| 9th September 2006 07:14 AM |
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| Bitch |
From the Who's website:
Date City State Country Venue Public Tickets
Sep 12, 2006 Philadelphia PA US Wachovia Center Sold Out
Sep 13, 2006 Wantagh NY US Jones Beach Theater Sold Out
Sep 15, 2006 Ottawa ON CA Scotia Place Sold Out
Sep 16, 2006 Boston MA US TD Bank North Garden Sold Out
Sep 18, 2006 New York NY US Madison Square Garden Sold Out
Sep 19, 2006 New York NY US Madison Square Garden Sold Out
Sep 21, 2006 Holmdel NJ US PNC Bank Arts Center Sold Out
Sep 23, 2006 Baltimore MD US Pimlico Race Course Tickets Available
Sep 25, 2006 Chicago IL US United Center Tickets Available
Sep 26, 2006 Des Moines IA US Wells Fargo Center Sold Out
Sep 29, 2006 Detroit MI US Palace at Auburn Hills Sold Out
Sep 30, 2006 London ON CA John Labatt Centre Sold Out
Oct 03, 2006 Winnipeg MB CA MTS Centre Sold Out
Oct 05, 2006 Calgary AB CA Pengrowth Saddledome Sold Out
Oct 06, 2006 Edmonton AB CA Rexall Place Sold Out
Oct 08, 2006 Vancouver BC Sold Out
Oct 10, 2006 Portland OR US Rose Garden Buy Tickets Available
Oct 11, 2006 Seattle WA US Key Arena Buy Tickets Available
Nov 04, 2006 Los Angeles CA US Hollywood Bowl Tickets Available
Nov 05, 2006 Los Angeles CA US Hollywood Bowl Tickets Available
Nov 08, 2006 San Jose CA US HP Pavilion Tickets Available
Nov 13, 2006 Salt Lake City UT US Available
Nov 24, 2006 Atlantic City NJ US The Borgata Sold Out
Nov 25, 2006 Philadelphia PA US Wachovia Center Tickets Available
Dec 04, 2006 Toronto ON CA Air Canada Centre Sold Out
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| 9th September 2006 07:48 AM |
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| Jumping Jack |
That list is missing all the dates I posted in the other thread because like RS.com, Ultrastar website are the last place to find out the latest info. They are waiting for the tour opener to announce the rest.
Nov 13 / Delta Center / Salt Lake City
Nov 14 / Pepsi Center / Denver
Nov 17 / Am Airlines / Dallas
Nov 18 / Toyota Center / Houston
Nov 20 / Bank Atlantic / Sunrise, FL
Nov 22 / Gwinnet Center / Atlanta
Nov 24 / Borgata / Atlantic City
Nov 25 / Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Nov 27 / Giant Center / Hershey, PA
Nov 29 / Madison Square Garden (possible show)
Dec 1 / Mohegan Sun Casino / CT
Dec 2 / TD BankNorth Garden / Boston
Dec 4 / Air Canada Center / Toronto
Dec 5 / Van Andel Arena / Grand Rapids
Dec 7 / Qwest Center / Omaha
Dec 8 / Excel Energy Center / Minneapolis
Dec 12 / United Center / Chicago
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| 9th September 2006 08:05 AM |
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| Bitch |
Jumping Jack you are right, the list isnt complete. oops that is misleading, sorry RO!
I'm looking for a ticket to Philly, NY or NJ if someone has a spare, thanks. |
| 9th September 2006 08:22 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Australian dates soon i hope.
