[32] A two-week tour of the US began in November, which including a performance at Union Catholic High School in New Jersey on November 29. [12] The following February, they began a Monday night residency at the White Hart Hotel in Acton and also started playing regularly at the Oldfield Hotel in Greenford. [49] After Keith Moon had completed his work on the film 200 Motels, the group performed their first Young Vic concert on 15 February. Additionally, they played a number of cover tunes: "I'm a Man" (familiar from the band's debut album, My Generation) featured electric guitar solos from Townshend, as did "Hey Joe", played in an homage to Jimi Hendrix; Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Born on the Bayou" was also performed sporadically. It was the last concert Moon played with the group; he died on 7 September. [21], They continued to gig continually around the UK through 1966, and underwent a second Scandinavian tour that October. Showing all 3 items. The Who toured North America for the first time since 2008, (their first appearance in North America since their, The group undertook its "long goodbye" with its first ever appearance in the. [38], The Who spent the start of 1969 sporadically gigging the UK in between recording the rock opera Tommy. [67] The tour continued in February 1974, with a short series of gigs in France. Learn More; Email. Earlier shows on the tour featured very experimental set lists that included material from Pete Townshend's most recent album The Iron Man, as well as songs like John Entwistle's "Too Late the Hero" and the Boudleaux Bryant standard "Love Hurts", which the band had covered occasionally from 1965–1967. [43] Two weeks later, the group played the second Isle of Wight Festival, using one of the largest live PAs available. Get the The Who Setlist of the concert at Wembley Arena, London, England on October 23, 1989 from the The Kids Are Alright Tour and other The Who Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Hide Spoilers. [65] Scot Halpin, an audience member, convinced promoter Bill Graham to let him play drums, and the group closed the show with him. [79], Unhappy with the Gaumont performance, the Who played another show at Shepperton Studios on 25 May 1978 in front of a hand-picked audience of 500. [36] A final package tour with the Small Faces, Joe Cocker and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown took place in November,[37] and on 10 December, the group made a guest appearance on the television special, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, which was subsequently shelved by the Stones. [46] The group made a second trip to the Isle of Wight, appearing at the 1970 festival on 29 August, before an audience of 600,000. Townshend later said that Daltrey "ended up hating Quadrophenia – probably because it had bitten back". [25], On 25 March 1967, the Who played their first concerts in the US as part of the Fifth Dimension package tour at the RKO 58th Street Theater, New York. info@thewholive.net [61] Both Daltrey and Townshend felt they had to describe the plot in detail to the audience, which took up valuable time on stage. [81], Following Moon's death, the Who recruited drummer Kenney Jones and played their first concert together at the Rainbow Theatre on 2 May 1979. The tour started with an eleven-week stint in North America over the summer, followed by ten dates in the UK in the autumn. [76] The final date of the tour was in Toronto, Canada on 21 October, which turned out to be the last public show Moon ever performed. The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy (1989 TV Special) Trivia. Following the 1989 shows and the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in January 1990, The Who would not reunite again until 1996, the longest period of inactivity in their history. [42] The following day, the group flew out to New York for a US tour, starting at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit. [60], The tour started on 28 October 1973. The large number of performers and the playing styles of Bolton (who relied heavily on the tremolo arm and made occasional use of the wah-wah pedal) and Phillips made for a very different sound than anything the band had presented in the past, drawing mixed reviews from fans and critics. This live rendition of The Who’s full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood. This gigographie will focus on The Who's, Roger Daltrey's, John Entwistle's and Pete Townshend's live performance from past to present. The show included a new quadrophonic public address system which cost £30,000; the audience was mainly invited from various organisations such as youth clubs, with only a few tickets on sale to the general public. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Vinyl release of Live USA on Discogs. However, the opening shows descended into violence after the group overran their stage time, causing the curtain to come down on them. At the conclusion of "Pinball Wizard", Abbie Hoffman took to the stage to protest about the imprisonment of John Sinclair before being kicked offstage by Townshend, while during "See Me, Feel Me", the sun rose, almost as if on cue. Jesekah83 5 December 1999. The project started in April 1996. