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26 Aug 2022

THE WHO HITS BACK! 2022 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR READY TO RESUME THIS FALL

The who add two new cities to the autumn rollout:, phoenix and san jose, with special guests mike campbell & the dirty knobs.

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The Who kick off the fall leg of their incredibly successful THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour on October 2, in Toronto, Canada. The much-anticipated live trek thunders across the U.S. through the first week of November, adding two new dates: San Jose, CA on October 24, and Phoenix, AZ on October 30.

Enjoying some of the best reviews of any band currently on the road in 2022, The Who also garnered praise for their poignant and historic show this past May in Cincinnati, OH, their first concert in the city in more than 40 years. The concert proceeds, in excess of $500,000. were donated to the P.E.M. Memorial , the organisation that was founded to honour friends and classmates who lost their lives at the December 3, 1979 concert from Finneytown High School. The donation will go towards college scholarships and will be available to all Cincinnati area high schools through the P.E.M. Memorial fund.

The Who continue to raise the bar with stellar supporting artists joining the THE WHO HITS BACK! fall rollout, announcing that Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs – fronted by lead guitarist/songwriter from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell – will be appearing on most of the dates. Singer/songwriter and founder of Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page is also slated for multiple shows, and British (female-led) rock band The Wild Things will open for The Who on the tour’s final two shows in Las Vegas, November 4 and 5. (Scroll down for dates/details/web links)

The powerhouse band’s upcoming North American fall trek promises to sustain the momentum the band created on the spring leg of the tour. “Daltrey took flight in ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’, roaring and howling and whipping his mic cord through the air like he was lassoing cattle… the show was a potent reminder of the timelessness of Townshend’s songs and The Who’s music.” ~ Dallas Morning News .

Legendary singer Roger Daltrey and trailblazing guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend continue to harness the kind of integrity-driven firepower that has made Who shows the preeminent gold standard of the pop-culture art form that is rock n’ roll. THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour will again share the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada.

THE WHO HITS BACK! FALL TOUR DATES

Special guests.

Steven Page Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs The Wild Things

OCT 2 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON . Special Guest: Steven Page OCT 4 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI . Special Guest: Steven Page OCT 7 UBS Arena, Belmont Park, NY . Special Guest: Steven Page OCT 9 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH . Special Guest: Steven Page OCT 12 United Center, Chicago, IL . Special Guest: Steven Page OCT 14 Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs OCT 17 Ball Arena, Denver, CO . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs OCT 20 Moda Center, Portland, OR . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs OCT 22 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs *OCT 24 SAP Center, San Jose, CA . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs OCT 26 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs OCT 28 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs *OCT 30 Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs NOV 1 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA . Special Guests: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs NOV 4 + 5 Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV . Special Guests: The Wild Things

Tickets for all shows available here . New dates available September 1st.

And of course here on thewho.com the official web site for The Who

*The Who Fan Club pre-sale begins on 29 August 2022. Members will receive their pre-sale code by email.

26 thoughts on “THE WHO HITS BACK! 2022 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR READY TO RESUME THIS FALL”

Have some East coast venues!

No buffalo show?

Any Florida shows

I want to suggest that THE WHO release full concert “bootleg” live albums from this year’s tour or from 2019. I’m sure that a lot of fans would want to buy “bootleg” full shows,especially from concerts that they attended (I know that I would like to get live album from their show in Philadelphia,PA in May 2019).Maybe they could be released through nugs.net

Any plano for Rio?

How do i get the presale code for Phoenix? Goes on sale tomorrow.

All Fan Club members will receive an email with their unique pre-sale code.

Are The Who coming to Britain?

Loved the Acoustic show at Royal Albert Hall and Rogers Solo Show at Palladium this year. Looking forward to the UK tour in 2023. God bless you lads.

How come the Who never comes out to Albuquerque, New Mexico? We have a great Amphitheater at Isleta for great shows for Spring Summer and fall shows? I’m sure that I’m not the only Who fan here in the Albuquerque metro area.

What songs will be performed from what album? Will setlist be same for all of the venues? Ill be going to Sacramento and San Jose! Love you guys so much!

