The Who announce Quadrophenia tour
Written by admin on July 18, 2012 – 7:02 pm - |
The Who have announced a 36-date North American tour where they will perform their 1973 rock opera “Quadrophenia” in full, along with a selection of other classic tracks.
The band’s first North American tour for four years takes place over two legs, commencing on November 1 in Sunrise, Florida and concluding on February 26 next year in Providence, Rhode Island. |
The Who gave a special one-off performance of “Quadrophenia” at the Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2010 as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust series of gigs, but they have not toured the rock opera since 1997.
In a statement, Pete Townshend said:
| “I really love playing all of it. It’s a unique piece for me in that. Some Who music is nightmarish to perform live. Roger has some very tough songs to sing, and he must have preferences. But for me on guitar everything falls under the fingers. It flows naturally, and I always feel proud of my achievement as the writer, that I put it all together and gave the band a third wind. The real high point for me is always the final song ‘Love Reign O’er Me.’ Roger and I now stand almost alone together, representing not only the original band, but also its Mod audience, and of course all our other early fans. We are connected by it, in what is the most clear cut prayer for redemption, and it feels like an acknowledgment that rock music has managed to deal with the highest emotional challenge: spiritual desperation.” |
| “We plan to close the show with a few of the really well-known anthems, and maybe some last minute surprises. These will be as much a surprise to me as to our audience because this is an area I tend to leave to Roger; he’s very good at that.” |
The musicians on The Who Quadrophenia tour will be original members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, backed by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar) and Chris Stainton, Loren Gold and Frank Simes (keyboards).
Here are the upcoming tour dates:
Leg one:
- 1 November – BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
- 3 November – Amway Center, Orlando, FL
- 5 November – The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA
- 8 November – Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC
- 9 November – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- 11 November – CONSOL Energy Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
- 13 November – Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- 14 November – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
- 16 November – TD Garden, Boston, MA
- 20 November – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- 23 November – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- 24 November – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
- 27 November – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
- 29 November – Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL
- 2 December – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
- 5 December – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- 6 December – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
- 8 December – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 9 December – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT.
Leg Two:
- 28 January – Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- 30 January – STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1 February – Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- 2 February – Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
- 5 February – Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA
- 6 February – Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ
- 8 February – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
- 12 February – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- 14 February – BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
- 16 February – KFC Yum! Arena, Louisville, KY
- 17 February – Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- 19 February – Copps Coliseum, Hamiltion, ON
- 21 February – Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
- 22 February – Boardwak Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
- 24 February – Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH
- 26 February – Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI.
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