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Unfortunately the crowd was a bunch of boomers who only wanted to sit so I had to stand in the aisle to fully enjoy the show. Great show but terrible venue.

The venerable band played with an orchestra, and former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher opened for them

Makes everything an echoey noisy jumble. But it is a Hockey Arena after all. Never again. Really a fun show. Townsend may be better now than in his youth. An amazing guitarist. Daltrey's voice is still a unique instrument in its own right. However, age is taking its toll on those vocal chords.

The orchestra was fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised how good the concert was. The sound in Xcel was amazing. This show was amazing, seeing Rock gods upon the stage with a live orchestra delivering the most powerful renditions of songs from their older albums and Tommy, and two songs from WHO! Releasing this year on November 22, I loved every second of this show and it was the best birthday present I ever had. The show was absolutely incredible. By , the Who turned to recording the album Quadrophenia about mod and its subculture, set against clashes with Rockers in early s Britain.

The Quadrophenia tour started in Stoke on Trent in October [] and was immediately beset with problems. Daltrey resisted Townshend's wish to add Joe Cocker 's keyboardist Chris Stainton who played on the album to the touring band. The show was abandoned for an "oldies" set, at the end of which Townshend smashed his guitar and Moon kicked over his drumkit. Townshend asked the audience, "Can anyone play the drums? By , work had begun in earnest on a Tommy film.

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Stigwood suggested Ken Russell as director, whose previous work Townshend had admired. David Essex auditioned for the title role, but the band persuaded Daltrey to take it. Moon had moved to Los Angeles, so they used session drummers, including Kenney Jones. Elton John used his own band for "Pinball Wizard". The film premiered on 18 March to a standing ovation. Work on Tommy took up most of , and live performances by the Who were restricted to a show in May at the Valley , the home of Charlton Athletic , in front of 80, fans, [] and a few dates at Madison Square Garden in June.

In , Daltrey and Townshend disagreed about the band's future and criticised each other via interviews in the music paper New Musical Express. Daltrey was grateful that the Who had saved him from a career as a sheet-metal worker and was unhappy at Townshend not playing well; Townshend felt the commitment of the group prevented him from releasing solo material. After the tour, Townshend took most of the following year off to spend time with his family.

A settlement was reached, but Townshend was upset and disillusioned that Klein had attempted to take ownership of his songs.

After leaving, he passed out in a doorway, where a policeman said he would not be arrested if he could stand and walk. The events inspired the title track of the next album, Who Are You. The group reconvened in September , but Townshend announced there would be no live performances for the immediate future, a decision that Daltrey endorsed. By this point, Moon was so unhealthy that the Who conceded it would be difficult for him to cope with touring.

Moon's playing was particularly lacklustre and he had gained a lot of weight, [] though Daltrey later said, "even at his worst, Keith Moon was amazing. Recording of Who Are You started in January Daltrey clashed with Johns over the production of his vocals, and Moon's drumming was so poor that Daltrey and Entwistle considered firing him. This performance was strong, and several tracks were used in the film. It was the last gig Moon performed with the Who. The album was released on 18 August, and became their biggest and fastest seller to date, peaking at No. Returning to his flat, Moon took 32 tablets of clomethiazole which had been prescribed to combat his alcohol withdrawal.

The day after Moon's death, Townshend issued the statement: "We are more determined than ever to carry on, and we want the spirit of the group to which Keith contributed so much to go on, although no human being can ever take his place. Jones officially joined the band in November The Quadrophenia film was released that year. John Lydon was considered for Jimmy, but the role went to Phil Daniels.

Sting played Jimmy's friend and fellow mod, the Ace Face. The Jam were influenced by the Who, and critics noticed a similarity between Townshend and the group's leader, Paul Weller. The Kids Are Alright was also completed in It was a retrospective of the band's career, directed by Jeff Stein. The film contains the Shepperton concert, [] and an audio track of him playing over silent footage of himself was the last time he ever played the drums. In December, the Who became the third band, after the Beatles and the Band , to appear on the cover of Time.

The article, by Jay Cocks , said the band had outpaced, outlasted, outlived and outclassed all of their rock band contemporaries. On 3 December , a crowd crush at a Who gig at the Riverfront Coliseum , Cincinnati killed 11 fans. Some fans waiting outside mistook the band's soundcheck for the concert, and attempted to force their way inside.

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As only a few entrance doors were opened, a bottleneck situation ensued with thousands trying to gain entry, and the crush became deadly. The Who were not told until after the show because civic authorities feared crowd problems if the concert were cancelled. The band were deeply shaken upon learning of it and requested that appropriate safety precautions be taken in the future.

Daltrey took a break in to work on the film McVicar , in which he took the lead role of bank robber John McVicar. By this time Townshend had fallen into depression, wondering if he was no longer a visionary. Townshend wanted the Who to stop touring and become a studio act; Entwistle threatened to quit, saying, "I don't intend to get off the road Townshend spent part of writing material for a Who studio album owed to Warner Bros. Records from a contract in , [] but he found himself unable to generate music appropriate for the Who and at the end of paid for himself and Jones to be released from the contract.


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Townshend had announced in that he suffered from tinnitus [] [] and alternated acoustic, rhythm, and lead guitar to preserve his hearing. It was the last studio recording to feature Entwistle. The shows included guest spots by Entwistle and Townshend. Although all three surviving original members of the Who attended, they appeared on stage together only during the finale, "Join Together", with the other guests.

Daltrey toured that year with Entwistle, Zak Starkey on drums and Simon Townshend filling in for his brother as guitarist. Despite technical difficulties the show led to a six-night residency at Madison Square Garden and a US and European tour through and In late , the Who performed as a five-piece for the first time since , with Bundrick on keyboards and Starkey on drums. Andy Greene in Rolling Stone called the tour better than the final one with Moon in Cocaine was a contributing factor.

Entwistle's son, Christopher, gave a statement supporting the Who's decision to carry on.


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Townshend dedicated the show to Entwistle, and ended with a montage of pictures of him. The tour lasted until September. He decided their friendship was important, and this ultimately led to writing and recording new material. To combat bootlegging , the band began to release the Encore Series of official soundboard recordings via themusic. An official statement read: "to satisfy this demand they have agreed to release their own official recordings to benefit worthy causes". The Who announced in that they were working on a new album. The album reached No. In November , the documentary Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who was released, featuring unreleased footage of the Leeds appearance and a performance at the Railway Hotel when the group were The High Numbers.

Amazing Journey was nominated for a Grammy Award. He experimented with an in-ear monitoring system that was recommended by Neil Young and his audiologist. In October , Townshend announced the Who would stage their final tour in , performing in locations they have never played before.

Townshend suggested to Mojo that it could be the group's last UK gig. Then Townshend promised the band would come back "stronger than ever". The Who embarked on the Back to the Who Tour 51! In January , the band announced the Moving On! Tour and a new album to be released the same year. The Who have been regarded primarily as a rock band, yet have taken influence from several other styles of music during their career. In , Townshend coined the term " power pop " to describe the Who's style. In the studio, they began to develop softer pieces, particularly from Tommy onwards, [] and turned their attention towards albums more than singles.

From the early s, the band's sound included synthesizers, particularly on Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Townshend and Entwistle were instrumental in making extreme volumes and distortion standard rock practices. The group used feedback as part of their guitar sound, both live and in the studio. Throughout their careers, the members of the Who have said their live sound has never been captured as they wished on record. Daltrey initially based his style on Motown and rock and roll, [] but from Tommy onwards he tackled a wider range of styles.