The Who, one of rock’s most legendary and defining bands, will celebrate their 50-year legacy when they bring their The Who Hits 50! tour to North America in 2015. The Who Hits 50! tour will kick off its spring run April 15 in Tampa, FL and include 20 stops throughout the east before wrapping May 30 in Forest Hills, NY. The fall leg will launch September 14 in San Diego, CA and begin with west coast dates throughout the U.S. and across Canada before concluding November 4 in Philadelphia, PA. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 17 at 10:00 AM (local time) at www.thewho.com.
“This is the beginning of the long goodbye,” says Who frontman Roger Daltrey.
Pete Townshend commented, “Trying to stay young. Not wearing socks. Growing a great big Woodcutter’s beard. Might even wear a check shirt on stage and get a tattoo of a Union Jack. Always a fashion victim. But under no illusions. We are what we are, and extremely good at it, but we’re lucky to be alive and still touring.”
The classic songs fans can expect to hear on The Who Hits 50! tour will appear on the band’s forthcoming The Who Hits 50! collection. Set for an October 27, 2014 release on Geffen/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), this definitive collection of The Who’s greatest tracks – from their very first recordings as The High Numbers right up to the present day with the brand new track “Be Lucky” – is being released to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary tour.
The Who’s 2015 North American tour dates:
Leg One
4/15 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
4/17 Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
4/19 Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4/21 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
4/23 Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center*
4/27 Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
4/29 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
5/2 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
5/11 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
5/13 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
5/15 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
5/17 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
5/20 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
5/22 Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall
5/24 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
5/26 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
5/30 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
*on sale Friday, October 17th at 9 a.m.
Leg Two
9/14 San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
9/16 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
9/19 Las Vegas, NV – Colosseum at Caesars Palace
9/21 Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center
9/23 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
9/25 Portland, OR – Moda Center
9/27 Seattle, WA – KeyArena
9/29 Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
10/1 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
10/10 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
10/13 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Bradley Center
10/15 Chicago, IL – United Center
10/17 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
10/19 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
10/21 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
10/23 Pittsburgh, PA – CONSOL Energy Center
10/25 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
10/27 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10/29 Boston, MA – TD Garden
11/1 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
11/4 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center