But, er, whats happened to the "long awaited" album? |
| 9th September 2006 10:45 AM |
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| Jumping Jack |
Sep 12, 2006 Philadelphia PA
Sep 13, 2006 Wantagh NY
Sep 15, 2006 Ottawa ON
Sep 16, 2006 Boston MA
Sep 18, 2006 New York NY
Sep 19, 2006 New York NY
Sep 21, 2006 Holmdel NJ
Sep 23, 2006 Baltimore MD
Sep 25, 2006 Chicago IL
Sep 26, 2006 Des Moines IA
Sep 29, 2006 Detroit MI
Sep 30, 2006 London ON
Oct 03, 2006 Winnipeg
Oct 05, 2006 Calgary AB
Oct 06, 2006 Edmonton AB
Oct 08, 2006 Vancouver BC
Oct 10, 2006 Portland OR
Oct 11, 2006 Seattle WA
Nov 04, 2006 Los Angeles CA
Nov 05, 2006 Los Angeles CA
Nov 08, 2006 San Jose CA
Nov 13 / Delta Center / Salt Lake City
Nov 13, 2006 Salt Lake City UT
Nov 14 / Pepsi Center / Denver
Nov 17 / Am Airlines / Dallas
Nov 18 / Toyota Center / Houston
Nov 20 / Bank Atlantic / Sunrise, FL
Nov 22 / Gwinnet Center / Atlanta
Nov 24 / Borgata / Atlantic City
Nov 24, 2006 Atlantic City NJ
Nov 25 / Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Nov 25, 2006 Philadelphia
Nov 27 / Giant Center / Hershey, PA
Nov 29 / Madison Square Garden (possible show)
Dec 1 / Mohegan Sun Casino / CT
Dec 2 / TD BankNorth Garden / Boston
Dec 4 / Air Canada Center / Toronto
Dec 04, 2006 Toronto ON
Dec 5 / Van Andel Arena / Grand Rapids
Dec 7 / Qwest Center / Omaha
Dec 8 / Excel Energy Center / Minneapolis
Dec 12 / United Center / Chicago
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| 9th September 2006 10:49 AM |
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| Gimme Shelter |
I'll be at the San Jose show. Can't wait!!!! |
| 9th September 2006 01:12 PM |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
>Sep 23, 2006 Baltimore MD US Pimlico Race Course Tickets Available<
This is the big Virgin Music Festival. I doubt that The Who get a full set for this one...buyer beware.
PS...Tix are 97.50 + ticketbastard charges |
| 10th September 2006 05:19 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
Jumping Jack wrote:
That list is missing all the dates I posted in the other thread because like RS.com, Ultrastar website are the last place to find out the latest info. They are waiting for the tour opener to announce the rest.
Nov 13 / Delta Center / Salt Lake City
Nov 14 / Pepsi Center / Denver
Nov 17 / Am Airlines / Dallas
Nov 18 / Toyota Center / Houston
Nov 20 / Bank Atlantic / Sunrise, FL
Nov 22 / Gwinnet Center / Atlanta
Nov 24 / Borgata / Atlantic City
Nov 25 / Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Nov 27 / Giant Center / Hershey, PA
Nov 29 / Madison Square Garden (possible show)
Dec 1 / Mohegan Sun Casino / CT
Dec 2 / TD BankNorth Garden / Boston
Dec 4 / Air Canada Center / Toronto
Dec 5 / Van Andel Arena / Grand Rapids
Dec 7 / Qwest Center / Omaha
Dec 8 / Excel Energy Center / Minneapolis
Dec 12 / United Center / Chicago
Bless You Jumping Jack .
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Dec 7 / Qwest Center / Omaha
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| 10th September 2006 07:11 PM |
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| Jumping Jack |
Only 9 red states out of 42, 20 percent. Pete and Cohl make JJ weep like a baby. |
| 10th September 2006 07:21 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
Jumping Jack wrote:
Only 9 red states out of 42, 20 percent.
Thankfully Hot'Lanta , Dallas , Denver and Omaha made the ' grade ' .
I can not wait until they play Nebraska for the fist time since 1968 .
Oh , and Jumping Jack , THE WHO are David Letterman's only guest this Thursday Evening .
www.cbs.com
Kins.
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| 10th September 2006 07:31 PM |
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| Jumping Jack |
It will be great. They should do SNL! |
| 10th September 2006 07:32 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
Jumping Jack wrote:
They should do SNL!
YES !! .. THE WHO have never performed on SNL .
Never . |
| 11th September 2006 06:56 AM |
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| justinkurian |
Who's next
Sunday, September 10, 2006
By KEVIN O'HARE
Music writer
Part 1 of a two-part interview, which will conclude Thursday in Weekend.
