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The 1976 Who Tour
Tour by The Who
Start dateFebruary 27, 1976
End dateOctober 21, 1976
Legs5
No. of shows36
The Who concert chronology

The Who Tour 1976 was The Who's second concert tour for their The Who By Numbers album.

History

This was the second straight year of touring the band did to support their latest album. However, only three tracks from the album were played during the tour: "Slip Kid", "Squeeze Box", and "Dreaming from the Waist". "Slip Kid" was dropped very early in the tour, only lasting until March 15, 1976.

This was also drummer Keith Moon's final tour, as the December 15, 1977 Kilburn concert and May 25, 1978 Shepperton concert weren't actually part of any tours, but rather special shows filmed specifically for inclusion in The Kids Are Alright film. This tour featured his final US concert, at the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, WA on October 14, 1976, and his final concert before a paying crowd at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, ON on October 21, 1976.[1]

Band members

Typical set lists

First Europe/US Leg

This leg lasted from February 27, 1976 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland and ended on April 1, 1976 at the Boston Garden in Boston, MA. The four European concerts at the beginning of the tour acted as the warm-ups for the main US tour.

The US tour-opener on March 9, 1976 in Boston kicked off with a whimper, as drummer Keith Moon collapsed over his drumset after just two songs, "I Can't Explain" and "Substitute". Lead singer Roger Daltrey explained it on Keith being very sick, and he added, "Why do our tours always seem to start like this,"[2] possibly referring to the Cow Palace incident 3 years ago, where Moon also collapsed. This time however, no drummer or audience member filled in and the show was rescheduled to April 1, 1976, at the end of the tour. Here is a fairly typical set list for this leg of the tour. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Slip Kid" (dropped after 15th March)
  8. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  9. "Magic Bus"
  10. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  11. "The Acid Queen"
  12. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  13. "Pinball Wizard"
  14. "I'm Free"
  15. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  16. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  17. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  18. "My Generation"
  19. "Join Together"
  20. "My Generation Blues"
  21. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Encores (only one, at the Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on March 11, 1976):

  • "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel)
    • Performed on February 28th (not as encore); and March 2nd (not as encore), 11th, 15th (not as encore), 16th (not as encore), 18th (not as encore) & 21st (not as encore).
  • "Let's See Action"
    • Performed on March 11th.
  • "Naked Eye"
    • Performed on March 11th.

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. "Slip Kid" was dropped after a concert at the Myriad Gardens Convention Center in Oklahoma City, OK on March 15, 1976. "Road Runner" also appeared in the regular set, and was dropped after a concert at the Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, CA on March 21, 1976. Also, one other song was played which is not in the above list:

  • "You've Got Rock And Roll" (a.k.a. That's Rock And Roll)
    • Performed on March 21st. This song was fleshed out more in the band's 1979 tour, as the song, "That's Rock And Roll".

Who Put The Boot In Leg

This leg started on May 22, 1976 in Colmar, France and ended on June 12, 1976 in Swansea, Wales. This leg also featured the Guinness World Record-holder (at the time) for loudest concert ever, the concert at The Valley in Charlton, England. Its volume from 50 meters away was at 120 decibels.[3] Moon's final European concerts took place during this leg. Here is a typical set list for this leg of the tour. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Magic Bus"
  9. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  10. "The Acid Queen"
  11. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  12. "Pinball Wizard"
  13. "I'm Free"
  14. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  15. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  16. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  17. "My Generation"
  18. "Join Together"
  19. "My Generation Blues"
  20. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

There were no encores. The list stayed mainly the same throughout the leg, but the first two shows of the leg featured some bonus songs in the "My Generation" medley:

  • "Doctor Jimmy" (the "Is It Me?" theme)
    • Performed on May 22nd & 25th.
  • "The Punk and the Godfather"
    • Performed on May 22nd & 25th.

Whirlwind Leg

The Who played four shows on this leg, all in August and the United States. This leg started on August 3, 1976 at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD and ended on August 9, 1976 at the Baseball Stadium in Miami, FL. The set list was the same for the whole leg. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Magic Bus"
  9. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  10. "The Acid Queen"
  11. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  12. "Pinball Wizard"
  13. "I'm Free"
  14. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  15. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  16. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  17. "My Generation"
  18. "Join Together"
  19. "My Generation Blues"
  20. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

US/Canada Fall Leg

This was the final leg of the tour, from October 6, 1976 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ to Moon's final public concert on October 21, 1976 at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, ON. Here is a typical set list for the leg. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Magic Bus"
  9. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  10. "The Acid Queen"
  11. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  12. "Pinball Wizard"
  13. "I'm Free"
  14. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  15. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  16. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  17. "My Generation"
  18. "Join Together"
  19. "My Generation Blues"
  20. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Encores (only one, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, CA on October 10, 1976):

There were other songs played on this leg which are not on the lists above:

  • "Relax"
    • Performed on October 14th.
  • "Who Are You"
    • Performed on October 21st.

Tour dates

First Europe/US Leg

European warm-up shows

Main US tour

Who Put The Boot In Leg

Whirlwind Leg

US/Canada Fall Leg

References

  1. ^ Toronto 1976 concert bootleg review with notes
  2. ^ 09.03.1976 The Who in Boston - Aborted concert and announcements
  3. ^ [1]
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