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NME on UK tour



Here's from today's New Musical Express:
available online at:
http://www.nme.com/newsdesk/20000721161901.html

TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF MOD 

THE WHO today (July 21) announced the dates for the UK leg of their
GREATEST HITS tour, with support on all nights coming from JOE STRUMMER
AND THE MESCELAROS.

The seven dates kick off in Manchester on November 2 and take in
Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and London. The three
surviving members of The Who, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John
Entwistle will be joined by Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey on drums and
John Rabbit Bundrick on keyboards.

The shows will mark the first UK appearance of the mod überlords since
two surprise London shows at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire last December.

The reformed band recently road tested their set during a brief jaunt
around the US. Both audiences and critics gave the shows a unanimous
thumbs up. The band worked through classics such as ‘My Generation’,
‘Substitute’, ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ and ’Pinball Wizard’ and Pete
Townshend closed the tour at the Jones Beach Theatre, New York by
smashing his guitar in time-honoured fashion.

Former Clash man Strummer, a life long fan of the The Who, is said to
have reorganised his schedule in order to join the tour as support.

The dates are as follows:

Manchester Evening News Arena (November 2)
Glasgow S.E.C.C (3)
Newcastle Telewest Arena (6)
Birmingham NEC (8)
Sheffield Arena (10)
London Arena (13)
Wembley Arena (15)

For tickets, go to the nme.com Ticketshop - click here

Or call the NME 24-Hour Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663. Calls are charged
at national standard rate.


        -Brian in Atlanta
         The Who This Month!
         http://members.home.net/cadyb/who.htm