The Who announce that 5 UK dates scheduled for April 2017 will include a performance of classic album Tommy in full.
The Who have confirmed they will play 1969 album Tommy in full on their 2017 UK tour.
After postponing five UK dates this year, The Who rescheduled them for April and have now revealed they’ll perform Tommy live in its entirety for the first time since 1989.
They say: “The Who are incredibly excited about performing Tommy and more in April 2017! Marking the first time that the band will play Tommy in full since 1989, it will be a truly unforgettable tour.”
The Tommy element of the shows will include a new video segment produced specially for these gigs.
As well as Tommy, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey’s band will play a set of their greatest hits and some lesser known tracks. The Tommy & More dates follow two shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on March 30th and April 1st, at which they will also play Tommy in full.
Frontman Daltrey recently said he felt rock had “reached a dead end.” The tour has been especially reinvigorating for Pete Townshend, who has for years found playing live increasingly dull. But in the last few weeks of the run – originally dubbed “The Who Hits 50!” and later revised to “Back to the Who Tour 51!” Townshend is looking forward to getting back on the road and, for at least two shows, changing up the set list. On March 30th and April 1st, the Who will present the rock opera Tommy live in its entirety for the first time since 1989 at a benefit gala for Teenage Cancer Trust. The band’s website claims it will be acoustic but, as Townshend says below, that may not be the case.
He said: “The sadness for me is that rock has reached a dead end. The only people saying things that matter are the rappers and most pop is meaningless and forgettable.
The Fat Angel Sings 