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Green/Clear Vinyl release of Live In Amsterdam on Discogs. [15] That June, the group started a residency at the Railway Hotel, Harrow, which is where managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp first met them. The tour was announced on 3 May 2016. Symphonic Tour", My Generation / The Who Sings My Generation, The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2001 The Concert for New York City appearance, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_The_Who_tours_and_performances&oldid=1001156070, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The group becomes the Who (and for a short period, the High Numbers), performing strictly in England. Date of Concert: Mon, 01. [84] The group continued to tour the US into 1980. However, there would be widespread changes in the band's live presentation from their previous tours, largely at Pete Townshend's behest. [74] On 31 May, they headlined the "Who Put The Boot In" festival at The Valley in front of 60,000 fans. Meanwhile, the four performances of Tommy were even more complete than when the band played it in 1969–1970 and included both "Cousin Kevin" and "Sensation". A continuity of the previous tour, consisting of concerts in Europe and North America. Townshend stopped the show, grabbed sound engineer Bob Pridden, who was controlling the mixing desk, and dragged him onstage, shouting obscenities at him. The live rendition of Tommy (1969) was compiled from two charity shows, on 27 June at New York City 's Radio City Music Hall and on 24 … [8] Following two reunion gigs in 1985 (for Live Aid) and 1988, the band toured in 1989 with an expanded line-up. More Tour Dates . [52][53] The set list was revamped, and while it included a smaller selection of numbers from Tommy, several new numbers from the new album such as "My Wife", "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" became live favourites. [69], The Who played a sporadic selection of shows for the rest of 1974. [20] Immediately afterwards, Daltrey was fired from the group, but re-hired three days later as too many gigs were booked ahead. [29] They played their first concert at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco on 16 June. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. [77], After the 1976 concerts, the Who were inactive during the first half of 1977, during which time punk rock became popular, with several punk bands citing the group as an influence. The group's fourth album, the rock opera Tommy (1969) was a critical and commercial success. An ongoing (to date) 56-show symphonic concert tour of North America and the U.K., partially supporting their album, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 13:38. Supported releases include ", Performances mostly in the United Kingdom, with various short tours around Continental Europe. The first Birmingham show on 6 October opened with the short set, while the final two shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London opened with nearly full performances of the album (although the second one had three songs before the Tommy set). [80] The performances of "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" were used in the finished film. Please help to make The Who Concert Guide better and better. A series of dates in the United Kingdom and the United States in addition to the band's first trip to Japan and their first shows in Australia since 1968. 10 Mar 2021 Glasgow, Scotland The SSE Hydro Buy RSVP. The Who (and guest artists) perform "Tommy" live at the LA Universal Amphitheater, in 1989. Week-by-week music charts, peak chart positions and airplay stats. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CLV, Gatefold Laserdisc release of Live - Featuring The Rock Opera Tommy on Discogs. [50] The group gave a further series of concerts at the Young Vic on 25 and 26 April, which were recorded on the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio by Andy Johns, but Townshend grew disillusioned with Lifehouse and further shows were cancelled. Also features a Who - only encore, with a total length of ~2:15. [42] On 17 August, the Who appeared at the Woodstock festival on 17 August, having been delayed from the previous evening after the show ran late. [70] On 10-11 and 13-14 June, the group played at Madison Square Garden, their first show in New York in almost three years. The group spent much of the rest of the year on the road, including two lengthy US tours. Supported releases include ". The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy (1989 TV Special) User Reviews Review this title 5 Reviews. Some footage of an early appearance at the Railway was later used for the film The Kids Are Alright. With a few exceptions, the shows opened with selections from the rock opera Tommy. [18] On 6 August 1965, the group played a major gig at the fifth National Jazz and Blues Festival in Richmond. [73], Owing to group debts, the Who spent much of 1976 touring. Dates in the United Kingdom and tours of Australia/New Zealand and North America. The live album Join Together and part of the Tommy and Quadrophenia Live DVD were recorded. [7] After a successful tour in 1982, the band broke up. The Who are an English rock band, whose most commercially successful line-up was Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. Billed as "The Kids Are Alright Tour", it was the band's only tour between 1982 and 1996. Get the The Who Setlist of the concert at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA on June 27, 1989 from the The Kids Are Alright Tour and other The Who Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The group then took eight months off touring, the longest break of their