With a new tour and their first new studio album in 24 years, the Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are in the midst of an unexpected career renaissance
They have launched their first world tour in decades in support of "Endless Wire," which arrives in stores Oct. 31.
As he was about to embark on the U.S. leg of the tour, which stops in Boston Saturday, Townshend, the legendary band's chief songwriter, offered some typically provocative responses to questions about the band's past, present and future.
Q: Tell me about what you're hoping to play on this U.S. tour and how much of a challenge is it to balance new and older material?
A: Our first mission was to rehearse a lot of what Who fans call "rarities," the songs that get played rarely if ever. Roger got a throat infection during the recording of his vocals for the new CD and so we lost our small rehearsal studio-based sessions and had to go straight into the big room to plan the lighting and projection rig for the U.S. part of the tour. We did squeeze in some good new tracks. "Cry If You Want" is one we played a few times in Europe and it is a strong survivor from our very last Who album, "It's Hard." We also rehearsed a condensed version of the new mini-opera, "Wire and Glass." On the U.S. tour, we will sometimes play the complete 10-song version.
Q: How have the new songs been going over on stage?
A: Pretty well, but we've mainly been doing festivals before very young audiences, (so) we've tended to play it safe and stick to the songs they would (have) heard their parents make love to.
Q: What's been the biggest change in the concert experience for you on stage from the Who's early days up until the present time?
A: There have been a number of phases in the Who's long career. This phase is the most extreme move away from everything that has gone before. We still play the old Who classics, and some of them - like "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley" - have such strong musical backbones that they sound very much the same today as they did 35 years ago. But the Who's sound today is less heavy-metal, less power-chords and thundering drums and bass. Today the sound is possibly more conventional, I try to play more single-line lead guitar, and I'm still learning how to do it. Our supporting musicians are all superb players, on the edge of genius. On the rare occasions we are able to give them their head, they take off like a rocket.
Q: You've said this is not the old Who, but that it's something different. How different is it and what are you hoping to achieve?
A: When John Entwistle died in 2002 we had to face the truth - two Who do not make the Who. It helps that the two surviving original Who members happen to be the "front men," but John and Keith Moon were not backline players as any fan of the band will know. But Roger and I can play the old catalogue, and handle it better than anyone else on earth. We know we are not who we used to be, and we do not pretend to be, but we do attempt to honor our old music, and the fans who have listened to it all their lives.
Q: You seemed to get frustrated with the press reaction to some entries on your Web site diaries pertaining to whether you and Roger were at "war" concerning free webcasting of shows on this tour. What exactly happened with that situation?
A: I get annoyed when journalists take a single sentence from a diary entry and twist it into a story. But that's the Internet for you. Roger and I were not at war, but I did act to webcast the Who in Europe quite independently, and when it came to the future U.S. tour, and Roger committing to investment at the same level as I was willing, he demurred. It was frustrating for me, and Roger and I do not always agree on everything. This is something we remain divided over.
Q: And do you feel you've been treated fairly - particularly by the British tabloids - during the past several years?
A: Yes. I have no complaints. I am a public figure and I use newspapers whenever I can to help sell records and concert tickets. I know there is a price on that deal - I have many great friends in the British newspaper world and if I wasn't a musician I would certainly have spent time writing reviews, I feel sure of that.
Q: Please describe your relationship with Roger. Business partners? Old friends? Survivors?
A: All three of those things. You missed one, though. We go all the way back to high school, so we are both from the same "hood." When I stand (next to) Roger on the stage I don't pretend he's my best friend, or that he likes me as much as he respects my songs, but we love each other, and we support each other. So we are more than friends in some ways.
Q: The new music. Tell us what you can about the new album. How exciting is this for you?
