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The Who returns to Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium

  • Ron 

After a canceled date in 2020, The Who are launching a brand new tour for 2022, with a stop in Cincinnati on Sunday, May 15 at the new TQL Stadium.

The iconic band’s upcoming North American trek, dubbed “The Who Hits Back!” promises to be a rock n’ roll knockout, bringing singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend back to U.S. venues two years after their acclaimed MOVING ON! Tour, which wowed audiences with a series of sold-out dates. The band will again share the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. The Cincinnati date will be the first concert at the new TQL Stadium.

Of course, the Cincinati performance will have added historical significance as it will be the first time the band plays the city since eleven lives were tragically lost as the concert crowd waited to get into The Who’s concert on December 3, 1979. The Who will make a donation from the concert to the P.E.M. Memorial, the organization that was founded to honor friends and classmates that lost their lives at the concert, providing college scholarships for students at Finneytown High School.

Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. local time at SeatGeek.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning today, Monday, February 7 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, February 10 at 10 p.m. local time. Fan club presales starts Wednesday, February 9 at 10 a.m. local time and run through Thursday, February 10 at 10 p.m. local time.

The band will be hitting most of the cities they were set to play in 2020 with multiple new stops, including shows in New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on April 30, and a much-anticipated performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on May 26. After a summer break, The Who will continue in the fall, including stops in Chicago, IL at United Center on October 12, and in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on November 1.  The tour winds down with two shows in Las Vegas, NV on November 4 + 5 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The tour will feature The Who’s full live band comprised of guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, second keyboardist Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey and backing vocals by Billy Nicholls along with orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder, passionately delivering the band’s many classics, as well as songs from their most recent album, titled WHO.

“Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege,” commented lead singer Roger Daltrey. “This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around. So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans.  We’re gearing up for a great show that hits back in the only way The Who know how.  By giving it everything we got.”

The wildly successful 2019 Moving On! tour brought the band’s iconic brand of incomparable rock through 29 cities, including a rollicking sold-out show in Boston’s historic Fenway Park, and a memorable Seattle show where Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined them onstage for a rousing version of “The Punk And the Godfather.” The tour generated the most unanimous outpouring of acclaim from critics and fans of any live rock show in 2019, winning raves across North America for the orchestral dynamic as well as the duo’s cathartic rock firepower and intimate acoustic numbers.

“They’re not getting older. They’re getting better. You better, you better, you bet.” hailed the Worcester Telegram, with Pollstar Magazine affirming “Daltrey is in peak form, and so is Townshend, lavishing his trademarked windmill guitar motion.”

For more information about THE WHO HITS BACK! 2022 dates, visit thewho.com.

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