career at that point. [35] The Who would not return to Australia again until 2004. [17] Following chart success of "I Can't Explain", the Who began to tour nationwide. Learn More; Email. The concert earned them a world record for the loudest band, with concert volume registering 120 decibels. [57], The Who wanted to play Quadrophenia live, but would not be able to play all the instruments on the album on stage. [51], The Who starting touring the US in July 1971, just before Who's Next was released. Check out Join Together (Live U.S. Tour/1989) by The Who on Amazon Music. [68] The final show at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon on the 24th was the last time Quadrophenia was played as a stage piece with Moon, who died in 1978. Live At The Kemper Arena, Kansas City December 1, 1975. [71], The Who began their "Greatest Rock and Roll Band In The World" tour on 3 October 1975, the same day that The Who By Numbers was released. [63][64] Townshend and Moon appeared on local television the following day and attempted to brush things off. It was intended to be used for The Kids Are Alright but almost none of the footage appeared in the final cut. However, they dropped out a … [59] The group only allowed two days rehearsals, one of which was abandoned after Daltrey punched Townshend following an argument. The personnel from the previous tour was retained. Townshend was forced to miss the encore during the show on 16 August at the Tacoma Dome when he impaled his right hand on the tremolo arm of his guitar while doing one of his trademark "windmills" during "Won't Get Fooled Again", barely escaping serious injury. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10 /10. Date of Concert: Thu, 29. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 CD release of Live In New York on Discogs. [16], On 24 November 1964, the Who began a Tuesday night residency at the Marquee, which established their national reputation. Several of the tracks were recorded at Radio City Music Hall, New York, and at Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, with the rest from various other concerts during the tour. 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Baba O'Riley (Live At Universal Amphitheatre 1989) by The Who chart history on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and YouTube. [9] The band officially reunited in 1996, starting with a two-year retrospective tour of Quadrophenia. The Who live 1962 to 2020. The Who - Bootlegs - Live - 13 (1989 - 1994): 06/16/89 - Night Before The Resurrection - CD - A- 06/16/89 - Live Rehearsals, Glen Falls, New York 1989 - CD - A- [72] They toured the UK and Europe before flying to the US in November, and ended the year with three of shows at the Hammersmith Odeon from 21-23 December. [19] They played their first concerts outside the UK in September 1965, touring the Netherlands and Scandinavia. info@thewholive.net The group were nervous about playing Quadrophenia after the British tour, especially Moon. Moon had a day to recover, and by the next show at The Forum, was playing at his usual strength. [40] Daltrey's voice had improved, and the quality of their live shows improved. Originally known as the Detours, the group performed with varying personnel in and around the London area until 1964, when Moon joined. ... New York, Radio City Music Hall 27.06.1989. These performances were originally broadcast live on cable TV and FM radio across the U.S. and Canada. [30] The following month, the group began a coast-to-coast US tour with Herman's Hermits, which included a notorious after-party show in Flint, Michigan on 23 August (Moon's 21st birthday). [4] Their fifth album, Who's Next followed a series of free concerts at the Young Vic, London. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Clear Vinyl release of Live In Amsterdam on Discogs. Except for the first show in Birmingham and the first charity show at the Royal Albert Hall, the Tommy segment did not open the show as in North America. SMASHING!! Join Together is a box set of live material released from The Who 's 1989 25th Anniversary Tour. [24] They played their first tour of Italy the following month. [87], List of tours and performances by The Who, an English rock band, sfn error: no target: CITEREFTownshend2012 (, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFNeillKent1997 (, "Rock & Roll Tragedy: Why 11 Died at the Who's Cincinnati Concert", "The Who's Townshend Reveals the Story Behind Big Super Bowl Set", "Review: The Who Performs 'Quadrophenia' and More at Staples Center", "The Who to Perform Tommy in Full on 2017 UK Tour", "The Who Announce U.S. A 19-date North & South American concert tour. Jun 1989 Go to Record. 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[82] They played a number of other shows in the UK and Europe over summer, before beginning a tour of the US in September. Their performance, which included Townshend destroying a Fender Stratocaster and Moon kicking over his drum kit, was filmed by D.A. I was there too. Dec 1975 Go to Record. Today we have infos about more than 2150 shows. [28], In June, the Who flew out to the US to begin their first proper tour there. Various shows in England and the United States as well as tours of North America, Japan, and New Zealand/Australia. Date City Venue Tickets. 