The Who Tour 2002
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Tour by The Who | |
Start date | January 27, 2002 |
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End date | September 28, 2002 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 32 |
The Who concert chronology |
The Who Tour 2002 was a tour by The Who, partially in support of the DVD The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall. It is perhaps known best as the first tour the band did without original bassist John Entwistle, who died the night before the North American tour was to begin; the group decided to complete the tour with the help of bassist Pino Palladino, who has played with them since.
History
After making a single appearance in 2001, at The Concert for New York City in October, the group began the year with a series of shows in England that culminated with two charity dates at the Royal Albert Hall in London, once again benefiting the Teenage Cancer Trust as in 2000. A full-scale tour of North America was then planned, with the group adding Pete Townshend's brother Simon to the lineup to help with backing vocals and rhythm guitar. After rehearsals in England, the group traveled to Las Vegas for the first scheduled date of the tour, only to have Entwistle's death from a fatal heart attack the night before (June 27) throw the tour and the band itself into question. Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey ultimately concluded that the tour should continue and were able to secure the services of Pino Palladino, a seasoned session and live bassist who had worked with Townshend on past solo projects, after contacting him in Philadelphia just as he was planning to travel back to the United Kingdom. The first two dates were rescheduled and the tour commenced with an emotional show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 1st after only two days of rehearsals. The group eventually played 27 dates over four legs, often wearing black and paying tribute to Entwistle during the shows; the tour finished at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on September 28th. The band continues to play with this lineup.
Live Releases
Live material from 2002 has appeared on the following releases:
- Four songs ("I'm Free", "I Don't Even Know Myself", "Summertime Blues", and "Young Man Blues") from the February 8, 2002 show at the Royal Albert Hall in London are included as a bonus disc of the Live at the Royal Albert Hall album, which features the band's November 27, 2000 charity show at the same venue.
- 25 of the group's 27 North American shows were released as The Who Encore Series 2002, a practice that would continue for their 2004 and 2006-2007 tours. Only the first show at the Hollywood Bowl on July 1st and the August 1st show at Madison Square Garden in New York were omitted from the set.
- The DVD Live in Boston chronicles the September 27th show at the Tweeter Center, in Mansfield, Massachusetts on September 27th (mistakenly listed as September 24th).
Band members
- Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica, occasional acoustic guitar
- Pete Townshend - lead guitar, vocals
- John Entwistle - bass guitar, vocals (until February 8th)
- Zak Starkey - drums
- John Bundrick - piano, keyboards, vocals
- Simon Townshend - backing vocals, rhythm guitar (beginning July 1st)
- Pino Palladino - bass guitar (beginning July 1st)
Typical set lists
January-February U.K. Dates
The set list for the short series of United Kingdom dates early in the year was similar to what was played in 2000, but a longer selection of Tommy material included the first performances of "Amazing Journey", "Sparks", and "I'm Free since the 1989 tour; the second show in Portsmouth also featured the "Overture" and "It's a Boy". The band also revived cover tunes that had been part of their act years before, namely "Summertime Blues", "Baby Don't You Do It" (not played since 1973), and "Young Man Blues". As these were the last shows the group played with John Entwistle, they were also the last in which they performed "My Wife" and "Boris the Spider".
Here is a fairly typical set list for these shows (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Substitute"
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
- "Amazing Journey"
- "Sparks" (replaced with an instrumental jam on January 28th)
- "Pinball Wizard"
- "I'm Free
- "My Wife" (John Entwistle) (replaced with "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) on January 28th)
- "Who Are You"
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "Drowned" (Townshend solo acoustic)
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "You Better You Bet"
- "5.15"
- "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Encores (variations of the following list):
- "The Kids Are Alright
- Performed on January 27th, 28th & 31st; and February 7th & 8th.
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
- Performed on January 27th, 28th & 31st; and February 7th & 8th.
- "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
- Performed on January 27th & 31st.
- "My Generation"
- Performed on January 27th, 28th & 31st; and February 7th & 8th.
