The Who Tour 2012–2013 was their third to feature the 1973 album Quadrophenia. Billed as "Quadrophenia and More", the band played Quadrophenia in its entirety, followed by a selection of their greatest hits. Before starting the tour, the group gave a special performance at the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

History The band gave their first performance since a January 2011 charity appearance during the closing ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics on 12 August, performing a short medley comprising "Baba O'Riley", "See Me, Feel Me" and "My Generation". A few weeks earlier they had announced a two leg stint that would feature the Quadrophenia album for a third time. They toured behind the album's original release, but their use of backing tapes to duplicate its musical complexity caused problems when the tapes malfunctioned and the band had difficulty playing along to them. They revisited the rock opera during their 1996–97 tour, this time with much greater success.

An announcement about the tour came through the band's website and social media networks on 18 July and coincided with a promotional documentary for the album, entitled The Who: Quadrophenia – Can You See The Real Me? The documentary was only screened in select theatres on 24 July in the United States, and on 25 July in Canada. The documentary featured never before seen footage from the band's first Quadrophenia tour including footage from its opening night in San Francisco, California, In which drummer Keith Moon collapsed twice and resulted in Scot Halpin, an audience member, filling in for Moon. Tickets for the Who's official fan club were given the first opportunity to purchase tickets on 20 July. American Express cardholders were given a presale date of 23 July. General tickets went on sale 27 July. The Who also announced on 19 July that they would honour tickets for the band's cancelled show in Providence, Rhode Island from 1979, following the tragic concert disaster in Cincinnati at the Riverfront Coliseum, in which 11 people were trampled and killed. The tickets were honoured at their Providence show in 2013, the final date of the tour.

The band retained bass player Pino Palladino and guitarist/backing vocalist Simon Townshend for these shows, but parted ways with longtime keyboard player John "Rabbit" Bundrick. Keyboard player Chris Stainton, who had appeared on the original Quadrophenia album, played with the group for the closing ceremonies for the Summer Olympics and originally intended to join them for the tour as well, but he withdrew prior to the start of the tour to tour with Eric Clapton. Keyboardists John Corey and Loren Gold were instead added to the line-up along with keyboardist/arranger Frank Simes and a brass section. Drummer Zak Starkey missed several shows in February 2013 due to a tendon injury and was replaced for those dates by Scott Devours; Devours would again substitute for Starkey during the band's June–July European tour. The group tacked on an additional appearance as part of 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden at the end of the 2012 segment of the tour and did the same for a Teen Cancer America charity event at the Theater at Madison Square Garden along with Elvis Costello at the end of the 2013 North American segment.

Live releases The show on 8 July 2013 at Wembley Arena (the last of the tour) was released as Quadrophenia Live in London.

Tour band Original members Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, tambourine Pete Townshend – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass (via audio and archival footage on "5:15" filmed 27 November 2000 at Royal Albert Hall) Keith Moon – vocals (via audio and archival footage on "Bell Boy" filmed 18 May 1974 at Charlton)

Backing musicians Zak Starkey – drums (except on 5–14 February 2013; 8 June 2013 – 8 July 2013) Scott Devours – drums (5–14 February 2013; 8 June 2013 – 8 July 2013) Pino Palladino – bass guitar Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, (keyboards at 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony) Billy Nicholls – musical director, backing vocals (2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony) Morgan Nicholls – bass guitar (2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony) Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards (2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony) Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals Frank Simes - music director, keyboards, backing vocals John Corey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals J. Greg Miller – brass Reggie Grisham – brass

Setlists

2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies

"Baba O'Riley" "See Me, Feel Me" "My Generation"

Quadrophenia and More Tour The tour got off to a problematic start during the encore at the first show in Sunrise, Florida when guitarist Pete Townshend left the stage during "You Better You Bet", claiming not to be able to hear the sound properly. The show ended prematurely with the rest of the group playing "Baba O'Riley" without him. Drummer Zak Starkey missed six shows from 5 to 14 February due to a tendon injury and was replaced with drummer Scott Devours, who had toured with Roger Daltrey a few years earlier. Devours again filled in for Starkey for the band's June–July European tour.

"Tea and Theatre", the final track from the group's 2006 album Endless Wire, once again closed most shows on the tour as in recent years.

