The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley is a No. 1 album
The Who headlined Wembley Stadium in London in 1979 with AC/DC. They returned almost 40 years later on July 6, 2019, this time with an orchestra. On April 15th, The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Charts giving the band their first No. 1 in the US in their entire 59-year American chart history. Five weeks after release, the album now sits comfortably on the Luminate Current Classical Album Chart at No. 6. This marks Roger Daltrey’s second No. 1 classical album, his first being 2019’s live record, The Who’s Tommy Orchestral, which also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Classical Albums chart. His album featured a full performance of The Who’s classic 1969 rock opera captured during Daltrey’s 2018 symphonic tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tommy‘s recording.
The show was the only UK date on their Moving On Tour and featured the band accompanied by a 50+ piece orchestra performing classic tracks from Quadrophenia, Tommy, Who’s Next, Who Are You and more as well tracks from their Who album, their first studio release in 13 years.
The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley was released as a limited edition yellow, orange and red 3 LP set, triple black vinyl and a 2 CD/Blu-ray set featuring the audio remixed in Dolby Atmos. All formats feature a booklet with unseen photos from the show.
