When The Who hit the road every two years, fans know exactly what they're going to get when they buy tickets: All the big hits, a range of songs from Tommy and Tetraphenia, and maybe a deep cut to appease die-hards. When we asked Roger Daltrey about the possibility of playing the Who By Numbers The dark “Slip Kid” in 2013 explained why that just wasn't going to happen.
“It's easy for fans to stick their heads in the sand and not understand the financials of the tour,” he said. “It's incredibly expensive to put on a show, so you have to put bums on seats. There might be a total of 40,000 people in America who want to hear “Slip Kid.” That won't be enough to get us on our way. That's the problem.” (They ended up playing “Slip Kid” eight times over the next three years.)
But when Daltery embarks on a rare solo tour, everything is different. These shows take place in intimate theaters and are packed with fans who feel little need to hear “Behind Blue Eyes” for the 5,000th time. It gives Daltrey a lot of room to experiment. “With the Who – there's a legacy and history to maintain that always has to be in a good light, so it puts a lot of weight on your shoulders.”tour-who-b94d016a6bfd5eddf7e96eeff01cfe87″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”> he said recently The Associated Press. “But with this band, I've found that I can go out there and have a good time and play whatever kind of music I want.”
On his ongoing US tour, that means lesser-known Who songs like “So Sad About Us,” “Real Good Looking Boy” and “Another Tricky Day,” solo tunes like “Waiting for a Friend” and “Days of Light” . ”, and unexpected covers. When he stepped out at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York on Tuesday night, he doubled down on Creedence's catalog with “Born on the Bayou” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” A few songs later, the night took an even more unexpected turn when he played Paul Simon's “The Boy in the Bubble” for the first time in his career.
The Who and Creedence Clearwater Revival played just a few hours apart on the second day of Woodstock, but they have little history in common. Fogerty is still quite honored by the tribute. “Thanks to my friend Roger Daltrey for celebrating with me!” he wrote on Instagram. “I can't wait to get on stage together sometime.” There is even less of a connection between Daltrey and Paul Simon, although Simon & Garfunkel and the Who played the Monterey Pop festival two days apart in 1967.
Daltrey continues his tour Thursday night at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston. Maybe he'll honor some hometown heroes and break out Aerosmith's 'Mama Kin', the Pixies' 'Tame' and New Edition's 'If It Isn't Love'. It all seems pretty ridiculous, but who would have thought he'd skip “My Generation,” “Pinball Wizard” and “I Can't Explain” in favor of a cut from Graceland?
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