1996–1997 Read More . Charity acoustic performance in New York and an appearance at, Tours of the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, supporting. Date of Concert: Tue, 27. [86] In late 1982, they toured the US as the First Farewell Tour, playing their final show in Toronto. The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy ( 1989) The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy. After Entwistle's death in 2002, plans for a new album were delayed. A number of additional personnel were added as well, including a five-piece horn section (playing on roughly half the songs in the set) and backup singers, for a total of 15 band members in all. These included three charity shows featuring the rock opera Tommy, performed more or less complete for the first time since 1970 and with special guests such as Elton John, Phil Collins, and Billy Idol; another Tommy performance at New York City's Radio City Music Hall did not feature special guests. [58] They decided to play along to backing tapes as they had already done for "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". [29] Two days later, they played their first major performance in the country at the Monterey Pop Festival. Before the show, he was offered some tranquillisers from a fan. The group debated on how to celebrate their 25th anniversary (actually the 25th anniversary of their being joined by Keith Moon, as opposed to when the group first formed), eventually deciding on a tour instead of a new studio album. [1] They continued to perform exclusively in Europe until their first American tour in 1967.[2]. Over the course of the following sixteen weeks, they broke attendance records in the club, and were booked for a further seven. [14], On 2 May 1964, Moon played his first gig with the band in a pub on the North Circular Road. They also performed "I'm a Boy" for the first time since 1974 during a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [62] A few shows later in Newcastle upon Tyne, the backing tapes to "5:15" came in late. LEVL UP: Live Events Lift Up Festival. [83] On 3 December, at the group's performance at the Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio, eleven fans died after being crushed in a stampede to get into the stadium. Eric Clapton and Tina Turner were supposed to appear at the concert reprising their roles from the film as the Hawker and the Acid Queen repectively. The Who Royal Albert Hall, London - Nov 2, 1989 Nov 02 1989 Following concerts The Who Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony #5 - Jan 17, 1990 Jan 17 1990 Performances in the United Kingdom and Europe, as well as the band's first trips to North America. In 1978, Moon died of a drug overdose,[6] and the band, backed with drummer Kenney Jones and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, toured 1979 and 1980 supporting their album Who Are You. By 1962, the founding members of the Who (Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle) were playing in the Detours regularly around West London. Absolutely SMASHING!!!! Live material from 1989 has appeared on a number of different releases: The group spent the rest of 1967 playing sporadic gigs in the UK. Townshend wanted Chris Stainton to accompany them as a touring keyboardist, but Daltry objected. 1989-06-29 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford. The Who Day on the Green 1989 #2 - Aug 30, 1989 Aug 30 1989; Last updated: 26 Sep 2020, 18:34 Etc/UTC. Just after the show started, the fan collapsed and was hospitalised. [26] They toured Germany in April,[27] followed by a short Scandinavian tour. [31], In October, the Who began a tour of British theatres. Dates for 'Moving On!' [75] This was followed by similar shows at Celtic Park, Glasgow and Swansea City Football Ground. 1989: 21 June 1989 – 2 November 1989 (North America, England) 50 Reunion tours of North America and England with drummer Simon Phillips and several other supporting musicians and singers, including lead guitarist Steve Bolton. [47] The last live performance for 1970 was at The Roundhouse, London on 20 December. The tour promoted the recent IT’S HARD album, which had been released in June 1982, and the set list included a number of tracks from that album, some of which the band would only play live on this tour. The band returned 20 minutes later, playing older material. The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985, a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996–1997. Below is a typical set list for most of the English dates (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified): Three concerts opened with the Tommy set. Please help to make The Who Concert Guide better and better. [85], At the start of 1981, the Who played their longest British tour in ten years. This included lengthy coast-to-coast trips across the US, playing in large arenas and stadiums, and was the most extensive tour they had undertaken in five years. After a 20-minute wait, Moon reappeared onstage, but after a few bars of "Magic Bus", collapsed again, and was immediately taken to hospital. Towards the end of the show, during "Won't Get Fooled Again", he passed out over his drumkit. [22] The group's debts, caused by regular destruction of their musical gear, meant that they needed to spend most of the time touring. The Who played two other shows in Newcastle without incident. 