What year did you see The Who do their farewll tour

[LynneSin]

I was reading JimmyJazz's thread about 1982 and that she had seen The Who on their farewell tour that year.

I remember that in 1989 I saw The Who do another 'Farewll Tour'.

I've seen they've done a few additional ones since then.

So what year did you see The Who do a farewell tour?

[progmom]

1. I saw them touring Quadrophenia - I think it was 1997

Third row.

[StopTheMorans]

7. i saw them too in Buffalo, and they sucked major ass

worst concert i'd been to up to that point. at year's end, they did a review of the 5 worst concerts of the year, and the Who were at the top.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. I Saw the 1st Quadrophenia Tour

1974 i'm pretty sure. They used tape backing for the orchestral stuff. It was a train wreck.
The Professor

[swag]

16. I read about some of those shows.

Sounds as bad as when Pete would stop the Tommy concerts to try to explain that lame plot.

I did at one time have a pretty good bootleg from some later 1974 Australian performance where they finally got the tape thing together and Pete had learned to keep his yap shut a little better beteween songs.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Forgot About That Part

Yeah, that probably helped the train off the rails. But, the problems with the tape synch were tragic. That's clearly my favorite Who album (not their biggest fan, but like some of their stuff and loved that album), and it was most disappointing to have it be that bad.
The Professor

[swag]

19. A good record, that.

Sure kept the big black Koss headphones over my ears for a few years.

[johnnie]

2. Even though they are in my top 5

I have never seen The Who. I almost saw them on the first one with Kenny Jones, but I was denied because my sister changed her mind at the last second and went with her b/f instead of letting me go.

I think they are going to do their 23rd final tour soon though.

[GOPisEvil]

3. I've never seen The Who.

:cry:

[Orsino]

4. 2000

...with Entwistle and little Zak Starkey (Ringo's kid) imitating Moon very well. They still roared like the Who. They curled my hair.

[JimmyJazz]

5. Their first of many Farewell Tours was in 1982!

Honest. Their last show was broadcast live from Toronto in early November. I think they toured again two years later. They had more farewell tours than Cher. :D

[ellie]

6. I saw them in the fall of 1982

at the Pontiac Silverdome. Eddie Money and The Clash opened up. My mom let me skip school so I could go.

[flamingyouth]

8. 1982

The Clash opened.

[Arugula Latte]

9. '82. I fell for it.

"This is the last time I'll ever have the chance to see The Who!" Not.

I AM glad I went 'cuz I got to see The Clash.

[maxpower]

10. 1989

Here too.

[woofless]

11. I saw 'em in '76.

It was more like the Farewell Keith Moon Tour, but we didn't know at the time. Best. Concert. Ever. by the way.

Woof

[Beware the Beast Man]

13. The Who was way before my time.

j/k. They said farewell???

[JimmyJazz]

14. over and over and over and over....

ad nauseum. And that is a pretty sad statement coming from someone who was once a huge fan. :(

[swag]

15. I think it was 1982.

It was with Mick Ronson (as I remember) and the Clash.

Awful really, that they sold topmost tier tickets in the Kingdome to that. 15 hour drive for something I couldn't even see? The sound was terrible.

Taught me an important lesson about stadium shows: skip them.

[Hugin]

17. They've got that "Lost Our Lease Sale" thing all figured out... eh?

I've seen stores going out of business linger for years.