The Who Tour 1976
| Tour by The Who | |
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| Associated album | "The Who By Numbers" |
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| Start date | 27 February 1976 |
| End date | 21 October 1976 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 36 |
| The Who concert chronology | |
The Who Tour 1976 was The Who's second concert tour for their The Who By Numbers album.
After spending most of the last three months of 1975 supporting The Who By Numbers, the group again embarked on a series of tours in 1976, with two stints in North America and several shows in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The group added "Slip Kid" to the act in February–March, playing to a backing tape recording much like with "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again", but it was dropped from the act after eight shows; otherwise, "Squeeze Box" and "Dreaming from the Waist" were the only songs performed from the new album. As in 1975, the band's set was dominated by a lengthy selection from Tommy.
1976 was also drummer Keith Moon's final year touring with the band, as the London performances on 15 December, 1977 at Kilburn and 25 May, 1978 at Shepperton Studios weren't actually part of any tours, but rather were special shows filmed specifically for inclusion in The Kids Are Alright film. The first show of the group's first North American tour of the year in Boston began disastrously, with Moon collapsing on stage after only two numbers, forcing a makeup performance three weeks later. Lead singer Roger Daltrey explained that Moon was very ill, adding "Why do our tours always start like this," obviously referring to the incident at the Cow Palace during the first show of their 1973 North American tour, when Moon also collapsed. The band's second North American trip featured Moon's final U.S. concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, Washington on 14 October, as well as his final concert before a paying crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on 21 October.
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