The Who Announce 2013 'Quadrophenia' UK And Ireland Arena Tour & Tickets
Monday, 28 January 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
One of rock’s legendary and defining bands, The Who have unveiled dates for a UK and Ireland arena tour where they’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album 'Quadrophenia' in its entirety, along with a selection of Who classics.
The tour follows on from the band's uccessful North American tour, regarded by fans and critics as probably the definitive interpretation of 'Quadrophenia' and “a rock 'n' roll lover's dream come true”.
Featuring classic Who songs such as 'The Real Me,' '5:15' and 'Love Reign o’er Me.', the acclaimed 'Quadrophenia' marked the British band’s second rock opera (after 'Tommy'), raised the bar for rock albums as an art form, hit Number 2 on the UK album chart and massively influenced the future of UK style, fashion and culture – from Paul Weller to Bradley Wiggins, from Paul Smith to Noel Gallagher.
This new concert version of 'Quadrophenia', personally directed by Roger Daltrey, focuses on the original album and replaces the narrative used in previous stage versions with powerful imagery projected on an array of massive screens, designed to support the music by setting it in the context of the history of the band.
The Who’s 10-date UK and Ireland tour features founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, who will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), John Corey (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals).
June 8th - Dublin The O2
June 10th - Belfast Odyssey
June 12th - Glasgow SECC
June 15th - London The O2
June 18th - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
June 20th - Newcastle Metro Arena
June 23rd - Manchester Arena
June 25th - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
June 28th - Birmingham LG Arena
June 30th - Liverpool Echo Arena
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The tour follows on from the band's uccessful North American tour, regarded by fans and critics as probably the definitive interpretation of 'Quadrophenia' and “a rock 'n' roll lover's dream come true”.
