 They've said they won't perform any of John's songs anymore, not appropriate since his death
10."Pictures of Lily" – 2:44 Nope
11."I Can See for Miles" – 4:08 Rarely performed because it's hard to sing live. I saw them do it in 1980.
12."Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:32 Always played
13."The Seeker" – 3:12 Often
14."Let's See Action" – 3:57 No way
15."Join Together" – 4:22 No
16."Relay" – 3:54 No, but I'd love to hear this one
17."Love, Reign o'er Me" – 6:01 Of course, it's a Quad tour!
18."Squeeze Box" – 2:41 God, I hope not. Don't think they've done it since the By Numbers tour.
Volume Two 1."Who Are You" – 5:04 Oh yeah, the CSI song! :roll: Almost certainly.
2."Long Live Rock" – 3:59 I doubt it.
3."5:15" – 4:19 Yup.
4."Magic Bus" – 4:36 Doubt it. The only time it's been played in recent years that I know of was at the Volkswagen Bus anniversary concert in Germany in 2007.
5."Summertime Blues" (Live) (Cochran/Capehart) – 3:27 Another one that needs John.
6."Shakin' All Over" (Live) (Heath) – 4:31 No
7."Pinball Wizard" – 3:01 Yes.
8."The Acid Queen" – 3:35 I doubt it.
9."I'm Free" – 2:40 No.
10."We're Not Gonna Take It" – 7:03 Only the See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You closing
11."Baba O'Riley" – 4:59 Absolutely. Pete enjoys doing this one.
12."Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:41 Yes.
13."Bargain" – 5:33 I doubt it.


Hear ya go....
Play THIS SET!!!!!!

Because how many of these songs WILL NOT be played??

Any complaints about the set list should be taken up with Roger, because Pete pretty much leaves it to him.

Spoony C wrote:

I last saw The Who in Chicago in 2006, and Roger's voice was in bad shape--he actually had to go backstage to take some Benadryl and get his throat unclenched after an allergic reaction to something, leaving Pete to do vocals on "My Generation"--but I saw Roger solo in late 2009 and early 2010, and he sounded better than he had in years.

Roger's been seeing a specialist and had throat surgery. I saw him last fall on his Tommy tour and it's amazing how much better he sounds.

I would take those setlists from 2002, over Quadrophenia, any day of the week....

I Can't Explain
Substitute
Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
Who Are You
Another Tricky Day
Relay
Bargain
Baba O'Riley
Sea And Sand
5.15
Love Reign O'er Me
Eminence Front
Behind Blue Eyes
You Better You Bet
The Kids Are Alright
My Generation
Won't Get Fooled Again

Encore:
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey
Sparks
See Me Feel Me

Planning on hitting the 2013 Rhode Island show? Did you keep your unused ticket from 1979?

http://www.spinner.com/2012/07/19/who-t ... de-island/

Anyone know what the price range of tickets corresponds to in terms of seat locations?