The Who Tour 1972
| Tour by The Who | |
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| Associated album | "Who's Next" |
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| Start date | 11 August 1972 |
| End date | 14 September 1972 |
| Legs | 1 |
| No. of shows | 17 |
| The Who concert chronology | |
The Who Tour 1972 was The Who's European concert tour supporting the Who's Next album.
After the tours supporting Who's Next in the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year, the band did a mini-tour of Europe after recording a few tracks for an album that was ultimately not released, although the material would eventually see the light via singles and compilations. Recording sessions for the aborted LP produced material such as "The Relay" and "Long Live Rock", both which would appear in the group's 1972 stage show, the latter becoming one of their anthems after memorably appearing during The Kids Are Alright film credits and on the soundtrack. Additionally, Pete Townshend sang lines from "However Much I Booze" during a jam in "My Generation" during the second show in Copenhagen, three years before its release on The Who By Numbers; the obscure B-side "Wasp Man" was also referenced lyrically in the same manner during the concert in Brussels. Apart from the new songs, the set list was similar to what was played during the second tour of the United States in November–December 1971, the notable difference being a curtailed Tommy segment that only included "Pinball Wizard" and "See Me, Feel Me". The set was still structured to feature a generous selection from Who's Next.
Although they had performed a great deal the previous year, the five-week European tour would be the band's only live appearances in 1972 and they would not tour again until October 1973 after recording Quadrophenia.
Live material from 1972 has appeared on the following:
The tour began on 11 August 1972 at the Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany and ended on 14 September 1972 at the Palasport in Rome, Italy.
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