Live in Boston (film)

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Live in Boston
Directed byJonathan Beswick
Starring The Who
Roger Daltrey
Pete Townshend
John Bundrick
Pino Palladino
Zak Starkey
Simon Townshend
Music by The Who
Production
companies
Distributed by Flag of the United States.svg Rhino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Warner Music Vision
Release dates
Flag of the United States.svg 14 September 2003
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 13 September 2003 [1]
Running time
141 min.
LanguageEnglish

Live in Boston is a concert film of a concert performed by The Who on September 27, 2002 (mistakenly credited as September 24, 2002) in Boston, Massachusetts. This concert was the second to the last concert of The Who's first tour without bass player John Entwistle, who died just prior to the beginning of the tour, being replaced by Pino Palladino, who made his debut with The Who on this tour, remaining until 2017. Simon Townshend (Pete's brother, who had also appeared on the Quadrophenia Tour of 1996-1997) also became a regular member of The Who's touring band on this tour. An audio only CD release of this concert was also released as a part of Encore Series 2002. Bonus features on the DVD include interviews with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, along with a gallery including artwork by John Entwistle.

Songs performed

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
  4. "Who Are You"
  5. "Another Tricky Day"
  6. "The Relay"
  7. "Bargain"
  8. "Baba O'Riley"
  9. "Sea and Sand"
  10. "5:15"
  11. "Love, Reign O'er Me"
  12. "Eminence Front"
  13. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  14. "You Better You Bet"
  15. "The Kids Are Alright"
  16. "My Generation"
  17. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
  18. "Pinball Wizard"
  19. "Amazing Journey" / "Sparks"
  20. "See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You"

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