DATE: JUNE 3, 2015
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN
FIRST LEG OF
“THE WHO HITS 50!“
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TOUR
WRAPS WITH SOLD-OUT
NEW YORK SHOWS
FALL LEG TO INCLUDE
EXPANDED DATES INTO DECEMBER
“Watching Pete Townshend’s hands as the Who played Nassau Coliseum here on Wednesday night was a reminder of what made the band great. His hands made bold windmill arcs, scrabbled at trills, picked off single notes and scampered through bluesy squiggles. They were masterly and strategic, defining the sound and structure of each song, yet still reckless. They were exploring, even now, the way his songs are awash in clashing impulses: rebellion, isolation, anger, uncertainty, yearning, fear, lust, frustration, brawling, searching… They cheerfully moved through their old stage poses, with Mr. Daltrey twirling his microphone on its cord…”
–Jon Pareles, NEW YORK TIMES, 5/22/15
“[the tour is] about the function and perspective the Who’s classics have in the present. There’s something in the songs themselves that refuses to die, or even to get (too) old. There’s a particular crispness to the three chords of ‘I Can’t Explain’ that’s immune to sogginess. There’s a fluidity to the melody of ‘The Seeker’ which remakes its message of searching in the moment…When the Who delivers them now, they’re not competing with their young selves. They’re commenting on them, while also showing the fire that remains. The band performed the songs with current verve, as well as a self-aware pluck…delivering the old songs in the present tense, the Who proved that aspects of adolescence never end.”
–Jim Farber, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, 5/18/15
DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
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Mon |
9/14 |
San Diego, CA |
Valley View Casino Center |
Wed |
9/16 |
Anaheim, CA |
Honda Center |
*Sat |
9/19 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Colosseum at Caesars Palace |
Mon |
9/21 |
Los Angeles, CA |
STAPLES Center |
Fri |
9/25 |
Portland, OR |
Moda Center |
Sun |
9/27 |
Seattle, WA |
KeyArena |
Tue |
9/29 |
Vancouver, BC |
Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
Thu |
10/1 |
Calgary, AB |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
Sat |
10/3 |
Edmonton, AB |
Rexall Place |
Tue |
10/6 |
Saskatoon, SK |
SaskTel Centre |
Thu |
10/8 |
Winnipeg, MB |
MTS Centre |
Sat |
10/10 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Target Center |
Tue |
10/13 |
Milwaukee, WI |
BMO Harris Bradley Center |
Thu |
10/15 |
Chicago, IL |
United Center |
Sat |
10/17 |
Detroit, MI |
Joe Louis Arena |
Mon |
10/19 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
Fri |
10/23 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
CONSOL Energy Center |
Sun |
10/25 |
Newark, NJ |
Prudential Center |
Tue |
10/27 |
New York, NY |
Madison Square Garden |
Thu |
10/29 |
Boston, MA |
TD Garden |
Sun |
11/1 |
Washington, DC |
Verizon Center |
Wed |
11/4 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Wells Fargo Center |
Wed |
12/1 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
Fri |
12/4 |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
Sun |
12/6 |
St. Louis, MO |
Scottrade Center |
Tue |
12/8 |
Kansas City, MO |
Sprint Center |
Sun |
12/13 |
Oakland, CA |
Oracle Arena |
*Without Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
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