Pete & Roger pointed to & commented on the empty spots on the hill during their show in Albuquerque in 2000. maybe thatz why they haven’t come back. Lo

I don’t see Los Lonely Boys listed as special guests for the fall dates. Are they no longer performing as part of this tour?

Cynthia, our special guests change a lot during the tour and Los Lonely Boys only played a few dates with us on the Spring leg of The Who Hits Back! tour.

UK back home… Shepherds Bush Empire

New York? Boston?

NYC or Boston?

A lot of empty seats out there. Sad to see that. I wonder why. Saw you guys in Wembley Stadium in 2019. It was great.

Pete, who was the other guitarist with you on those Empty Glass Promos?

I highly encourage you to go see the show I saw them in Cincinnati in May and they were stupendous Pete, Roger and the rest of the ensemble had an explosive chemistry Wonderful moments in the performance that they brought us that evening at TQL I have seen them since ’82 and this was my 10th time and I rank it in the top three shows

i saw them at MSG in spring, 46 years after seeing them in ’76. they’re still rockin’! rock and roll, the devil’s music! lol.

The world’s GREATEST rock and roll band. I’ve seen them over 50 times since the 70’s. Saw them in Hollywood Florida in April 1st show on this tour. Saw them in may in Philly. Will see them in Long Island next week. And I’ll see the last 2 shows in Vegas in November. Can’t wait

Im coming from Montevideo, Uruguay, to watch you in Chicago on the 12 october, my birthday. It will be my third time ive be watching the who, after dessert trip in 2016 and Argentina with gnr in 2017. Rock the united cebter, please

I see them every tour since 79. I was at Cincinnati concert in 79. Front row I was 21 that day. Sorry about the 11 kids. I didn’t know until I got home to Columbus about the kids. They opened 3 doors. I was first to get in. Gregg greathouse. I will see The Who in columbus 2022

Headed down to St Louis tonight to the concert. Checked the playlist and didn’t see “Magic Bus” or “My Generation”. Come on guys, play what made you famous!!!!

The Who Announce 2022 North American Tour

THE WHO HITS BACK!

Tickets on sale starting friday, february 11 th at 10am local time on livenation.com.

Legendary rock band The Who have announced a brand new tour for 2022, THE WHO HITS BACK! The iconic band’s upcoming North American trek promises to be another rock n’ roll knockout, bringing singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend back to U.S. venues two years after their acclaimed MOVING ON! Tour , which wowed audiences with a series of sold-out dates. THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour (see complete list of dates below)will again share the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the kick-off date is April 22 in Hollywood, FL at the Hard Rock Live for the spring leg of the tour and returns in the fall on October 2 in Toronto, ON at Scotiabank Arena . Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, February 11 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com .

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning today, Monday, February 7 at 10am local time through Thursday, February 10 at 10pm local time. The Who’s fan club presale starts Wednesday, February 9 at 10am local time and runs through Thursday, February 10 at 10pm local time.

The Who are hitting most of the cities they were set to play in 2020 with multiple new stops, including shows in New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on April 30, and a much-anticipated performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on May 26. After a summer break, The Who will continue in the fall, including stops in Chicago, IL at United Center on October 12, and in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on November 1. The Who Hits Back! Tour winds down with two shows in Las Vegas, NV on November 4 + 5 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour will feature THE WHO’s full live band comprised of guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold , second keyboardist Emily Marshall , bassist Jon Button , drummer Zak Starkey and backing vocals by Billy Nicholls along with orchestra conductor Keith Levenson , lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder, passionately delivering THE WHO’s many classics, as well as songs from their most recent album, titled WHO .Commenting on The Who Hits Back! Tour, Roger Daltrey says, “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege. This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around. So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans. We’re gearing up for a great show that hits bck in the only way The Who know how. By giving it everything we got.”

The Who’s wildly successful 2019 MOVING ON! Tour brought the band’s iconic brand of incomparable rock through 29 cities, including a rollicking sold-out show in Boston’s historic Fenway Park, and a memorable Seattle show where Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined them onstage for a rousing version of “The Punk And the Godfather.” The tour generated the most unanimous outpouring of acclaim from critics and fans of any live rock show in 2019, winning raves across North America for the orchestral dynamic as well as the duo’s cathartic rock firepower and intimate acoustic numbers. “ They’re not getting older. They’re getting better. You better, you better, you bet. ” hailed the Worcester Telegram , with Pollstar Magazine affirming “ Daltrey is in peak form, and so is Townshend, lavishing his trademarked windmill guitar motion .”

