LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For WHO
fans everywhere, the announcement of a brand new tour means only
one thing: the world's most untameable rock band is about to
deliver the goods once again. Never ones for nostalgia, singer
Roger Daltrey and guitarist
and songwriter Pete Townshend
will be unleashing the combustible force that is The Who,
with symphonic accompaniment this summer and fall in
2019. Produced by Live Nation, The Who's North American
MOVING ON! TOUR will bring their indelible brand of
powerhouse rock to 29 cities beginning in May (see tour itinerary
below). The kickoff date is May 7 in
Grand Rapids, MI with the band
wrapping up the first leg of the tour June
1 in Toronto, ON. A
much-anticipated series of fall dates will launch on September 6 in St.
Paul, MN and conclude on October
23 in Edmonton,
AB. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning
Friday, January 18 at LiveNation.com.
The Who will also be releasing their first album of
new songs in thirteen years later this year. On stage, the line-up
will be rounded out by familiar Who players featuring
guitarist/backup singer Simon
Townshend, keyboardist Loren
Gold, bassist Jon
Button and drummer Zak
Starkey, and complemented by some of the best orchestras
in the U.S. and Canada.
The Who's fan club presale starts Wednesday, January 16 at 10am local time and runs through Thursday, January 17 at 10pm local time. Every pair of tickets purchased
online includes a redeemable code for a CD copy of The Who's
forthcoming album when it's released. This offer is available to US
and Canada customers only and not
valid for tickets purchased via resale. In
addition, $1 from
each ticket sold for the MOVING
ON! TOUR will benefit Teen Cancer
America (www.teencanceramerica.org.)
The tour is their first return to the states since their 2017
Las Vegas residency. That same year they did a limited run of
shows following 2016's rescheduled leg of their acclaimed 50th
anniversary celebration. The band also drew praise for their
extended 2012-2013 North American run, a 36
city Quadrophenia tour with the band performing
their 1973 rock opera in its entirety.
Commenting on what WHO fans can expect on the 2019
MOVING ON! tour, Pete
Townshend stated: "The Who are touring again in
2019. Roger christened this tour Moving On! I love it. It is
what both of us want to do. Move on, with new music, classic Who
music, all performed in new and exciting ways. Taking risks,
nothing to lose. Looking forward to seeing you all. Are you
ready?"
Commented Roger Daltrey: "Be aware Who fans!
Just because it's The Who with an orchestra, in no way will it
compromise the way Pete and I deliver our music. This will be full
throttle Who with horns and bells on."
The Who are one of the top three greatest rock
legacies in music history. Their music provoked explosive
change and spanned what many critics declare is rock's most elastic
creative spectrum, with Pete
Townshend's songwriting moving between raw, prosaic,
conceptual, and expressively literate. Their visionary sense
of stagecraft headed by Roger
Daltrey's soaring vocal prowess is topped off by the band's
blistering rhythm section. With both Roger and Pete delivering
their own memoirs in recent years (Pete's Who I Am was
released to much acclaim in 2012, and Roger's autobiography,
Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite; My
Story, was embraced by critics in 2018) it's fitting
that the two remaining WHO members have shared their
incredible legacy in literary fashion, for few bands have had a
more lasting impact on the rock era and the reverberating pop
culture than The Who.
Emerging in the mid-1960s as a new and incendiary force in rock
n' roll, their brash style and poignant storytelling garnered them
one of music's most passionate followings, with the legendary
foursome blazing a searing new template for rock, punk, and
everything after. Inducted into the
Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990, the band has sold more
than 100 million records worldwide, placing 27 top-forty
singles in the United States and
United Kingdom and earning 17
Top Ten albums, including the 1969 groundbreaking rock opera
Tommy, 1971's pummeling Live At Leeds, 1973's
Quadrophenia and 1978's Who Are You. The
Who debuted in 1964 with a trio of anthems "I Can't
Explain," "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation." Since then
they have delivered to the world hits such as "Baba O'Riley,"
"Won't Get Fooled Again," "Pinball Wizard," Who Are You," and," You
Better You Bet."
In 2008, they became the first rock band ever to be awarded
the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. The Who has
performed all over the world including global music events for the
Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show in 2010 and closing the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The Who
continued their charity work by playing a concert in January 2011 to raise money for trials of a new
cancer treatment called PDT. In December
2012 they performed at the Hurricane Sandy Benefit in
New York. In January 2014 they played a set on the U.S.
television special to support the charity Stand Up To Cancer. In
November 2012 Daltrey, with Townshend
at his side, launched Teen Cancer America. The charity is now
established in the USA, with
offices in Los Angeles and devoted
Teen Cancer units being opened in hospitals all over the U.S. TCA's
work has impacted over 5,000 young people and their families
nationwide during the last six years.
2019 North American Tour Dates
Summer
Dates
May 7 /
Van Andel Arena / Grand Rapids, MI
May 9 / KeyBank Center / Buffalo, NY
May 11 / Jiffy Lube Live /
Bristow, VA
May 13 / Madison Square Garden / New York, NY
May 16 / Bridgestone Arena /
Nashville, TN
May 18 / Ruoff Home Mortgage Music
Center / Noblesville, IN
May 21 / Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre / Chicago, IL
May 23 / Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre St. Louis / Maryland
Heights, MO
May 25 / Citizens Bank Park /
Philadelphia, PA
May 28 / Little Caesars Arena /
Detroit, MI
May 30 / PPG Paints Arena /
Pittsburgh, PA
June 1 / Scotiabank Arena /
Toronto, ON
Fall Dates
Sept 6 / Xcel
Energy Center / St. Paul, MN
Sept 8 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre
/ Alpine Valley, WI
Sept 10 / Blossom Music Center /
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sept 13 / Fenway Park / Boston,
MA
Sept 15 / Northwell Health at Jones
Beach Theater / Wantagh, NY
Sept 18 / State Farm Arena /
Atlanta, GA
Sept 20 / BB&T Center /
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sept 22 / Amalie Arena / Tampa,
FL
Sept 25 / Toyota Center /
Houston, TX
Sept 27 / American Airlines Center /
Dallas, TX
Sept 29 / Pepsi Center / Denver, CO
Oct 11 / Hollywood Bowl /
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 13 / Hollywood Bowl /
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 16 / Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl
San Diego State University /
San Diego, CA
Oct 19 / T-Mobile Park / Home of the
Seattle Mariners / Seattle, WA
Oct 21 / Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena /
Vancouver, BC
Oct 23 / Rogers Place / Edmonton, AB
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