A: There is a lot to say. Roger probably wanted a new CD long before I did. I remember him announcing one at a New York press conference as early as 2000. He said that he and John had songs written, and all they needed was me to commit. But for me the problem was not one I could solve simply by force of will. What worked for me was writing a novella, "The Boy Who Heard Music," and publishing it on the Internet as a serial. As the story unfolded, a group of about 400 people gave me feedback. By the time it was over I knew I had the backbone for a new collection. Twelve of the songs relate to this story. The others certainly fit well in the collection even though they are much more recent. The album is recorded in a simple way. I made it in my home studio that is arranged around an old vintage mixing desk and an old-fashioned eight-track tape machine. We went on to add certain things in a big studio, but all the tracks have a simple audio backbone, nothing too fancy, nothing too self-indulgent. No experiments really - there is a song called "Fragments" that is rather electronic sounding, but this is just another chapter in the ongoing work I always do around my lifetime "Lifehouse Method" project.
I am most excited about tracks that are "unplugged," like "A Man in a Purple Dress," and "In the Ether." The first could be an old Bob Dylan song, the second from an arch off-Broadway show by Stephen Sondheim.
Q: Roger has said that if you two did not come up with something strong enough you wouldn't release it. At what point did you realize that "this is working," and that it was well worth releasing? Was there a certain moment or song that brought it all together?
A: For me it was when I came up with the songs for the mini-opera, "Wire & Glass." I think for Roger it was when "A Man in a Purple Dress" and "Two Thousand Years" were added to his solid favorites of "Mike Post Theme" and "Black Widow's Eyes."
Q: Tell me about "The Glass Household," which I believe is at the core of the "Who2" album.
A: The "Who2" album now has a proper title. We are going to call it "Endless Wire." "The Glass Household" is the name of the young band in "The Boy Who Heard Music," who decide to try to revive some lost visions and ambitions of their aging and decadent rock hero, Ray High.
"The Glass Household" started life as a full-length novel in 1990. I had published a set of short stories, "Horse's Neck," with Faber & Faber in 1986 and I was keen to (put) out another book. Before I had quite finished it I had a cycling accident in which I broke my right wrist. With a lot of recovery time ahead of me, and no guarantee I would play guitar again, I decided to pursue some music theater projects. I began in 1991 with "Tommy" at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego. This got to Broadway in 1993 and that encouraged me to create "Psychoderelict," a rock music play based on "The Glass Household." I also did a new version of "The Iron Man" at the Young Vic theater in London in late 1993.
Since that year, I have been struggling to come up with a new dramatic music piece. I have been drawn in a number of different directions. I always come back to the same themes over and over again: the problems of young people growing up in post-war British society, and the echoes of denial and rebellion that generates. In 1996 I started work on my autobiography and very quickly realized that I still had a great music story to tell, based on what had not been touched on in "Psychoderelict." So I went back to my novel of "The Glass Household" and found three kids from different religions who form a band and go and watch an older band blow themselves to pieces, that band looking quite a bit like the Who.
The story of "Wire & Glass" is rooted in this continuing thesis of mine. I don't think I will ever grow away from believing that music, my kind of music of course, and congregation (people gathering to enjoy live music), can solve all of our deep-seated emotional and spiritual problems - or at least set us on the pathway to a solution.
Q: The song "Sound Round" reportedly dates back to 1971. Are there other songs that will be on the new album that existed in previous forms for the Who or your solo projects?
A: "Pick Up The Peace" is also from a note I made for the Who's "Lifehouse" project (as with "Sound Round"). My solo song on the record called "God Speaks" has been released as an instrumental guitar piece on one of my solo "Scoop" collections. The rest is entirely new, if anything I do can ever be described as entirely new after the answer to question 10 above.
Q: On the new song "They Made My Dreams Come true," you sing "People died where I performed." Obviously, those are very strong memories. Please tell me about that line and writing that song.
A: In this part of the story the aging narrator who is singing refers to two tragedies. One is an incident a little like the Stones' Altamont or the Who's Cincinnati, where audience members die. The other incident is the possible death of a member of the young band, maybe murdered by one of his band mates; it isn't entirely clear. The dream he sings about is that they bring computerized tailor-made music to the Internet, something I myself will be doing shortly through my Lifehouse Method Web site.
Q: After John's death, you continued to tour and there were some who questioned whether the Who should close the book on this wonderful career. Were you ever in doubt as to whether to carry this through and what convinced you to continue the tour?