5 Mar 2021 Dublin, Eire 3Arena Buy RSVP. [63], The US tour started on 20 November at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Set lists included the following most nights (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified): In addition to the list above, the set was also supplemented by a few of the following additional songs each night, appearing in various places in the set (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified): The set list from the show on 27 June in New York and the show from 24 August in Los Angeles featured complete versions of Tommy, the latter with special guests (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified): Encores on this leg (variations of the following list): Three shows on the tour featured slightly shorter set lists: the show on 27 June at Radio City Music Hall in New York was shortened due to the live radio broadcast, while the last two shows of the tour in Houston and Dallas on 2 and 3 September featured Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds as the opening acts (the Dallas show was also broadcast live). [56] The only gig for the first half of 1973 was on 10 March at The Hague. MPAA: Rated NR [13] By the end of 1963, they had started to support major groups, including an opening slot for The Rolling Stones at St Mary's Hall, Putney on 22 December. This is the best concert I've ever had the … 12 Mar 2021 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Utilita Arena Buy RSVP. Send reports, setlists, pictures etc. After Townshend became weary of touring, the group split in 1983. Moon's playing, meanwhile, became incredibly erratic, particularly during Quadrophenia where he did not seem to be able to keep time with the backing tapes. When they reconvened in September to work on The Kids Are Alright, Townshend announced there would be no touring. [44] In October 1969, the Who played six shows at the Fillmore East, where Leonard Bernstein praised them for their new music. It was later released in the early 1980s on VHS video tape. Contact Us. The group also decided to part ways with drummer Kenney Jones and recruited Simon Phillips, with whom Townshend had worked on his 1980 solo album Empty Glass, to take his place for the tour. The original plan had been to play most of the album, but after the first gig at Stoke-on-Trent, the band dropped "The Dirty Jobs", "Is It In My Head" and "I've Had Enough" from the set. [23] In January 1967, the group played the Saville Theatre for the first time, on the same bill as Jimi Hendrix. Contact Us. The band played a small series of shows in England following a one-month break, starting on 6 October with the first of four shows at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and concluding with two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Who Tour 1989 was The Who's reunion tour in celebration of their 25th anniversary and their first without drummer Kenney Jones, who had replaced Keith Moon in 1979. [66], The group began to get used to the backing tapes, and the remainder of gigs for the US tour were successful. "[48], The Who held a press conference on 13 January 1971, explaining that they would be giving a series of concerts at the Young Vic theatre, where they would develop the fictional elements of the proposed film along with the audience. 2h 15min | Documentary, Music | TV Special. The band occasionally performed "Dig", one of the two new Who songs included on Townshend's latest album, The Iron Man, as well as acoustic performances of rare numbers such as "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" and "Too Much of Anything", neither of which the band had played more than a handful of times in the past. Features The Who In 1989: ‘Tommy’ And Much More. Citing difficulties with his hearing due to tinnitus, Townshend wanted the band to play at a lesser volume than in previous years and now preferred to play acoustic guitar for much of the act, necessitating a second guitarist to handle much of the lead guitar duties, though Townshend would still play a fair amount of electric guitar and play lead on certain numbers. Get the The Who Setlist of the concert at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA on June 29, 1989 from the The Kids Are Alright Tour and other The Who Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Much like the show on 24 August in Los Angeles, the last two dates were charity performances featuring complete versions of Tommy, and with the same special guests (see above). The group played five shows a day for nine days, running to a tight schedule with only two songs in their set. The Who argued backstage with Hendrix about the running order, before agreeing to go on first following a coin toss. Two live radio broadcasts also occurred during the tour, the Radio City Music Hall date in June and the show at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on the last night of the North American tour; an edited broadcast of the charity concert at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles later aired on the Fox Network. [33], The Who toured Australia and New Zealand in January 1968, along with the Small Faces. On 18 May, they headlined the "Summer of 74" festival at The Valley in front of an estimated 80,000 people. [5] They continued to tour to large audiences before taking a hiatus from live performances at the end of 1976. [34] After an incident that took place on a flight to Sydney, the band were briefly arrested in Melbourne and then forced to leave the country; Prime Minister John Gorton sent a telegram to The Who telling them never to return to Australia. [78] The only concert played that year was a closed show at the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn on 15 December. 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