For more information about THE WHO HITS BACK! 2022 dates, visit LiveNation.com or thewho.com.

THE WHO HITS BACK! TOUR DATES

April 22 / Hard Rock Live / Hollywood, FL*

April 24 / VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena / Jacksonville, FL

April 27 / Amalie Arena / Tampa, FL

April 30 / New Orleans Jazz Festival*

May 3 / Moody Center / Austin, TX

May 5 / American Airlines Center / Dallas, TX

May 8 / the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / The Woodlands, TX

May 10 / Paycom Center / Oklahoma City, OK

May 13 / FedExForum / Memphis, TN

May 15 / TQL Stadium / Cincinnati, OH

May 18 / TD Garden / Boston, MA

May 20 / Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, PA

May 23 / Capital One Arena / Washington, D.C.

May 26 / Madison Square Garden / New York City, NY

May 28 / Bethel Woods Center of the Arts / Bethel, NY

Oct 2 / Scotiabank Arena / Toronto, ON

Oct 4 / Little Caesars Arena / Detroit, MI

Oct 7 / UBS Arena / Belmont Park, NY

Oct 9 / Schottenstein Center / Columbus, OH

Oct 12 / United Center / Chicago, IL

Oct 14 / Enterprise Center / St. Louis, MO

Oct 17 / Ball Arena / Denver, CO

Oct 20 / Moda Center / Portland, OR

Oct 22 / Climate Pledge Arena / Seattle, WA

Oct 26 / Golden 1 Center / Sacramento, CA

Oct 28 / Honda Center / Anaheim, CA

Nov 1 / Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA

Nov 4 + 5 / Dolby Live at Park MGM / Las Vegas, NV

* Not a Live Nation Date

ABOUT THE WHO

T he Who are one of the top three greatest rock legacies in music history. Their music provoked explosive change and spanned what many critics declare is rock’s most elastic creative spectrum, with Pete Townshend’s songwriting moving between raw, prosaic, conceptual, and expressively literate. Their visionary sense of stagecraft headed by Roger Daltrey’s soaring vocal prowess is topped off by the band’s blistering rhythm section. With both Roger and Pete delivering their memoirs in recent years (Pete’s Who I Am was released to much acclaim in 2012, and Roger’s autobiography, Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite; My Story , was embraced by critics in 2018) it’s fitting that the two remaining WHO members have shared their incredible legacy in literary fashion, for few bands have had a more lasting impact on the rock era and the reverberating pop culture than The Who.

Emerging in the mid-1960s as a new and incendiary force in rock n’ roll, their brash style and poignant storytelling garnered them one of music’s most passionate followings, with the legendary foursome blazing a searing new template for rock, punk, and everything after. Inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990, the band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, placing 27 top-forty singles in the United States and United Kingdom and earning 17 Top Ten albums, including the 1969 groundbreaking rock opera Tommy , 1971’s pummeling Live At Leeds , 1973’s Quadrophenia and 1978’s Who Are You . The Who debuted in 1964 with a trio of anthems “I Can’t Explain,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “My Generation.” Since then they have delivered to the world hits such as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Pinball Wizard,” Who Are You,” and,” You Better You Bet.”

In 2008, they became the first rock band ever to be awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. The Who has performed all over the world including global music events for the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show in 2010 and closing the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The Who continued their charity work by playing a concert in January 2011 to raise money for trials of a new cancer treatment called PDT. In December 2012 they performed at the Hurricane Sandy Benefit in New York. In January 2014 they played a set on the U.S. television special to support the charity Stand Up To Cancer. In November 2012 Daltrey, with Townshend at his side, launched Teen Cancer America. The charity is now established in the USA, with offices in Los Angeles and devoted Teen Cancer units being opened in hospitals all over the U.S. TCA’s work has impacted over 5,000 young people and their families nationwide during the last ten years.

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The upcoming tour will again pair Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend with orchestras.

