The Who Tour 1975

The 1975 Who Tour
Tour by The Who
Start date 3 October 1975
End date 23 December 1975
Legs 5
Shows 42
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The Who Tour 1975 was The Who's first concert tour supporting The Who By Numbers.

Contents

Band members

Typical set lists

First U.K. Leg

This leg began on 3 October at the New Bingley Hall in Stafford, England and ended on 24 October at the Wembley Arena in London, England. A few songs were resurrected for this tour, but most did not remain in the set. "Join Together" was also played for the first time on this tour, albeit in a bluesy version sounding very different from the studio cut. Here is a fairly typical set list for this leg of the tour (actually from the 4 October concert in Stafford). All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "Substitute"
  2. "I Can't Explain"
  3. "Squeeze Box"
  4. "Heaven and Hell" (John Entwistle) (dropped after 16 October)
  5. "Tattoo" (dropped after 16 October)
  6. "Baba O'Riley"
  7. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  8. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  9. "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson) (dropped after 15 October)
  10. "The Acid Queen"
  11. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  12. "Pinball Wizard"
  13. "I'm Free"
  14. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  15. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  16. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  17. "Drowned" (dropped after 7 October)
  18. "5.15" (dropped after 16 October)
  19. "My Generation Blues"
  20. "My Generation"
  21. "Join Together"
  22. "Magic Bus" (only on 4, 7 and 15 October)
  23. "Naked Eye" (only on 4, 7 and 15 October)
  24. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. "I Can't Explain" frequently switched with "Substitute" as the set-opener. "Heaven and Hell", "Tattoo" and "Eyesight to the Blind" were dropped after a series of two concerts at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on 15 and 16 October, while "However Much I Booze" was introduced during the same series of concerts; "Dreaming from the Waist" was played first at a concert at the Granby Halls in Leicester on either 18 or 19 October. The jam following "My Generation" also changed nightly. Other songs were also played which are not in the above list:

European Leg

This leg began on 27 October at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands and ended on 7 November at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany. By this time, the band was already starting to pare down the set list. Here is a fairly typical set for this leg of the tour (actually from a concert in Düsseldorf, Germany on 31 October). All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "Substitute"
  2. "I Can't Explain"
  3. "Squeeze Box"
  4. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle)
  5. "Baba O'Riley"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes" (not on 2 November)
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  9. "The Acid Queen"
  10. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  11. "Pinball Wizard"
  12. "I'm Free"
  13. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  14. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  15. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  16. "Bargain" (dropped after 3 November)
  17. "My Generation"
  18. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Encores (variations of the following list):

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour. "I Can't Explain" sometimes switched with "Substitute" as the set-opener. "Bargain" and "5.15" were both dropped after the concert at the Messehalle in Stuttgart, Germany on 3 November. "Boris the Spider" frequently exchanged between the fourth and eighth slot. The jam following "My Generation" also changed nightly. Other songs were also played which are not in the above list:

U.S. Leg

This U.S. tour began on 20 November at the Summit in Houston, TX and ended on 15 December at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. Here is a fairly typical set list for the earlier part of the tour (actually from a concert in Memphis, TN on 23 November). The jam following "My Generation" changed nightly. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "Squeeze Box"
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle)
  6. "Drowned"
  7. "However Much I Booze" (dropped after 23 November)
  8. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  9. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  10. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  11. "The Acid Queen"
  12. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  13. "Pinball Wizard"
  14. "I'm Free"
  15. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  16. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  17. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  18. "My Generation"
  19. "Join Together" (not on 24 and 25 November)
  20. "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel) (not on 25 November)
  21. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Encores (variations of the following list):

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches. "Substitute" once switched with "I Can't Explain" as the set-opener and the jam following "My Generation" changed nightly. Other songs were also played which are not in the above list:

Here is a fairly typical set list for the later part of the tour (actually from a concert in Providence, RI on 13 December). All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Boris the Spider" (Entwistle)
  9. "Magic Bus"
  10. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  11. "The Acid Queen"
  12. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  13. "Pinball Wizard"
  14. "I'm Free"
  15. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  16. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  17. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  18. "My Generation"
  19. "Join Together"
  20. "My Generation Blues" (not on 14 and 15 December)
  21. "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel) (not on 15 December)
  22. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Encores (variations of the following list):

There were some set list substitutions, variations, and order switches during the tour, and the jam following "My Generation" changed nightly. Other songs were also played which are not in the above list:

Second U.K. Leg

This leg lasted from 21 December at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England and ended on 23 December at the same venue. Not much is known about this mini-leg, as the only known setlist is from the 22 December concert. All songs written by Pete Townshend unless stated otherwise.

  1. "I Can't Explain"
  2. "Substitute"
  3. "My Wife" (John Entwistle)
  4. "Baba O'Riley"
  5. "Squeeze Box"
  6. "Behind Blue Eyes"
  7. "Dreaming from the Waist"
  8. "Boris the Spider" (Entwistle)
  9. "Magic Bus"
  10. "Amazing Journey"/"Sparks"
  11. "The Acid Queen"
  12. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle)
  13. "Pinball Wizard"
  14. "I'm Free"
  15. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon)
  16. "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me"
  17. "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)
  18. "My Generation"
  19. "Join Together"
  20. "My Generation Blues"
  21. "Road Runner" (Ellas McDaniel)
  22. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon)
  23. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Tour dates

First U.K. Leg

European Leg

U.S. Leg

Second U.K. Leg

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