SUNRISE, Fla. – Two years ago, Roger Daltrey said he doubted The Who would ever tour North America again.
He was almost correct.
Daltrey and fellow Who mastermind Pete Townshend kicked off what will be the band’s swan song – the aptly named The Song is Over North American Farewell Tour – at Amerant Bank Arena in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Aug. 16.
The classic rock fans who have followed the band for decades mingled with the younger generations bred on muscular rockers including “Pinball Wizard,” “I Can’t Explain” and durable anthem “Won’t Get Fooled Again” as The Who rolled through a 23-song set scaling their legendary 60-year career.
Joining Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, 80, onstage were longtime collaborators Simon Townshend (guitar), Jon Button (bass), Loren Gold (keyboards), Jody Linscott (percussion), John Hogg (backing vocals) and Scott Devours, who took over drum duties earlier this year following the contentious dismissal of Zak Starkey, who had played with The Who for nearly 30 years.
The 17-date tour, named for a song on The Who’s classic 1971 album “Who’s Next,” is playing arenas, amphitheaters and Fenway Park in Boston (Aug. 26) and will take its final bow Sept. 28 in Las Vegas. In July, the band played the first dates of its goodbye run with a couple of shows in Italy.
Here are the songs played on The Who’s North American Farewell Tour.
The Who 2025 tour setlist
- “I Can’t Explain”
- “Substitute”
- “Who Are You”
- “The Seeker”
- “I Can See for Miles”
- “Bargain”
- “Love Ain’t for Keeping”
- “Behind Blue Eyes”
- “Going Mobile”
- “Pinball Wizard”
- “See Me, Feel Me”
- “Eminence Front”
- “My Generation”
- “You Better You Bet”
- “The Real Me”
- “I’ve Had Enough”
- “I’m One”
- “5:15”
- “Love, Reign O’er Me”
- “Baba O’Riley”
- “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
- “Tea & Theatre”
- “The Song is Over”