All songs written by Pete Townshend. "I Am the Sea" "The Real Me" "Quadrophenia" "Cut My Hair" "The Punk and the Godfather" "I'm One" "The Dirty Jobs" "Helpless Dancer" "Is It in My Head?" "I've Had Enough" "5.15" "Sea and Sand" "Drowned" "Bell Boy" "Doctor Jimmy" "The Rock" "Love, Reign o'er Me"(Encore) "Who Are You" "Behind Blue Eyes" "Pinball Wizard" (not played on 3 and 5 November, 17 February) "Baba O'Riley" "Won't Get Fooled Again" (not played on 1 November) "Tea and Theatre" (started closing shows on 3 November, but not played 17 February) Other songs occasionally played were: "The Kids Are Alright" (Played on 3 and 5 November "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Played on 3 November) "You Better You Bet" (played on 1 November and 15 June)

12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief Appearance "Who Are You" "Bell Boy" "Pinball Wizard" "See Me, Feel Me"/"Listening to You" "Baba O'Riley" "Love, Reign o'er Me" "Tea and Theatre"

"WHO Cares" Teen Cancer America Benefit "Who Are You" "The Kids Are Alright" "Behind Blue Eyes" "Pinball Wizard" "5.15" "Drowned" "You Better You Bet" "Love, Reign o'er Me" "Baba O'Riley" "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceGross revenueNorth America1 November 2012SunriseUnited StatesBB&T Center7,814 / 8,430$676,5503 November 2012OrlandoAmway Center8,209 / 9,682$691,8895 November 2012DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center7,576 / 9,264$623,1368 November 2012GreenvilleBI-LO Center7,256 / 8,913$524,9539 November 2012GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum7,631 / 8,970$635,19211 November 2012PittsburghConsol Energy Center8,318 / 9,603$681,72413 November 2012Washington, D.C.Verizon Center9,808 / 10,853$880,98614 November 2012BrooklynBarclays Center11,567 / 11,624$890,97416 November 2012BostonTD Garden11,927 / 12,135$966,73920 November 2012MontrealCanadaBell Centre8,591 / 10,412$639,26021 November 2012OttawaScotiabank Place7,145 / 9,011$589,00523 November 2012TorontoAir Canada Centre12,334 / 12,974$1,153,61024 November 2012DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena10,783 / 12,652$909,09527 November 2012MinneapolisTarget Center7,154 / 7,691$513,96429 November 2012RosemontAllstate Arena21,380 / 22,858$1,783,36830 November 20122 December 2012NashvilleBridgestone Arena9,596 / 9,941$742,9655 December 2012New York CityMadison Square Garden13,217 / 13,217$1,296,9086 December 2012NewarkPrudential Center10,936 / 11,494$930,4618 December 2012PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center13,460 / 13,460$1,279,1109 December 2012UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena5,059 / 5,059$565,55212 December 2012New York CityMadison Square Garden28 January 2013AnaheimHonda Center8,338 / 10,138$771,65530 January 2013Los AngelesStaples Center11,634 / 11,634$1,014,4741 February 2013OaklandOracle Arena11,676 / 11,676$1,029,9172 February 2013RenoReno Events Center5,782 / 5,782$689,3225 February 2013San DiegoValley View Casino Center7,693 / 8,829$688,1446 February 2013GlendaleJobing.com Arena6,770 / 7,585$638,6138 February 2013Las VegasThe Joint5,418 / 5,418$968,16910 February 201312 February 2013DenverPepsi Center8,863 / 10,519$815,54414 February 2013TulsaBOK Center7,216 / 9,822$687,48516 February 2013LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center10,673 / 13,791$999,69417 February 2013ColumbusValue City Arena10,938 / 12,075$953,77719 February 2013HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum9,112 / 10,774$856,00221 February 2013UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,285 / 11,285$999,95022 February 2013Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall12,324 / 12,417$1,083,09124 February 2013ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena6,615 / 7,793$658,17026 February 2013ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center7,138 / 7,790$682,03428 February 2013New York CityThe Theater at Madison Square Garden (Teen Cancer America Benefit)Europe8 June 2013Dublin Ireland3Arenarowspan="3" rowspan="3" 10 June 2013Belfast Northern IrelandOdyssey Arena12 June 2013GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre15 June 2013LondonEnglandThe O229,710 / 31,420$3,171,60016 June 201318 June 2013SheffieldMotorpoint Arena Sheffieldrowspan="9" rowspan="9" 20 June 2013NewcastleMetro Radio Arena23 June 2013ManchesterManchester Arena25 June 2013Cardiff WalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff28 June 2013BirminghamEnglandLG Arena30 June 2013LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool3 July 2013ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy5 July 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome8 July 2013London EnglandWembley ArenaTOTAL370,946/406,991 (91%)$33,683,082

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert was a part of "12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief"

Gross 2012: $16.9 million from 21 shows 2013: $25.5 million from 30 shows Total available gross: $42.4 million from 51 shows

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