“The Two” aka “The Who” Announce 36 date “Quadrophenia” Tour.

 

The Who have announced that they will be bringing Quadrophenia back to life on a just 36 date announced tour.  It  will begin November 1^st at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise Florida. The last time they played this classic album live in its entirety on tour was back in 1996 and 1997.

“We’ve been anxious to work together before we drop dead” said Pete Townshend at today’s press conference while Roger Daltrey added, “I don’t know how many more years I’ll be able to sing this music.”

More from Pete… I really love playing all of it. It’s a unique piece for me in that. Some Who music is nightmarish to perform live. Roger has some very tough songs to sing, and he must have preferences. But for me on guitar, everything falls under the fingers. It flows naturally, and I always feel proud of my achievement as the writer, that I put it all together and gave the band a third wind.”

The tour will be divided into two legs. The first leg will end December 9^th. After a holiday break of about a month and a half the band will pick things back up again for a second leg that will begin on January 29^th and continue until Feb 26^th.

It was also announced that The Who will be part of the closing ceremonies for the upcoming London Olympic Summer Games.

– Larry Carta

2012, 2013 Quadrophenia Tour Dates.

Leg One

November

• 11/1 Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center
• 11/3 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
• 11/5 Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center
• 11/8 Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
• 11/9 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
• 11/11 Pittsburgh, PA – CONSOL Energy Arena
• 11/13 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
• 11/14 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
• 11/16 Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 11/20 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (on sale 7/28)
• 11/23 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
• 11/24 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
• 11/27 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
• 11/29 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena

• 12/2 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 12/5 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
• 12/6 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
• 12/8 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
• 12/9 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

Leg Two

 January 

• 1/28 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
• 1/30 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center

• 2/1 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
• 2/2 Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
• 2/5 San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
• 2/6 Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
• 2/8 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
• 2/12 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
• 2/14 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
• 2/16 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Arena
• 2/17 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
• 2/19 Hamiltion, ON – Copps Coliseum
• 2/21 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
• 2/22 Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwak Hall
• 2/24 Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
• 2/26 Providence, RI – Dunkin’ Donuts Center

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