The Who Tour 1980
Tour by The Who | |
Location |
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Associated album | Who Are You |
Start date | 26 March 1980 |
End date | 16 July 1980 |
Legs | 3 |
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The Who concert chronology |
The Who Tour 1980 was The Who's second concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, supporting their 1978 album Who Are You.
History
Aside from six warm-up shows in Europe, the tour focused primarily on the areas of North America not covered in the band's
As in the second half of
Tour band
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, tambourine, harmonica
- Pete Townshend – lead guitar, vocals, bass guitar
- John Entwistle – bass guitar, 8-string bass, vocals
- Kenney Jones – drums
- Additional musicians
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards, piano, tambourine, backing vocals
- Dick Parry – saxophone[1]
- Reg Brooks – trombone[1]
- Dave Caswell – trumpet[1]
Typical set lists
First European leg
This short leg started on 26 March 1980 at the Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany and ended on 1 April 1980 at the Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt. Here is a fairly typical set list (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):
- "Substitute"
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
- "Sister Disco"
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "Music Must Change"
- "Drowned"
- "Who Are You"
- "5.15"
- "Pinball Wizard"
- "See Me, Feel Me"
- "Long Live Rock"
- "My Generation"
- "Sparks" (not played on 26 and 27 March)
- "I Can See for Miles" (not played on 30 March)
- "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Other songs occasionally played were:
- "Getting In Tune" (Performed on 27 March)
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) (Performed on 26 March)
- "The Relay" (Performed on 26 and 27 March)
- "William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter) (Performed on 26 and 30 March)
- "The Real Me" (Performed on 27, 28, and 30 March and 1 April)
- "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) (Performed on 27 and 31 March)
- "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd) (Performed on 30 March)
- "Let's See Action" (Performed on 30 March)
- "Dance It Away" (Performed on 30 March)
- "Big Boss Man" (Al Smith, Luther Dixon) (Performed on 31 March)
- "Dreaming from the Waist" (Performed on 1 April)
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour.
First North American leg
This leg began on 14 April at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver and ended on 7 May at the Montreal Forum. Here is a fairly typical set list (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):
- "Substitute"
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
- "Sister Disco"
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "Drowned"
- "Who Are You"
- "5.15"
- "Pinball Wizard"
- "See Me, Feel Me"
- "Long Live Rock"
- "My Generation"
- "I Can See for Miles"
- "Sparks"
- "Won't Get Fooled Again"
- "The Real Me"
Other songs occasionally performed were:
- "Music Must Change" (Performed on 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, and 30 April and 6 May)
- "Dreaming from the Waist" (Performed on 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 29 April and 2, 3, and 7 May)
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) (Performed on 14, 18, 23 and 29 April; and 5 May)
- "William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter) (Performed on 15, 18, 22, 24 and 28 April; and 2 and 6 May)
- "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) (Performed on 15, 19, 22 and 23 April; and 2 and 6 May)
- "Dance It Away" (Performed on 18, 24, and 26 April and 2 and 6 May)
- "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd) (Performed on 16 and 26 April)
- "Magic Bus" (Performed on 19 and 26 April)
- "The Relay" (Performed on 20, 24, and 28 April and 3, 5, and 7 May)
- "How Can You Do It Alone" (Performed on 28 April)
- "Let's See Action" (Performed on 28 April)
- "Pretty Vacant" (Sex Pistols) (Performed on 28 April)
- "The Punk and the Godfather" (Performed on 28 April)
- "Going Down" (Don Nix) (loose version) (Performed on 28 April)
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. "
Second North American leg
The band returned after a six-week break for the second leg of the tour, which began on 18 June at the
- "Substitute"
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
- "Sister Disco"
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "Music Must Change" after 20 June)
- "Drowned"
- "Who Are You"
- "5.15"
- "Pinball Wizard"
- "See Me, Feel Me"
- "Long Live Rock"
- "My Generation"
- "Sparks" (dropped after 7 July)
- "Won't Get Fooled Again"
- "The Real Me"
Encores (variations of the following list):
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
- Performed on 18, 23, 27, 28 and 30 June; and 2, 3, 7, 9, 11 and 16 July.
- "I Can See for Miles" (Performed on 18, 20, 27, and 28 June and 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 July)
- "Naked Eye" (Performed on 18, 21, and 28 June and 2, 3, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 16 July)
- "Dance It Away"
- Performed on 18, 20 and 24 June; and 16 July.
- "William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter)
- Performed on 20 and 24 June; and 16 July.
- "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison)
- Performed on 20 June and 10 July.
- "Another Tricky Day"
- Performed on 20 June.
- "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd)
- Performed on 21 June.
- "The Relay"
- Performed on 21 and 24 June; and 13 July.
- "You Belong To Us"
- Performed on 23 June.
- "Bert Russell)
- Performed on 23 and 28 June; and 7, 9, 14 and 16 July.
- "Magic Bus"
- Performed on 24 June.
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. "
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
26 March 1980 | Essen | West Germany | Grugahalle |
27 March 1980 | |||
28 March 1980 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
30 March 1980 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
31 March 1980 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiahalle |
1 April 1980 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |
First North America Leg | |||
14 April 1980 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
15 April 1980 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum
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16 April 1980 | |||
18 April 1980 | Oakland | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | |
19 April 1980 | |||
20 April 1980 | |||
22 April 1980 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | |
23 April 1980 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
24 April 1980 | |||
26 April 1980 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
28 April 1980 | St. Louis | Checkerdome | |
29 April 1980 | Ames | Hilton Coliseum | |
30 April 1980 | Saint Paul | Saint Paul Civic Center
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2 May 1980 | |||
3 May 1980 | Chicago | International Amphitheatre | |
5 May 1980 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
6 May 1980 | |||
7 May 1980 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |
Second North America Leg | |||
18 June 1980 | San Diego[4] | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
20 June 1980 | Inglewood | The Forum
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21 June 1980 | |||
23 June 1980 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |
24 June 1980 | |||
26 June 1980 | |||
27 June 1980 | |||
28 June 1980 | |||
30 June 1980 | Phoenix | ASU Univ. Activity Center | |
2 July 1980 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
3 July 1980 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
5 July 1980 | Houston | The Summit | |
7 July 1980 | Baton Rouge | LSU Assembly Center | |
9 July 1980 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | |
10 July 1980 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
11 July 1980 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
13 July 1980 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |
14 July 1980 | Hampton | Hampton Roads Coliseum | |
16 July 1980 | Toronto[5] | Canada | Exhibition Stadium |
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c "1980 Archives - The Who". Thewho.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Arenas (6,000 to 20,000), page 32". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. 19 July 1980. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (21 August 1980). "Willie Nile: busting out of Bleecker Street". Rolling Stone. p. 20.
- ^ "1980 Archives".
- ^ "1980 Archives".