Classic Rock
Videos and setlist from possibly The Who’s final show ever
The Who started a few months ago the “Song is Over” farewell tour and their concert at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California was the final one in North America, since they had said this would be their final tour in the continent. But considering what Pete Townshend told the crowd after the last song, it could even be The Who’s final show ever.
“I suppose, you know, it’s goodbye. That’s what it is. To what we know as the Who, it’s goodbye. What Roger and I will get up to next, who knows? If we last any longer, I’m sure we’ll get up to all kinds of mischief, we’ll do stuff together, I’m sure sharing some stuff, all kinds bits and pieces. But for this kind of thing, it’s goodbye. And you were last!” Pete Townshend said.
Videos and setlist from possibly The Who’s final show ever
- I Can’t Explain
- Substitute
- Who Are You
- The Seeker
- I Can See for Miles
- Long Live Rock
- Pinball Wizard
- See Me, Feel Me (with “Listening to You” refrain)
- Another Tricky Day
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Eminence Front
- My Generation
- Cry If You Want
- You Better You Bet
- Going Mobile (Simon Townshend on lead vocals)
- The Real Me
- I’m One
- 5:15
- Love, Reign O’er Me
- Won’t Get Fooled Again
- Baba O’Riley (with Katie Jacoby)
- The Song Is Over
- Tea & Theatre
Over the decades, the band lost two key members: drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle, both of whom tragically passed away. In a recent interview with AARP, Pete Townshend reflected on why the band continued without them, saying that today they are essentially a tribute band. He also noted that the families of Moon and Entwistle have become millionaires thanks to The Who’s efforts to keep their legacy alive.
“It’s a brand rather than a band. Roger and I have a duty to the music and the history. The Who [still] sells records —the Moon and Entwistle families have become millionaires. There’s also something more, really: the art, the creative work is when we perform it. We’re celebrating. We’re a Who tribute band.”
“But apart from that, it does whet an appetite to think about how we should bow out in our personal lives — what we do with our families and our friends and everything else at this age. We’re lucky to be alive. I’m looking forward to playing, Roger likes to throw wild cards out sometimes in the set, and we have learned and rehearsed a few songs that we don’t always play,” Pete Townshend said.
