The Moving On! Tour was a symphonic concert tour by the British rock band the Who, partially in support of their album Who.
Overview
The Moving On! Tour consisted of 29 performances in North America and the United Kingdom.[1] The tour was announced on January 11, 2019, and included local symphonic orchestras accompanying the Who at each performance, with orchestral arrangements by David Campbell.[2]Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are the only remaining members of the group, along with longtime touring members Simon Townshend and Zak Starkey, and an ensemble of others. The tour was cut short in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten shows in Ireland and the United Kingdom were eventually rescheduled for March 2021, but those were canceled a month before the fact in February 2021 and the band has announced no further plans.
Tour band
The Who
Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine
Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals
Backing musicians
Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
After a show at Wembley Stadium in London, England on June 1, another North American tour started on September 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and stopped on October 24 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The setlist of the Autumn leg was not very different from the Spring leg, but two new songs from their upcoming album Who were debuted: "Hero Ground Zero" and "Ball and Chain", previously known as "Guantanamo". A typical setlist of this tour is as follows (all songs written by Pete Townshend):
^The concert of September 3, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto was originally planned to take place on June 1, 2019, but was rescheduled to accommodate the Toronto Raptors advancing to the 2019 NBA Finals[7]
^As part of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows
^April 2020 Rescheduled show (from September 2019) – cancelled ever since
^April 2020 Rescheduled show (from September 2019) – cancelled ever since
^May 2020 Rescheduled show (from September 2019) – cancelled ever since
References
^Andy Greene (14 January 2019). "The Who Announce American Dates For 2019 Symphonic Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
^Gary Graff (8 May 2019). "The Who Shake Off the Rust as 'Moving On! Tour' Kicks Off In Grand Rapids". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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^"Moving On! Tour: Toronto Date Rescheduled". thewho.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
^Lifton, Dave (September 26, 2019). "The Who Postpone Show After Roger Daltrey Loses His Voice". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Christensen, Thor (September 26, 2019). "The Who postpone Dallas concert after Roger Daltrey loses his singing voice". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Wenzel, John (September 27, 2019). "The Who postpones Denver concert after ending Houston show halfway through set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Garner, Ryan (May 14, 2019). "The Who cancels Oct. 23 show at Rogers Place". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^"After serious consideration, it is with much regret that THE WHO have postponed their UK and Ireland Tour, due to start next Monday March 16th in Manchester at the Manchester Arena and finishing at Wembley SSE Arena on April 8th..." Facebook. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^"The Who announce the rescheduled tour dates for the UK and Ireland". Facebook. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^"The Who announce rescheduled UK and Ireland tour dates". www.thewho.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^"Unfortunately, The Who's forthcoming UK and Ireland tour due March 2021 has now been cancelled. [...] "We are very sorry that we have to cancel our planned March 2021 UK and Ireland shows. Please excuse the delay but we wanted to wait as long as possible to see if we could indeed play them. However, as you can see the current situation makes this impossible. Thanks for all your wonderful support and we hope to see you in the future when conditions allow." ~ Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, 15 February 2021". Facebook. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^"The Who UK and Ireland tour 2021". www.thewho.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.