THE WHO
have announced a 12-date arena tour of the UK and Europe. They will perform
their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a
selection of WHO classics. The UK tour follows hot off the heels of their
hugely successful North American, tour, praised by press and fans alike as
probably the definitive interpretation of Quadrophenia and “a rock ‘n’ roll
lover’s dream come true” (Telegram.com, Boston). “QUADROPHENIA is their (The
Who’s) boldest and most fully realized albums,” writes Rolling Stone, “but it’s
never quite gotten the live show it deserves – until now”.
QUADROPHENIA
was The Who’s second rock opera (after Tommy), raising the bar for rock albums
as an art form. It hit #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. 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
original band members. IGN placed QUADROPHENIA at No. 1 on its list of the
greatest classic rock albums of all time and Q magazine placed it on its list
of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. QUADROPHENIA features such classic WHO songs as “The Real
Me,” “5:15” and “Love Reign o’er Me.”
The
movie of QUADROPHENIA (1979) has become a cult classic, starring a young Sting,
Phil Daniels, Ray Winstone, Trevor Laird and Lesley Ash. John Lydon (Rotten)
was screen tested for a part, but the idea was dropped when insurance became an
issue! QUADROPHENIA became one of the key influential, independent British
movies, alongside other gritty real life films (known as ‘angry young man
films’), like “Scum”, “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner” and “Look
Back In Anger”.
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, complement and propel the musical content of the work by
setting it in the context of the history of the band. This is achieved to
startling effect. “Quadrophenia and its coming-of-age story unfolded in songs
that blended nuance and noise, a spectacle grand and gritty,” writes the
Orlando Sentinel.
The
Who’s 12-date tour in the UK (including
Belfast) and in Dublin, Paris and Amsterdam 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).
THE WHO
QUADROPHENIA AND MORE EUROPEAN TOUR 2013
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
July
3rd Paris: Bercy
July
5th Amsterdam: Ziggo Dome
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