The Who begins another Tour
September 2006
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center (on sale 7/17)
13 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theater (on sale 7/17)
15 - Boston, MA - TD BankNorth Garden
16 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotia Place (on sale 7/17)
18 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale 7/17)
21 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center (on sale 7/17)
25 - Chicago, IL - United Center (on sale 7/17)
29 - Clarkston, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
30 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre (on sale 7/17)
October 2006
3 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre (on sale 7/17)
5 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (on sale 7/17)
6 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place (on sale 7/17)
8 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (on sale 7/17)
10 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden (on sale 8/5)
11 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (on sale 8/5)
November 2006
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (on sale 8/5)
December 2006
4 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (on sale 7/17)
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, surviving founders of The Who, have revealed the initial dates for the group’s first world tour in over 20 years, which gets underway with a round of North American shows this fall.
So far, the rock legends have inked 15 September and October tour dates that kick off in Philadelphia Sept. 12 and focus on the northeastern US and Canada. A lone November show in Los Angeles and a lone December show in Toronto, both part of the tour’s planned November/December leg, have also been confirmed.
Tickets for most of the 17 shows will hit the box office Monday (7/17), according to organizers, with a handful of others scheduled for release Aug. 5. Details are included below.
Members of the band’s official tour club will have early access to tickets via an online presale that begins today (7/13) and runs until Saturday (7/15), as well as access to special VIP ticket packages. More information is posted at the tour’s official website.
Tickets will be priced at $97, $77 and $52 in most US markets, with “a limited number of golden circle seats also available,” according to a press release. There will be an eight-ticket limit per person during the public on-sale, and a four-ticket limit per person during the fan-club presale.
Ticket purchasers will also receive a free membership to the tour club, which features behind-the-scenes and concert video and audio streams, downloads, set lists, news and more, according to The Who.
In addition to announcing their tour plans, Townshend and Daltrey have also nailed down an Oct. 23 release date for a new album tentatively titled “Who 2,” which is The Who’s first new studio collection since 1982’s “It’s Hard.”
“For the first time in 25 years we are returning to the USA with great live music–the entire catalogue of our old stuff–and new music,” Townshend said in a press release. “We have a great new video show, a new Mini-Opera and plans to do some special shows with special themes. Our European shows are warming us up, and we will be in great form when we start the tour in September,” said Pete Townshend. “I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to a tour as much as this one. Roger and I are both fit and well, ready to rock.”
“Pete and I are really excited to be returning to the US with some brand new music to play,” Daltrey added. “We’ll also be digging out some rarities that we’ve not played for a long time. We’re looking forward to reconnecting with our American fans and hopefully seeing some new ones coming along too.”
Townshend and Daltrey have tapped drummer Zak Starkey (son of Beatles drummer Ringo Star), guitarist/vocalist Simon Townshend (Pete’s younger brother), bassist Pino Palladino and keyboardist John “Rabbit” Bundrick to back them during the tour.
Original bassist John Entwistle died of a cocaine-induced heart attack in 2002 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, where the band was preparing for a North American tour that was scheduled to launch three days later. Daltrey and Townshend canceled the first two shows, but ultimately forged ahead with the outing.
Original drummer Keith Moon died of a drug overdose in 1976
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