Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Who announces massive 50th anniversary tour, coming to Raleigh

Legendary British rockers The Who are heading out on The Who Hits 50! Tour that will celebrate the band's 50th anniversary. The massive North American tour starting in the spring is spilt into two legs but the Triangle will see the show early as we're the fourth stop on the first leg.

The Who will play the PNC Arena in Raleigh on Tuesday, April 21. Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday, October 17, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $39.50 to $139.50. The fanclub pre-sale starts at on Saturday, October 11, with other pre-sales rolling starting on Monday, October 13.

[UPDATE: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will open the entire North American tour including the show in Raleigh.]

The Who have said that this tour is "the beginning of the long goodbye." They have stated this will likely be their last big tour. They just released their first new song in eight years titled "Be Lucky" that can be found on their new hits collection The Who Hits 50!. Check out the song below.



The Who tour dates
04.15.15 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
04.17.15 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
04.19.15 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
04.21.15 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
04.23.15 - Duluth, GA - The Arena Gwinnett Center
04.27.15 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
04.29.15 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
05.02.15 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
05.05.15 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
05.07.15 - St. Louis, MOScottrade Center
05.09.15 - Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Arena
05.11.15 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
05.13.15 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
05.15.15 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
05.17.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
05.20.15 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
05.22.15 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
05.24.15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
05.26.15 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
05.30.15 - Forest Hills, NY - Forest Hills Stadium
09.14.15 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center
09.16.15 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
09.19.15 - Las Vegas, NV - Colosseum Caesars Palace
09.21.15 - Los Angeles, CA - STAPLES Center
09.23.15 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
09.25.15 - Portland, ORModa Center
09.27.15 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
09.29.15 - Vancouver, BC - Pepsi Live Rogers Arena
10.01.15 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
10.03.15 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
10.06.15 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre
10.08.15 - Winnipeg, MBMTS Centre
10.10.15 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
10.13.15 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
10.15.15 - Chicago, IL - United Center
10.17.15 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
10.19.15 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
10.21.15 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
10.23.15 - Pittsburgh, PA - CONSOL Energy Center
10.25.15 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
10.27.15 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
10.29.15 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
11.01.15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
11.04.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center

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