Photo taken by Rob Lee for thewho.com during rehearsal

The Who gave a rousing performance, to the delight of Who fans young and old, of Quadropenia and Who classics, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida last night.

The technical problems which has arisen in the first show had vanished and both Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend seemed to relish in the power and energy of their performance. The new production of ‘Quadrophenia’  focuses on presenting Pete Townshend’s score as it was first recorded on the original album. It is accompanied by visuals which add the 4th dimension – Time – to the original concept of the work, which was to represent the four personalities of The Who ‘back then’ – Pete, Roger, John and Keith. It is as if the two surviving members of the band are looking back at the life aqnd times of the band and the context in which they achieved their success.

The second part of the concert was pure magic, with the band rattling through the band’s most famous hits and with Pete and Roger kissing the audience goodnight with a touching performance of ‘Tea And Theatre’, from The Who’s last album, ‘Endless Wire’.

The next gig is in Duluth, GA on Monday November 5th. To buy tickets for this and/or other gigs on the tour, click  HERE. 

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SET LIST

1. QUADROPHENIA

I Am the Sea
The Real Me
Quadrophenia
Cut My Hair
The Punk and the Godfather
I’m One
The Dirty Jobs
Helpless Dancer
Is It in My Head?
I’ve Had Enough
5:15
Sea and Sand
Drowned
Bell Boy
Doctor Jimmy
The Rock
Love Reign O’er Me

2. AND MORE!

Baba O’Riley
The Kids Are Alright

Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Behind Blue Eyes
Who Are You
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Tea & Theatre