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The Who are gearing up to hit the road again after a two-year pandemic lay-off, announcing dates for their upcoming 2022 North American The Who Hits Back! tour on Monday (Feb. 7). The first run of spring dates on the outing is slated to kick off on April 22 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, and run through a May 28 gig at Bethel Woods Center of the Arts in Bethel, New York.

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The band fronted by singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/singer Pete Townshend will then pick things up again in the fall for another 13-show run, kicking off at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Oct. 2 and running through a Nov. 4-5 stand at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.

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Two years after the rock icons performed with local orchestras on the Moving On! tour, they will once again share the stage with classical ensembles in the U.S. and Canada on the upcoming dates. Tickets for the Live Nation-promoted tour will go on sale to the public beginning on Friday (Feb. 11) at 10 a.m. local time here .

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“Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege,” Daltrey said in a statement. “This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around. So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans. We’re gearing up for a great show that hits back in the only way The Who know how. By giving it everything we got.”

Daltrey and Townshend will be joined by guitarist/back-up singer Simon Townshend, keyboardists Loren Gold and Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey, backing vocalist Billy Nicholls, orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder.

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The Who announce 29-date The Who Hits Back North American tour

The comprehensive tour will be divided into two legs, and see the iconic rock outfit visit Madison Square Garden, Hard Rock Live and the New Orleans Jazz Festival

The Who have announced they will be hitting the road this year as part of their "The Who Hits Back!" tour.

Spanning 29 dates across a number of states including Florida, Texas and Ohio, it will be the iconic rock ‘n’ roll outfit’s first time in America since 2019’s Moving On! tour.

The Who Hits Back has been divided into Spring and Fall legs, and will kick off on April 22 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, California, before concluding its first collection of dates on May 28 at Bethel Woods Center of the Arts, New York.

There will be a four-month summer break in the tour, which will continue on October 2 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The Fall leg of The Who Hits Back will come to an end on November 5 at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.

Other notable dates include a performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 26 and an appearance at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on April 30.

Founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will be joined by The Who’s current crop of players, including electric guitar player Simon Townshend, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey, keys players Loren Gold and Emily Marshall and backing vocalist Billy Nichols.

Orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, along with violinist Katie Jacoby and cellist Audrey Snyder, will also hit the road in support of The Who. No official support acts have yet been announced for the tour, which is being produced by Live Nation.

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Together, the group will dip into The Who’s melting pot of hits, offering up renditions of both tracks taken from the group’s celebrated repertoire and their most recent studio LP, 2019’s Who .

“Pete and I said we’d be back,” commented Roger Daltrey, “but we didn't think we'd have to wait for two years for the privilege. This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around.

“So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans,” he added. “We’re gearing up for a great show that hits back in the only way The Who know how: by giving it everything we got.”

Tickets go on general sale on February 11 at 10am local time via Live Nation .

A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Spring

April 22: Hard Rock Live / Hollywood, FL*
April 24: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena / Jacksonville, FL
April 27: Amalie Arena / Tampa, FL
April 30: New Orleans Jazz Festival*
May 3: Moody Center / Austin, TX
May 5: American Airlines Center / Dallas, TX
May 8: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / The Woodlands, TX
May 10: Paycom Center / Oklahoma City, OK
May 13: FedExForum / Memphis, TN
May 15: TQL Stadium / Cincinnati, OH
May 18: TD Garden / Boston, MA
May 20: Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, PA
May 23: Capital One Arena / Washington, D.C.
May 26: Madison Square Garden / New York City, NY
May 28: Bethel Woods Center of the Arts / Bethel, NY

*Not a Live Nation date

Oct 2: Scotiabank Arena / Toronto, ON
Oct 4: Little Caesars Arena / Detroit, MI
Oct 7: UBS Arena / Belmont Park, NY
Oct 9: Schottenstein Center / Columbus, OH
Oct 12: United Center / Chicago, IL
Oct 14: Enterprise Center / St. Louis, MO
Oct 17: Ball Arena / Denver, CO
Oct 20: Moda Center / Portland, OR
Oct 22: Climate Pledge Arena / Seattle, WA
Oct 26: Golden 1 Center / Sacramento, CA
Oct 28: Honda Center / Anaheim, CA
Nov 1: Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA
Nov 4 and 5: Dolby Live at Park MGM / Las Vegas, NV

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Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World , Guitarist and Total Guitar . He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.

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