A: We had no choice. John died the day before the tour was supposed to begin. Roger and I were both very torn. Roger would have gone either way. I am always looking for an excuse to go sailing - this was a good one. But I had to do my duty to the people who work with us, who bought tickets, and to John and his family so that they could deal with his death and their loss and not some great Who saga of the financial disaster that would have surrounded his burial had we canceled.
Q: What songs of yours from the Who's early days do you feel have held up the best with time?
A: "Behind Blue Eyes" is the strongest. It seems to grow in stature and meaning as the years pass. But with the finale of "Tommy," "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "My Generation," we have no shortage of spectacular ways to close a Who show.
Q: All your solo albums are being re-released with bonus tracks and other added features this fall. Listening to them, or looking back on them now, which are your favorite solo works? And why should people be especially interested in the reissues? If someone could buy just one or two of them, which ones would you recommend?
A: My favourite is "Chinese Eyes." Fans who already own these albums don't need to chase after them for extra tracks they may already have. But anyone who is interested in the complete Who legacy really needs to listen to my solo stuff, and Roger's and John's.
Q: This past July, you returned to play Leeds University, the site of one of your most famous albums, "Live at Leeds." What are your memories of that show from 1970, and how did it differ this time around?
A: We were quite cool about it all back in 1970: We set out to make a live album in a single weekend, and that's what we did. I mixed it in my home studio. It was covered in audio crackles and clicks. We put it out in a cardboard sleeve. This time was an exciting event, with Roger and I feted like returning scholars. It was a complete joy. But the temperature reached 40 degrees (Celsius) for a moment, it was really hot. And it was our first show of the tour, so we were a bit clunky. But I loved it.
On Thursday, Pete Townshend talks about the loss of bandmates Keith Moon and John Entwistle, writing songs for the new Who album and using the Internet to reach out to fans.
©2006 The Republican
© 2006 MassLive.com All Rights Reserved.
[Edited by justinkurian] |
| 11th September 2006 09:19 AM |
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| Jumping Jack |
Interesting, thanks. |
| 11th September 2006 01:14 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
Jumping Jack wrote:
Interesting, thanks.
Yes , a Great Read .
Thanks .
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| 11th September 2006 01:18 PM |
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| nankerphelge |
Joey??
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| 11th September 2006 01:22 PM |
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| Riffhard |
Joey?
Riffy |
| 11th September 2006 02:31 PM |
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| Joey |
Riffy ?! ... Nanky ?! ....
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| 11th September 2006 02:49 PM |
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| Jumping Jack |
My sources tell me a second Omaha date is being considered!!!
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| 11th September 2006 02:57 PM |
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| Joey |
" My sources tell me a second Omaha date is being considered!!!"
Funny !!!!
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| 11th September 2006 03:04 PM |
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| glencar |
2 days away. I'm strangely not all that excited... |
| 11th September 2006 03:05 PM |
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| jb |
quote:
glencar wrote:
2 days away. I'm strangely not all that excited...
Welcome back Glencar. |
| 11th September 2006 03:08 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
glencar wrote:
2 days away. I'm strangely not all that excited...
Blue ...................................
THE WHO love the Sea Air and ALWAYS Shine at Jones Beach .
It will be the concert experience of your LIFE !!!!! |
| 11th September 2006 03:25 PM |
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| Gimme Shelter |
The Who will be on Letterman this Thursday. |
| 11th September 2006 03:58 PM |
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| Jumping Jack |
This is exciting
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| 11th September 2006 04:02 PM |
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| Gimme Shelter |
Awesome pic!! |
| 14th September 2006 10:34 AM |
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| the soul survivor |
Have 1 extra seat for the WHO on Monday 9/18. Section 10 on the floor (face price of about $135 plus fees).
Call if interested.
917-453-2490
Phil |
| 14th September 2006 10:42 AM |
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| glencar |
I had better last night at Jones Beach. My review is finally up! |
| 14th September 2006 10:46 AM |
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| Joey |
quote:
glencar wrote:
I had better last night at Jones Beach. My review is finally up!
You make Joey giddy !
www.cbs.com
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| 14th September 2006 10:50 AM |
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| glencar |
I'm awaiting your comments... |
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