Moving On! Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Moving On! Tour
Album:	Who
Artist:	The Who
Number Of Legs:	3
Last Tour:	The Who Tour 2017 (2017)
This Tour:	Moving On! Tour (2019)
Next Tour:	The Who Hits Back! Tour (2022–2023)

The Moving On! Tour was a symphonic concert tour by the British rock band the Who, partially in support of their album Who.

Overview

The Moving On! Tour consisted of 29 performances in North America and the United Kingdom.^[1] The tour was announced on January 11, 2019, and included local symphonic orchestras accompanying the Who at each performance, with orchestral arrangements by David Campbell.^[2] Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are the only remaining members of the group, along with longtime touring members Simon Townshend and Zak Starkey, and an ensemble of others. The tour was cut short in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten shows in Ireland and the United Kingdom were eventually rescheduled for March 2021, but those were canceled a month before the fact in February 2021 and the band has announced no further plans.

Tour band

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine
• Pete Townshend – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals

Backing musicians

• Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Loren Gold – piano, keyboards, jaw harp, backing vocals
• Jon Button – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Zak Starkey – drums, percussion
• Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, tambourine
• Katie Jacoby – violin
• Audrey Snyder – cello

Typical set lists

(*) = without orchestra

Spring 2019

A four-week tour in North America began on May 7 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ended on May 30 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. A track from the band's 1975 album The Who by Numbers, "Imagine a Man", made its live debut during this tour, and "Won't Get Fooled Again" was played in an acoustic version. A typical set list of this leg was as follows (all songs written by Pete Townshend):

1. "Overture"
2. "It's a Boy"
3. "1921"
4. "Amazing Journey"
5. "The Acid Queen" (dropped after May 7)
6. "Sparks"
7. "Pinball Wizard"
8. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
9. "Who Are You"
10. "Eminence Front"
11. "Imagine a Man"
12. "Join Together" or "You Better You Bet"*
13. "The Kids Are Alright"* or "Substitute"*
14. "I Can See for Miles"* or "The Seeker"*
15. "Won't Get Fooled Again"*
16. "Behind Blue Eyes"
17. "Tea & Theatre"*
18. "The Real Me"
19. "I'm One"
20. "The Punk and the Godfather"
21. ""
22. "Drowned"
23. "The Rock"
24. "Love, Reign o'er Me"
25. "Baba O'Riley"

Autumn 2019

After a show at Wembley Stadium in London, England on June 1, another North American tour started on September 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and stopped on October 24 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The setlist of the Autumn leg was not very different from the Spring leg, but two new songs from their upcoming album Who were debuted: "Hero Ground Zero" and "Ball and Chain", previously known as "Guantanamo". A typical setlist of this tour is as follows (all songs written by Pete Townshend):

1. "Overture"
2. "1921"
3. "Amazing Journey"
4. "Sparks"
5. "Pinball Wizard"
6. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
7. "Who Are You"
8. "Eminence Front"
9. "Imagine a Man"
10. "Join Together" or "You Better You Bet"
11. "Hero Ground Zero"
12. "I Can See for Miles"* or "The Seeker"*
13. "Won't Get Fooled Again"*
14. "Behind Blue Eyes"
15. "Ball and Chain"
16. "The Real Me"
17. "I'm One"
18. "The Punk and the Godfather"
19. ""
20. "Drowned"
21. "The Rock"
22. "Love, Reign o'er Me"
23. "Baba O'Riley"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts
North America – leg #1^[3]
May 7, 2019	Grand Rapids	United States	Van Andel Arena	Dirty Honey
May 9, 2019	Buffalo		KeyBank Center	Arkells
May 11, 2019	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live	Peter Wolf
May 13, 2019	New York City		Madison Square Garden	Leslie Mendelson
May 16, 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena	Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
May 18, 2019	Noblesville		Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center	Reignwolf
May 21, 2019	Tinley Park		Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
May 23, 2019	Maryland Heights		Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	The HillBenders
May 25, 2019	Philadelphia		Citizens Bank Park	Peter Wolf
May 28, 2019	Detroit		Little Caesars Arena	Arkells
May 30, 2019	Pittsburgh		PPG Paints Arena	Reignwolf
1 UK stand-alone show^[4]
July 6, 2019	London	England	Wembley Stadium	Kaiser Chiefs Imelda May^[5] Eddie Vedder^[6]
North America – leg #2
September 1, 2019	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	Leslie Mendelson
September 3, 2019	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena	Moon Vs Sun
September 6, 2019	Saint Paul	United States	Xcel Energy Center	Reignwolf
September 8, 2019	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	Dead Horses
September 10, 2019	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center	Peter Wolf
September 13, 2019	Boston		Fenway Park
September 15, 2019	Wantagh		Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater	Reignwolf
September 18, 2019	Atlanta		State Farm Arena
September 20, 2019	Sunrise		BB&T Center
September 22, 2019	Tampa		Amalie Arena
October 9, 2019	San Francisco			Liam Gallagher
October 11, 2019	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 13, 2019
October 16, 2019	San Diego		Viejas Arena
October 19, 2019	Seattle		T-Mobile Park
October 21, 2019	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
October 24, 2019	Los Angeles	United States	Hollywood Bowl
4 UK post-tour shows (celebrating the February 14, 1970 Leeds show)
February 12, 2020 (2 shows)	Kingston upon Thames	England	PRYZM	—
February 14, 2020 (2 shows)				—

