The Who have started up their 50th anniversary tour in the UK after a dress rehearsal in November in Abu Dhabi.
The shows mark 50 years since the first recording of The Who ‘Zoot Suit’ in July, 1964. While ‘Zoot Suit’ is not included in the setlist The Who do open their set with their first ever hit single ‘I Can’t Explain’, released in the UK in December, 1964.
While the Glasgow setlist contained the rare ‘A Quick One’, last performed at Wembley in 2000, it was missing one of the band’s biggest and signature hits ‘My Generation’.
The Who, Glasgow, November 30, 2014 SETLIST
I Can’t Explain (single, 1965)
Substitute (single, 1966)
The Kids Are Alright (from My Generation, 1965)
I Can See For Miles (from The Who Sell Out, 1967)
Who Are You (from Who Are You, 1978)
Long Live Rock (from Odds & Sods, 1974)
A Quick One, While He’s Away (from A Quick One, 1966)
Slip Kid (from The Who By Numbers, 1975)
Join Together (single, 1972)
Behind Blue Eyes (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Squeeze Box (from The Who By Numbers, 1975)
The Seeker (single, 1970)
5.15 (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
Bell Boy (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
Love Reign O’er Me (from Quadrophenia, 1973)
Eminence Front (from It’s Hard, 1982)
Cry If You Want (from It’s Hard, 1982)
Amazing Journey (from Tommy, 1969)
Sparks (from Tommy, 1969)
Pinball Wizard (from Tommy, 1969)
See Me Feel Me / Listening To You (from Tommy, 1969)
Magic Bus (single, 1968)
Baba O’Riley (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Won’t Get Fooled Again (from Who’s Next, 1971)
Naked Eye (from Odds & Sods, 1974)
The Who performed in Leeds on Tuesday night (December 2, 2014), the UK city where they recorded their legendary live album ‘Live At Leeds’ in 1970.
The 50th anniversary tour will head to the USA in April and go through until May 2015 then back to Europe in June and July before returning to the USA for the second leg in September through to November. No Australian dates have been announced.
