In
addition to the pinball fun, prizes such as a signed Fender guitar, artwork,
The Who box sets and the new edition of the TOMMY album itself will be offered
at the special event running November 7 through 15, as well.
The
official description of the TOMMY pop-up pinball arcade is as follows: "To
celebrate the release on 11th November of The Who's defining rock opera about a
deaf, dumb and blind pinball playing boy in Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions,
there will be a very special week-long pop-up shop and pinball arcade just off
the spiritual home of The Mods, Carnaby Street. Mark your diary: the pop-up
shop will be active from the 7th to 15th November - at 19 Foubert's Place,
London W1. BandMerch a subsidiary of AEG Live and Universal Music Catalogue are
proud to announce that the pop-up shop will carry a whole range of The Who and
Tommy merchandise as well as original 1970s pinball machines, including a very
rare Tommy machine. If you ever thought yourself to be the Pinball Wizard now
is your chance to prove it -whoever gets the highest score on the original
Tommy pinball machine will win a special Fender Stratocaster signed by Pete
Townshend. Eight exclusive pieces of Tommy artwork signed by Pete Townshend
will be auctioned in store in aid of The Double O and Teenage Cancer Trust charities.
The first 10 people through the door on the 7th will be able to buy signed
boxsets and the first 100 will receive a limited edition The Who lanyard. Every
person visiting the store will have the chance to win signed posters, a Pretty
Green Who Parka and a very special art print by John Penton Davis. Paul Kelly
will be on hand in the store at 2pm on Friday as well as all day on Saturday
and Sunday to display the artwork John did for the book 'A Decade Of The Who'
and to tell his story."
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