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Dublin The O2 - Dublin Sat Jun 08 / 13 Find Tickets
Belfast Odyssey Arena Mon Jun 10 / 13 Find Tickets
Glasgow SECC Wed Jun 12 / 13 Find Tickets
London O2 Arena - London Sat Jun 15 / 13 Find Tickets
London O2 Arena - London Sun Jun 16 / 13 Find Tickets
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Tue Jun 18 / 13 Find Tickets
Newcastle Upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena Thu Jun 20 / 13 Find Tickets
Manchester Manchester Arena Sun Jun 23 / 13 Find Tickets
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Tue Jun 25 / 13 Find Tickets
Birmingham LG Arena Fri Jun 28 / 13 Find Tickets
Liverpool Liverpool Echo Arena Sun Jun 30 / 13 Find Tickets
Paris Palais Omnisports Wed Jul 03 / 13 Find Tickets
Amsterdam Ziggo Dome Fri Jul 05 / 13 Find Tickets
London Wembley Arena Mon Jul 08 / 13 Find Tickets
Buffalo, NY The Forvm Sat Nov 09 / 13 Find Tickets
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The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals, keyboards) and John Entwistle (bass, brass, vocals), and joined shortly after by Keith Moon (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums ''My Generation'' (1965), ''A Quick One'' (1966) and ''The Who Sell Out'' (1967) followed, with the first two reaching the UK top five. They first hit the US Top 40 in 1967 with "Happy Jack" and hit the top ten later that year with "I Can See for Miles". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop, Woodstock the display describes them as "Prime contenders, in the minds of many, for the title of World's Greatest Rock Band." ''TIME'' magazine wrote in 1979 that "No other group has ever pushed rock so far, or asked so much from it." ''Rolling Stone'' magazine wrote: "Along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Who complete the holy trinity of British rock." They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988 and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, for creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. In 2008 surviving members Townshend and Daltrey were honoured at the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors. That same year VH1 Rock Honors paid tribute to The Who where Jack Black of Tenacious D called them "the greatest band of all time."

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Live at Hull 1970 Live 2012-11-19 itunes amazon
Pinball Wizard: The Collection Compilation 2012-05-28 itunes amazon
My Generation Album 2012 itunes amazon
Icon 2 Compilation 2011-04-05 itunes amazon
The Singles Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
ICON Compilation 2011 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Live Live 2010-01-19 itunes amazon
Greatest Hits Compilation 2009-12-21 itunes amazon
Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B Live Live 2009-05-08 itunes amazon
My Generation Box Compilation 2008-08-06 itunes amazon
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who Compilation 2008 itunes amazon
2007-06-23: Cheshire, UK Live 2007-06-23 itunes amazon
Then and Now (1964-2007) Compilation 2007-06-11 itunes amazon
View From a Backstage Pass Live 2007 itunes amazon
2007-06-01: Liberty Stadium, Swansea,… Live 2007 itunes amazon
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