The Who 1989-06-23 CNE Stadium Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Artist: The Who
Date: 1989-06-23
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue: CNE Stadium
Source: Audience
Lineage: Dat master tape>Wavelab 48/16>izotope 44.1/16>flac
Taping Gear: Panasonic SV-255, Nakamichi CM-700 mics
Taped and Transferred By: JEMS

Band Members:
Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals
John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals

backing band
John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards
Simon Phillips – drums
Steve Bolton – lead guitar
Jody Linscott – percussion
Simon Clarke – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
Simon Gardner – trumpet
Neil Sidwell – trombone
Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Chyna Gordon – backing vocals
Cleveland Watkiss – backing vocals
Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, music director

Setlist:
Set I
01. Set I Intro
02. Overture
03. It's A Boy
04. 1921
05. Amazing Journey
06. Sparks
07. The Acid Queen
08. Pinball Wizard
09. Do You Think It's Alright?
10. Fiddle About
11. I'm Free
12. Tommy's Holiday Camp
13. We're Not Gonna Take It!
14. I Won't Run Anymore
15. All Shall Be Well
16. A Friend Is A Friend
17. I Can't Explain
18. Subsitute
19. I Can See For Miles
20. Trick Of The Light
21. Boris The Spider
22. Who Are You

Set II
23. Magic Bus
24. Baba O'Riley
25. My Generation
26. A Little Is Enough
27. 5.15
28. Love, Reign O'r Me
29. Love Hurts
30. Save It For Later
31. Too Late The Hero
32. My Wife
33. Give Blood
34. Join Together
35. Behind Blue Eyes
36. Won't Get Fooled Again
37. You Better You Bet
38. Summertime Blues

Length: 170:53

Notes:
The Who in 1989...the Who on ice...the vegas show...Many things have been said about this tour, most not good. I enjoyed these shows though. It was a celebration of the Who's career played out in stadiums mostly with a great band that was, for the most part, The Deep End with John and Roger on board. The great Simon Phillips on drums, the great Kick Horns, Jodie Linscott on percussion.   The only weak link in this band was Steve Bolton on guitar and the tour's finest moments were when PT took over on electric. Toronto couldn't have been more of a surprise. A band not known for adventurous setlists suddenly were all over the place.Tommy, solo material, covers, songs they hadn't played in more than two decades! The shows were comprised of two sets, which started out totalling about 3 hours before being pared down after about 3 weeks on the road. Roger was in great voice, John never better on bass and Pete alternated between acoustic guitar and electric guitar and sometimes really PLAYED the electric guitar! I recorded these shows on a new Panasonic dat deck I bought for this tour. With the exception of my car it was the most expensive thing I had ever bought and it would get hot enough to fry an egg on! Pittsburgh has a great Naked Eye. Buffalo has my favorite moment of the whole tour, and one of the best PT moments ever in an astounding Hey Joe. Pete finds a new pedal at the end of the first verse and then adds a great coda to finish the song.   

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