The band recently kicked off its final tour
The Who has postponed tonight’s (Thurs, Aug 21st) show in Philadelphia due to illness. The Xfinity Mobile Arena shared the news in a social media post around 2 pm today.
“The Who show tonight at Xfinity Mobile Arena has been postponed due to illness. Hang on to your tickets as we work quickly to schedule a new date,” the message reads.
It’s unclear who is ill, but Roger Daltrey has recently discussed his ongoing health struggles, including issues with hearing and vision loss, and the lingering effects of a previous bout with viral meningitis.
The group is on its The Song Is Over farewell tour, marking a bittersweet goodbye for one of rock’s most enduring and influential acts. Tonight would’ve marked the third stop on the group’s North American run, which kicked off on August 16th in Sunrise, Florida. We attended night two in Newark, New Jersey, which saw Roger Daltrey deliver over 20 songs with “strength and forcefulness.”
The tour is currently scheduled to conclude on September 28th in Las Vegas.
The Who continued to thrill US fans throughout the 1970s before undertaking their first “farewell” tour in 1982, which featured two shows at the legendary Shea Stadium in New York. When the band returned to the road in the late 1990s and early 2000s perhaps one of their greatest performances was at The Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden shortly after the terror attack of 9/11, their three-song set in front of emergency workers and first responders was met with a primal roar from an audience. When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey were given the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2008 for their contributions to American culture, a tribute performance of “Baba O’Riley” was delivered with a full choir of New York firefighters in gratitude for The Who’s performance at the show.
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