Back to the Who Tour 51! was a 2016 concert tour of Europe & North America by British band
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
.
Overview
The tour was announced, in part, on 3 May 2016 and is the continuity of the band's previous tour,
The Who Hits 50!
Billed as The Who Hits 50!, The Who's 2014–16 tour was a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band. Roger Daltrey has referred to this tour as the band's "long goodbye" hinting that it will be the final tour for The Who. The tour co ...
.
The new tour included a return visit to the
Isle of Wight Festival (at the Seaclose Park in Newport, England) on the opening date and ended at the Empire Polo Grounds in
Indio, California
Indio (Spanish language, Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. It lies east of Palm Springs, Califo ...
on 16 October 2016 after thirteen concerts.
Tour band
The Who
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Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band The Who.
Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Ge ...
– lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine
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Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
Townsh ...
– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Backing musicians
*John Corey – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, bass harmonica
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Loren Gold
Loren Gold is an American keyboardist, vocalist, music director, and songwriter. Gold is the keyboardist and backup vocalist for The Who, and keyboardist/vocalist for the band Chicago. In addition, Loren has been the touring keyboardist and backu ...
– keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, jaw harp
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Pino Palladino – bass guitar
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Frank Simes
Frank Turner Simes is an American musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer and record producer. Simes is the musical director for Roger Daltrey, and has recorded and performed with Mick Jagger, Don Henley, and Stevie Nicks.
Early lif ...
– keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, banjo, mandolin
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Zak Starkey – drums, percussion
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Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Tour dates
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The five UK dates scheduled for August / September 2016, originally billed as "Greatest Hits" shows, have been moved to 2017 to coincide with the Royal Albert Hall dates, as part of the
2017 Tommy & More tour.
Cancelled shows
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Notes
References
External links
The Who Online Concert Guide
{{The Who
The Who concert tours
2016 concert tours