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The Vegas Job
StarringThe Who
Roger Daltrey
John Entwistle
Pete Townshend
John Bundrick
Zak Starkey
Music byThe Who
Production
companies
United States Passport Entertainment
United Kingdom Video Film Express
Distributed byUnited States Passport Entertainment
United Kingdom Video Film Express
Release date
7 November 2006[1]
Running time
115 min.
LanguageEnglish

The Vegas Job is a concert film of The Who's performance on October 29, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the infamous Pixelon launch event. Pixelon claimed that the performance was streamed live over the Internet to over 1 million viewers and to the Astrovision screen in Times Square;[2] it was reported that thousands of viewers were unable to watch the live stream due to technology failures.[3] The album was certified Gold in Canada after selling 5,000 units.[4]

Songs performed

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
  4. "Pinball Wizard"
  5. "See Me, Feel Me"
  6. "Baba O'Riley"
  7. "My Wife"
  8. "5:15"
  9. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  10. "Who Are You"
  11. "Magic Bus"
  12. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
  13. "The Kids Are Alright"
  14. "My Generation"

Special features

The DVD included interviews with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, the story behind the Pixelon fiasco, and interviews with the audience prior to start of the concert.

References

  1. ^ http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=movies&movies_item_id=88
  2. ^ "Pixelon.com Launch Sets New Standard For Compelling Internet Programming" (Press release). 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. ^ Dan Goodin (2000-01-03). "Pixelon's Broken Promises". The Industry Standard. Archived from the original on 2000-07-21. Retrieved 2016-08-24. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2000-06-21 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-01 at WebCite". Music Canada. Retrieved on 4 October 2011. Note: User needs to enter "The Who" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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