- "Magic Bus"
- Performed on January 28th.
- "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison)
- Performed on January 31st; and February 7th & 8th.
- "Old Red Wine"
- Performed on February 7th & 8th.
- "The Acid Queen"
- Performed during "My Generation" on February 8th.
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. Some other songs were played which are not in the above lists:
- "The Relay"
- Performed on January 28th; and February 8th.
- "I'm One" (Townshend solo acoustic)
- Performed on January 28th; and February 7th & 8th.
- "Overture"
- Performed on January 28th.
- "It's a Boy"
- Performed on January 28th.
- "The Real Me
- Performed on January 31st.
- "I Don't Even Know Myself"
- Performed on January 31st; and February 7th and 8th.
- "Getting in Tune"
- Performed on January 31st; and February 7th and 8th.
North American Tour
The set for the North American tour was modified to include the first performances of "Another Tricky Day" since 1981, along with "Eminence Front" and a Quadrophenia segment now including "Sea and Sand" and "Love, Reign o'er Me". The encore was a Tommy medley, with "See Me, Feel Me" performed regularly for the first time since 1989. The group had rehearsed both "Join Together" and "Music Must Change" before John Entwistle’s death, but neither made the set list for the tour. Towards the end of the tour, Townshend further developed the Entwistle tribute song "Old Red Wine" (played at the end of "My Generation"), adding lyrics that would appear when the song was recorded for the Then and Now studio version. There was very little variation in the group’s act throughout all four legs of the tour, most likely due to their having a new bass player.
Here is a fairly typical set list for these shows (all songs written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):
- "I Can't Explain"
- "Substitute"
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
- "Who Are You"
- "Another Tricky Day"
- "The Relay" (not played on August 28th or September 23rd)
- "Bargain"
- "Baba O'Riley"
- "Eminence Front"
- "Sea and Sand"
- "5.15"
- "Love, Reign o'er Me" (performed twice on August 22nd)
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "You Better You Bet"
- "The Kids Are Alright
- "My Generation" (including "Old Red Wine")
- "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Encores (variations of the following list):
There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. Some other songs were played which are not in the above lists:
- "I Can See for Miles"
- Performed on July 26th.
- "I'm One"
- Performed on August 1st, 3rd, 4th, 30th & 31st; and September 14th, 15th & 17th.
- "I Don't Even Know Myself"
- Performed on September 23rd.
Tour dates
January-February U.K. Dates
- 27/01/2002: Portsmouth Guildhall - Portsmouth
- 28/01/2002: Portsmouth Guildhall - Portsmouth
- 31/01/2002: Watford Colosseum - Watford
- 07/02/2002: Royal Albert Hall - London
- 08/02/2002: Royal Albert Hall - London
North America - First Leg
- 01/07/2002: Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles
- 03/07/2002: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
- 04/07/2002: Autowest Amphitheater - Sacramento, CA
- 06/07/2002: The Gorge - George, WA
North America - Second Leg
- 26/07/2002: Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
- 27/07/2002: Tweeter Center - Camden, NJ
- 29/07/2002: Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA
- 31/07/2002: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
- 01/08/2002: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
- 03/08/2002: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
- 04/08/2002: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
North America - Third Leg
- 23/08/2002: The Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
- 24/08/2002: Tweeter Center Chicago - Tinley Park, IL
- 25/08/2002: Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana) - Noblesville, IN
- 27/08/2002: Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, MI
- 28/08/2002: Polaris Amphitheater - Columbus, OH
- 30/08/2002: PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
- 31/08/2002: Jones Beach Amphitheater - Wantagh, NY
North America - Fourth Leg
- 14/09/2002: The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
- 15/09/2002: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
- 17/09/2002: Greek Theater - Los Angeles
- 19/09/2002: Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre - Denver
- 21/09/2002: American Airlines Center - Dallas
- 23/09/2002: House of Blues - Chicago
- 24/09/2002: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
- 27/09/2002: Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
- 28/09/2002: Air Canada Centre - Toronto