This is what awaits us at the concert in the Waldbühne Berlin

The Who strike back: The band was on the road with their “Hits Back!” tour in the USA last year, and they are coming to Europe in 2023. On June 20, 2023, the Brits will be guest for a concert in the Berlin Waldbühne. The group is supported by the Babelsberg Film Orchestra. It is the first The Who concert in Germany for seven years.

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey present well-known hits, songs from the current album “Who” and excerpts from the rock operas “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia”. In the US, the band played tracks like “Behind Blue Eyes”, “You Better You Bet”, “Baba O’Riley” and “Who Are You”. Rock operas were represented, for example, with “1921”, “Amazing Journey” and “Pinball Wizard” as well as “Love, Reign O’er Me”, “The Real Me” and “5:15”. Visitors to the Waldbühne can probably look forward to a similar selection of songs.

Trademark: Destruction

The band is one of the last active bands that shaped the music of the 1960s and 70s. However, only Daltrey and Townshend remain of the original line-up – drummer Keith Moon died in 1978, bassist John Entwistle in 2002. The Who released their first single “I Can’t Explain” in 1965. It was followed by hits “My Generation”, “Substitute” and “Happy Jack”. During this time they established themselves in the mod movement not least because of their destructive demeanor – the band fought on stage and smashed their instruments. In doing so, she also expressed what moved the young people of the time: pent-up frustration and dissatisfaction.

It is unclear how many guitars Townshend killed, but in 1967 alone he is said to have smashed 35 guitars. Since this habit was quite expensive, the musician glued the individual parts back together after the performance (this works as long as the guitar neck isn’t broken). The (so far) last guitar had to die in 2004 during a performance in Yokohama.

From the late 1960s, The Who solidified their reputation as one of rock’s biggest bands, releasing concept albums Tommy and Quadrophenia and performing at major festivals including Woodstock and the Isle of Wight. In 1983 the group split up. They came together again for individual performances. Since officially reuniting in 1999, Zak Starkey, son of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and Moon’s godchild, has toured with the band as a drummer.

<!–

–>

<!–

–>