The Who Tour 1979
| Tour by The Who | |
| Associated album | Who Are You |
|---|---|
| Start date | 2 May 1979 |
| End date | 28 December 1979 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 35 |
| The Who concert chronology | |
The Who Tour 1979 was The Who's first concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, supporting the Who Are You album and their film releases The Kids Are Alright and Quadrophenia.
Following Keith Moon's death in September 1978, The Who decided to continue as band, recruiting former Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones; keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick was also added to the line-up for live performances, adding another element to the band's sound. The post-Moon incarnation of The Who played as a five-piece for seven shows, the first occurring on 2 May at the Rainbow Theatre in London. On 18 August, a horn section was introduced to the band's act for the first time for their show at Wembley Stadium in London. It would be retained through 1980.
In September, the group made their first trip to the United States since 1976 for a series of shows at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey and Madison Square Garden in New York City. They returned to the States in November for an official tour, which was marred by tragedy when 11 fans were killed and 26 others were injured at a crowd crush before a concert at Riverfront Coliseum (now US Bank Arena) in Cincinnati on 3 December. This led to the banning of festival seating in Cincinnati and many other cities and states around the United States for a considerable period. The disaster also caused a scheduled concert for 17 December in Providence, Rhode Island to be cancelled, leading to a second show in Landover, Maryland (the first was on 13 December) to be scheduled in its place. The group ended the year with a benefit appearance at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 28 December as part of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. They resumed touring in February 1980.
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