| Tour by The Who | |
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| Associated album | Who |
| Start date | May 7, 2019 |
| End date | October 24, 2019 |
| Legs | 3 |
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| The Who concert chronology | |
The Moving On! Tour was a symphonic concert tour by the British rock band the Who, partially in support of their album Who .
The Moving On! Tour consisted of 29 performances in North America and the United Kingdom. [1] The tour was announced on January 11, 2019, and included local symphonic orchestras accompanying the Who at each performance, with orchestral arrangements by David Campbell. [2] Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are the only remaining members of the group, along with longtime touring members Simon Townshend and Zak Starkey, and an ensemble of others. The tour was cut short in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten shows in Ireland and the United Kingdom were eventually rescheduled for March 2021, but those were canceled a month before the fact in February 2021 and the band has announced no further plans.
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(*) = without orchestra
A four-week tour in North America began on May 7 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ended on May 30 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. A track from the band's 1975 album The Who by Numbers , "Imagine a Man", made its live debut during this tour, and "Won't Get Fooled Again" was played in an acoustic version. A typical set list of this leg was as follows (all songs written by Pete Townshend):
After a show at Wembley Stadium in London, England on June 1, another North American tour started on September 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and stopped on October 24 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The setlist of the Autumn leg was not very different from the Spring leg, but two new songs from their upcoming album Who were debuted: "Hero Ground Zero" and "Ball and Chain", previously known as "Guantanamo". A typical setlist of this tour is as follows (all songs written by Pete Townshend):
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America – leg #1 [3] | ||||
| May 7, 2019 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | Dirty Honey |
| May 9, 2019 | Buffalo | KeyBank Center | Arkells | |
| May 11, 2019 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | Peter Wolf | |
| May 13, 2019 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Leslie Mendelson | |
| May 16, 2019 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | |
| May 18, 2019 | Noblesville | Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center | Reignwolf | |
| May 21, 2019 | Tinley Park | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | ||
| May 23, 2019 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | The HillBenders | |
| May 25, 2019 | Philadelphia | Citizens Bank Park | Peter Wolf | |
| May 28, 2019 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | Arkells | |
| May 30, 2019 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | Reignwolf | |
| 1 UK stand-alone show [4] | ||||
| July 6, 2019 | London | England | Wembley Stadium | Kaiser Chiefs Imelda May [5] Eddie Vedder [6] |
| North America – leg #2 [3] | ||||
| September 1, 2019 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | Leslie Mendelson |
| September 3, 2019 [lower-alpha 1] | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | Moon Vs Sun |
| September 6, 2019 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | Reignwolf |
| September 8, 2019 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | Dead Horses | |
| September 10, 2019 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | Peter Wolf | |
| September 13, 2019 | Boston | Fenway Park | ||
| September 15, 2019 | Wantagh | Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater | Reignwolf | |
| September 18, 2019 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | ||
| September 20, 2019 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | ||
| September 22, 2019 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | ||
| October 9, 2019 | San Francisco | Chase Center | Liam Gallagher | |
| October 11, 2019 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | ||
| October 13, 2019 | ||||
| October 16, 2019 | San Diego | Viejas Arena | ||
| October 19, 2019 | Seattle | T-Mobile Park | ||
| October 21, 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | |
| October 24, 2019 | Los Angeles | United States | Hollywood Bowl | |
| 4 UK post-tour shows (celebrating the February 14, 1970 Leeds show) | ||||
| February 12, 2020 (2 shows) | Kingston upon Thames | England | PRYZM | — |
| February 14, 2020 (2 shows) | — | |||
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