![]() The Who wrapped its set with “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” with the crowd jumping and screaming along. Other early highlights included “The Kids Are Alright,” “Who Are You?” and “Bargain.”įor a band that famously sang “I hope I die before I get old,” in the crowd favorite “My Generation,” the history the band brought to the stage was well worth eschewing youthful angst.ĭuring the mini-set featuring songs from “Quadrophenia,” including “5.15” and “The Rock,” Daltrey nailed a vocal run on the end of “Love Reign O’er Me.”Īfter “Eminence Front,” the band moved into a grouping of songs from “Tommy,” with “Pinball Wizard” the one that had fans singing along the loudest. The Who stuck to the same crowd-pleasing, career-spanning set list as its first turn to Desert Trip, opening with “I Can’t Explain,” followed by “The Seeker.” Generally, Townshend was much less chatty than last week as the band got down to business. “But tonight we are also going to cry,” he said, noting it was the band’s final American show on its 50th anniversary tour, which has been going on for two years. ![]() Stones’ singer Mick Jagger said on Friday night at the venue - it’s like singing into a hair dryer, but for Daltrey, at least,one that had people blowing marijuana smoke into it.ĭespite the challenges, it didn’t show in The Who’s energetic set.Īs the band took the stage, Townshend greeted the crowd as he did last weekend, “So at this point I say all you young people have come to watch the old men dance, meaning us.” (Last weekend when he made a similar comment it was unclear if he meant the band or the audience.)īut then his quip turned serious. The Who opened the final night of the Desert Trip mega-concert at the Empire Polo Club in Indio Sunday night with Pete Townshend’s guitar windmills and Roger Daltrey’s microphone-swinging antics.Īs the sun set and the wind picked up, Daltrey echoed what the Rolling. 16, 2016, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.(WILL LESTER, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) show of the 50th anniversary tour The Who’s Roger Daltrey (lead vocalist) and guitarist Pete Townsend perform on the final night of Desert Trip Weekend 2 Sunday, Oct. What The Who did at Desert Trip to mark the final U.S. Staff writer Samantha Valtierra Bush contributed to this report. The night ended with “Vera,” Bring the Boys Back Home” and “Comfortably Numb.” ![]() It was a treat for those in the cheap seats to get an up-close look at something, finally.īecause of the monster production, Waters played the same set for weekend two as he did weekend one of Desert Trip. This week, he brought out the same anti-Trump pig but stage-hands ran it back and forth in front of the general admission area for the duration of a complete song. Last week, Waters brought out an inflatable pig that bashed Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. Early in the day, everyone was talking about one thing: the pig. ![]()
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