The Who
2000-08-29
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Houston, TX
Soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included
01. I Can't Explain
02. Substitute
03. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
04. Relay
05. My Wife
06. Baba O'Riley
07. Bargain
08. Getting In Tune
09. Drowned
10. Pinball Wizard
11. The Real Me
12. Behind Blue Eyes
13. You Better You Bet
14. Who Are You
15. 5:15 (End Cut)
xx. Won't Get Fooled Again (missing)
xx. The Kids Are Alright (missing)
xx. Let's See Action (missing)
xx. My Generation (missing)
The Who were one of the few English bands to play Woodstock, but their set is the stuff of legends. The band didn't take the stage until 5 am Sunday morning due to all the rain delays and equipment issues. Their 25 song set featured the rock opera Tommy, followed by Summertime Blues, Shakin All Over, My Generation and Naked Eye. While the band was playing We're Not Going to Take It, the sunrise occurred at precisely at the most dramatic moment in the song. The band was so pleased at the aesthetic effect of this coincidence that they arranged special lighting at future concerts to try and mimic it. During their performance, Peter Townsend had a run in with activist Abbie Hoffman. Hoffman went on stage between songs, grabbed a mic, and began ranting about the recent arrest of radical John Sinclair. Townshend, none too happy that Hoffman had violated what he called the sanctity of the stage, swung his guitar at Hoffman and kicked him off the stage.
This soundboard recording captures The Who 31 years after Woodstock in Houston on August 29, 2000. The 2000 tour featured original members Peter Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, along with Zack Starkey on drums and John Bundrick on keyboards. The band played 38 dates, beginning on June 6 in New York, and concluding on November 27 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Sadly, it would be the last tour included Entwistle. On June 27, 2002, just days before their next US tour was due to begin, Entwistle was found dead from a heart attack at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Cocaine had played a role in triggering the fatal attack.
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