The Who - Live

They are entertaining and definitely worth the price of admission if you have not seen them before. Plus, Quadrophenia is a masterpiece. But they are NOTHING compared to The Who of the 70's, when Moon and Entwistle were still alive and the band was in their prime. Those bootlegs are ridiculously good.

I saw them 5 or 6 years ago right after Entwhistle died. Wasn't sure how it would be, but it's up there as one of my top 5 concerts of all time - they were absolutely INCREDIBLE! Roger & Pete definitely gave it their all and really looked like they were having a great time doing it. You're gonna have a great time, enjoy!

Saw them with eddie at the Albert Hall in 2000 and they were great but then again the ox was the backbone and is seriously missed!!

1975 Greensboro Coloseium....My hearing (and brain) are still permanently damaged.... 8-)

I highly recommend you go see them!
I first saw them in 1971 at the Spectrum! What I remember most is that both Townshend and Moon destroyed their instruments at the end of the show, and that before the concert, while waiting in line, all of us were given copies of the "Won't Get Fooled Again" 45. (I still have mine! :shock: )

Then I saw them again in the late nineties when they were touring Quadrophenia-fantastic show! :clap:

Go and enjoy!!

I saw them in '08 with my dad, it was extremely special to me. When I was born, my dad found it his duty to introduce me to The Who, his favorite band of all time. I took to the music immediately, and have fond memories of listening to and singing along to The Who with my dad in his car. In the '60s, my dad saw The Who twice, one of those times being at Woodstock. Fast forward 39 years to 2008....I saw The Who were playing 2 days after my 16th birthday and begged for him to get us tickets to see them together. Though it was pricey (he splurged on absolutely fantastic seats), we had one amazing time. You obviously can't expect Pete & Roger to sound like they did in the '70s, but for their age, they put on one HELL of a show. Pino Palladino and Zak Starkey are fabulous musicians, and of course while they're not Keith or John, played very well. I believe they'll be returning this tour.

That concert is the concert that made me want to go to as many live shows throughout my life as possible. I had only seen two concerts previous to The Who, which were distant memories after that Who show. It basically slapped me in the face, showed me the power of live music, and brought me so much joy! So after all that ranting, I think it's pretty clear I think you should go, as it will be worth it!

You're going to have a fucking blast. Even without Keith and John, the Who still brings down the house. Aside from PJ they are the band I've seen the most number of times (6 plus Pete solo, also tremendous by the way).
For me, Townshend IS rock n roll.
Enjoy!!

WOW, that mustve been amazing..trifecta

redsfan wrote:

I saw them a few years back, 2008 or 2009, at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley when they toured Australia. They had so much energy and put on a great show. I would definitely see them again given the chance. Support was Counting Crows which was an added bonus

redsfan wrote:

I saw them a few years back, 2008 or 2009, at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley when they toured Australia. They had so much energy and put on a great show. I would definitely see them again given the chance. Support was Counting Crows which was an added bonus

I was also at this show. I had a blast, would definitely see them again.

morello wrote:

I saw them in '09 & it was great. Here's a review + people's comments below.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/22 ... n-Auckland

Saw them that year too in Sydney with 2 long time friends and fans. We weren't expecting much, but were pleasantly surprised at the great gig...oh ye of little faith! Rollicking versions of 'Baba', 'Won't Get Fooled Again' 'Who Are You' and numerous other hits. Would see them again at the drop of a hat!