The Who - 1976-06-12 - Swansea, UK (SBD)

The Who

1976-06-12

Vetch Field Football Ground

Swansea, UK

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Amazing Journey

02. Sparks

03. The Acid Queen

04. Fiddle About

05. Pinball Wizard

06. I'm Free

07. Baba O'Riley

08. Squeeze Box

09. Behind Blue Eyes

10. Dreaming From The Waist

11. My Wife

12. Summertime Blues

13. My Generation

14. Won't Get Fooled Again

The Who - 1976-06-12 - Swansea, UK (SBD)

While by 1967, The Who had already had 2 top 5 albums in the UK, they had yet to have much commercial or critical success in the US. That all changed ight as tehe Summer Of Love dawned, when the band toured North America for the first time. After playing a few US dates in April, they returned for their first full fledged tour of in June. That run included an appearance at Monterrey Pop on June 18, the closing night of the festival, along with Janis Joplin, Buffalo Springfield, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and the Mamas and Papas. Their set stunned the "Love Crowd" at Monterrey as at the end of their frenetic performance of "My Generation", guitarist Pete Townshend smashed his guitar, smoke bombs exploded behind the amps, and drummer Keith Moon kicked over his drum kit as the band exited the stage. The Who had arrived in America. By year end, the band had their first US top 10 sing;le, when I Can See For Miles went to #9 on the Billboard charts.  This soundboard recording captures the band 9 years later, on June 12, 1976, 51 years ago today.