The Who Marks 50th anniversary Sets Out North American Tour

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The Who has just announced their upcoming 50th anniversary with a massive tour of North America on 2015.The other half,the surviving members singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend have stated the fact that this will be the beginning of a long goodbye.Perhaps retiring from the music scene along with the other heroes of sixties and seventies rock music who preceded them.

The Who were known to be the destroyers of expensive hardware along with the eccentric antics of its drummer Keith Moon and the windmill style of its guitarist Pete Townshend,thus started the trend of smashing guitars and blowing up the stage with pyrotechnics that was followed later on by bands such as Nirvana,Kiss and the Smashing Pumpkins.Moon died in 1978 following an overdose on sleeping pills,he was replaced by Kenny Jones of the Faces until 1982 when Townshend decided to break up the group as a touring act.Bass player John Entwistle died in 2002 during their US tour.The Who is one of the most influential rock groups the world has ever known.

*NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2015

Apr. 15 - Amalie Arena - Tampa, Fla.
Apr. 17 - American Airlines Arena - Miami, Fla.
Apr. 20 - Veterans Memorial Arena - Jacksonville, Fla.
Apr. 21 - PNC Arena - Raleigh, N.C.
Apri. 23 - The Arena At Gwinett Center- Duluth, Ga.
Apr. 27 - Frank Erwin Center - Austin, Tex.
Apr. 29 - Toyota Center- Houston, Tex.
May 2 - American Airline Center - Dallas, Tex.
May 5 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo.
May 7 - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Mo.
May 9 - KFC Yum! Arena - Louisville, Ky.
May 11 - Bridgestone Center- Nashville, Tenn.
May 13 - Allstate Arena - Chicago, Ill.
May 15 - Nationwide Center- Columbus, Ohio
May 17 - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
May 20 - Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, N.Y.
May 22 - Boardwalk Hall- Atlantic City, N.J.
May 24 - Mohegan Sun Arena- Uncasville, Conn.
May 26 - Barclays Center- Brooklyn, N.Y.
May 30 - Forest Hills Stadium - Forest Hills, N.Y.
Sept. 14 - Valley View Casino Center - San Diego, Calif.
Sept. 16 - Honda Center- Anaheim, Calif.
Sept. 19 - Caesars Palace - Las Vegas, Nev.
Sept. 21 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 23 - Oracle Arena - Oakland, Calif.
Sept. 25 - Moda Center - Portland, Ore.
Sept. 27 - KeyArena at Seattle Center - Seattle, Wash.
Sept. 29 - Rogers Center- Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct. 1 - Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, Alberta
Oct. 3 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, Alberta
Oct. 4 - Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pa.
Oct. 6 - Sasktel Center - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Oct. 8 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct. 10 - Target Center- Minneapolis, Minn.
Oct. 13 - Harris Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
Oct. 15 - United Center- Chicago, Ill.
Oct. 17 - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, Mich.
Oct. 19 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Onatrio
Oct. 21 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario
Oct. 23 - CONSOL Energy Arena - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Oct. 25 - Prudential Center- Newark, N.J.
Oct. 27 - Madison Square Garden- New York, N.Y.
Oct. 29 - TD Garden - Boston, Mass.
Nov. 1 - Verizon Center - Washington, D.C.


*-Tour dates courtesy of the Who's website and facebook page


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