The Who

THE WHO: Quadrophenia and More

THE WHO, one of rock’s legendary and defining bands, have announced a major North American arena tour where they’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics. The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band’s second rock opera (after Tommy), raised the bar for rock albums as an art form and hit #2 on the U.S. Billboard album chart.  Founding members ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals).  

In addition, subscribed members of The Who’s official fan club will be given priority access to purchase tickets for the upcoming “Quadrophenia” tour.  The offer begins at 10:00 AM on July 20 and expires July 22 at 10:00 PM.  All current members of the official The Who Fan Club, as well as any new members who join, will be given an exclusive member’s only code that will activate the offer. Membership is available at fanclub.TheWho.com.

The upcoming WHO tour will offer a number of exclusive VIP experiences and packages.  These offers may include a number of exciting perks: great seats, a special invitation to The Who’s VIP preshow sound check, limited edition autographed memorabilia, merchandise and more. 

The American Express presale for the U.S. dates runs July 23-26 and July 23-25 in Canada.

The general public on sale for the Friday, November 9^th concert at Greensboro Coliseum will begin on Friday, July 27 at 10:00 A.M.

In a four-and-a-half star (out of five) review, Rolling Stone’s David Fricke said: “Quadrophenia, released in 1973, was a superior tale with more-taut songwriting; it was grounded in [Pete] Townshend's memories of growing up angry, anguished and mod in the early Sixties, and produced with the panoramic tension of ‘Who’s Next.’”

The Who is an English rock band formed in 1964. Quadrophenia marked the band’s sixth album. The album’s title is a variation on the popular usage of the medical diagnostic term schizophrenia and exemplifies the four varying personalities of the band members who created the album. IGN placedQuadrophenia at No. 1 on its list of the greatest classic rock albums of all time and Q magazine placed Quadrophenia on its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever, It features such classic WHO songs as “The Real Me,” “5:15” and “Love Reign o’er Me.”

Onsale to General Public
Start: Fri, 07/27/12 10:00 AM EDT

VIP Package
Start: Fri, 07/27/12 10:00 AM EDT
End: Fri, 10/19/12 05:00 PM EDT

Fan Club Presale and Bundle
Start: Fri, 07/20/12 10:00 AM EDT
End: Sun, 07/22/12 10:00 PM EDT

VIP Package Presale
Start: Fri, 07/20/12 10:00 AM EDT
End: Sun, 07/22/12 10:00 PM EDT

American Express
Start: Mon, 07/23/12 10:00 AM EDT
End: Thu, 07/26/12 10:00 PM EDT