Pete Townshend and EV announce "Celebrating The Who" concert

ridleybradout · Post by **ridleybradout** » Tue April 14, 2015 5:52 am

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/04/p ... o-concert/

Consequence of Sound wrote: The Who’s Pete Townshend and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder are teaming up for a one-off benefit concert in Chicago. Dubbed “Celebrating The Who,” the show will go down Thursday, May 14th at the Rosemont Theatre.

Joining the two iconic performers on stage will be Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon, as well as various touring members of The Who: drummer Zak Starkey (also Oasis); bassist Pino Palladino (also Paul Simon, D’Angelo); and a trio of keyboardists in John Corey, Loren Gold, and Frank Simes.

The show will raise money for Townshend and Roger Daltrey’s charity organization Teen Cancer America, which supports programs for teenagers with cancer through the University of Chicago Medicine. Tickets for the tribute/benefit event go on sale Tuesday, April 21st at 10am at the Rosemont box office and through Ticketmaster.

Townshend and Vedder have performed together numerous times in the past. Below, watch the pair perform “Magic Bus” way back in 1999.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Tue April 14, 2015 6:01 am

Cool.

Post by **Jorge** » Tue April 14, 2015 11:41 am

Consequence of Sound wrote:Joining the two iconic performers on stage will be Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon, as well as various touring members of The Who: drummer Zak Starkey (also Oasis); bassist Pino Palladino (also Paul Simon, D’Angelo); and a trio of keyboardists in John Corey, Loren Gold, and Frank Simes.

So what, it's The Who live with Ed sitting in for Roger?

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Tue April 14, 2015 12:21 pm

theplatypus wrote:
Consequence of Sound wrote:Joining the two iconic performers on stage will be Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon, as well as various touring members of The Who: drummer Zak Starkey (also Oasis); bassist Pino Palladino (also Paul Simon, D’Angelo); and a trio of keyboardists in John Corey, Loren Gold, and Frank Simes.
So what, it's The Who live with Ed sitting in for Roger?

Yeah, pretty much.

Biff Pocoroba · Post by **Biff Pocoroba** » Tue April 14, 2015 12:42 pm

That would probably be pretty awesome.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue April 14, 2015 12:56 pm

theplatypus wrote:
Consequence of Sound wrote:Joining the two iconic performers on stage will be Townshend’s brother, guitarist Simon, as well as various touring members of The Who: drummer Zak Starkey (also Oasis); bassist Pino Palladino (also Paul Simon, D’Angelo); and a trio of keyboardists in John Corey, Loren Gold, and Frank Simes.
So what, it's The Who live with Ed sitting in for Roger?

*Touring musicians with pete townshend and eddie vedder playing the part of Roger

BDB · Post by **BDB** » Tue April 14, 2015 4:50 pm

i wonder how bad are the $100 seats?

CopperTom · Post by **CopperTom** » Tue April 14, 2015 8:31 pm

BDB wrote:i wonder how bad are the $100 seats?

The place only holds 4k. Can't be that bad.

spike · Post by **spike** » Wed April 15, 2015 2:43 am

going for tickets to this, even though it's in the fucking burbs

BDB · Post by **BDB** » Wed April 15, 2015 12:16 pm

spike wrote:going for tickets to this, even though it's in the fucking burbs

Blue line....

mastaflatch · Post by **mastaflatch** » Wed April 15, 2015 12:59 pm

Daltrey is currently too busy being at the top of his game.

Biff Pocoroba · Post by **Biff Pocoroba** » Wed April 15, 2015 2:43 pm

spike wrote:going for tickets to this

Probably be a longshot but I'm thinking of trying too, especially since it looks like no Pearl Jam show this year outside of the Latin America dates.

BigRedLedbetter · Post by **BigRedLedbetter** » Wed April 15, 2015 11:38 pm

What an honor for Eddie as a fan. You can see on his face when he talks about the Who it's like he is a kid again.

This would be so fun.

CopperTom · Post by **CopperTom** » Wed April 15, 2015 11:40 pm

Biff Pocoroba wrote:
spike wrote:going for tickets to this
Probably be a longshot but I'm thinking of trying too, especially since it looks like no Pearl Jam show this year outside of the Latin America dates.

I'm trying too.

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Thu April 16, 2015 9:58 pm

I would love to get a ripping rendition of Heart To Hang Onto.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu April 16, 2015 10:00 pm

numbers wrote:I would love to get a ripping rendition of Heart To Hang Onto.

Not me. Nothing will top the Letterman performance. That era was the absolute pinnacle of Ed as a vocalist. Last thing I want is to hear modern day vedderisms ruin it.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Thu April 16, 2015 10:26 pm

Chud's right. But they'll definitely do it.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Thu April 16, 2015 10:53 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:
numbers wrote:I would love to get a ripping rendition of Heart To Hang Onto.
Not me. Nothing will top the Letterman performance. That era was the absolute pinnacle of Ed as a vocalist. Last thing I want is to hear modern day vedderisms ruin it.

He seems to be more powerful with the one off performance covers of his heros though. At least compared to what he brings to the PJ songs. Could still be really great.

CopperTom · Post by **CopperTom** » Fri April 17, 2015 1:17 pm

Does anyone know today's presale password?

BDB · Post by **BDB** » Fri April 17, 2015 1:34 pm

CopperTom wrote:Does anyone know today's presale password?

presale?

Red Mosquito

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