Cancelled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
North America – leg #2 (2019)
September 25, 2019	Houston	United States	Toyota Center	Illness^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
September 27, 2019	Dallas		American Airlines Center
September 29, 2019	Denver		Pepsi Center
North America 2019
October 23, 2019	Edmonton	Canada	Rogers Place	Scheduling conflicts^[10]
UK & Ireland 2020^[11]
March 16, 2020	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena
March 18, 2020	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena
March 21, 2020	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Utilita Arena Newcastle
March 23, 2020	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
March 25, 2020	Leeds	England	First Direct Arena
March 28, 2020	London
March 30, 2020	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
April 1, 2020	Birmingham	England	Resorts World Arena
April 3, 2020	Nottingham		Motorpoint Arena
April 6, 2020	Liverpool		M&S Bank Arena
April 8, 2020	London		The SSE Arena, Wembley
North America 2020 – leg #3 – Cancelled tour
April 21, 2020	Hollywood	United States	Hard Rock Live	The COVID-19 pandemic
April 23, 2020	Highland Heights
April 27, 2020	Dallas		American Airlines Center
April 30, 2020	Houston		Toyota Center
May 2, 2020	Denver		Pepsi Center
May 5, 2020	Las Vegas		The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
May 7, 2020
May 9, 2020
May 12, 2020
May 14, 2020
May 16, 2020
UK & Ireland 2021 – Rescheduled shows (from March–April 2020)^[12] ^[13] cancelled once again^[14] ^[15]
March 5, 2021	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena	The COVID-19 pandemic
March 8, 2021	Liverpool	England	M&S Bank Arena
March 10, 2021	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
March 12, 2021	Newcastle	England	Utilita Arena Newcastle
March 15, 2021	Leeds		First Direct Arena
March 17, 2021	Birmingham
March 22, 2021	London		Wembley Arena
March 24, 2021	Nottingham		Motorpoint Arena
March 27, 2021	Cardiff		Motorpoint Arena
March 29, 2021	Manchester		AO Arena

See also

• List of The Who tours and performances

Notes and References

1. The Who Announce American Dates For 2019 Symphonic Tour. Andy Greene. Rolling Stone. 14 January 2019. 2019-01-15.
2. The Who Shake Off the Rust as ‘Moving On! Tour’ Kicks Off In Grand Rapids. Gary Graff. Billboard. 8 May 2019. 2024-02-10.
3. Web site: The Who Announce 2019 North American Tour Dates. loudwire.com. 14 January 2019 . 2019-01-15.
4. Web site: NEWS: The Who Announce Huge Wembley Stadium Show – Support from Kaiser Chiefs, Eddie Vedder (by Tim Peacock) . udiscovermusic.com . 2019-01-28 . 2019-01-28.
5. Web site: MOVING ON! TOUR: WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON: JULY 6, 2019. en. 2020-07-04.
6. Web site: The Who, Eddie Vedder & Kaiser Chiefs. Association. The Football. www.wembleystadium.com. en. 2019-07-07.
7. Web site: Lifton. Dave. The Who Postpone Show After Roger Daltrey Loses His Voice. Ultimate Classic Rock. September 26, 2019. September 27, 2019.
8. Web site: Christensen. Thor. The Who postpone Dallas concert after Roger Daltrey loses his singing voice. Dallas Morning News. September 26, 2019. September 27, 2019.
9. Web site: Wenzel. John. The Who postpones Denver concert after ending Houston show halfway through set. Ultimate Classic Rock. September 27, 2019. September 27, 2019.
10. Web site: Garner. Ryan. The Who cancels Oct. 23 show at Rogers Place. Edmonton Journal. May 14, 2019. August 3, 2019.
11. Web site: After serious consideration, it is with much regret that THE WHO have postponed their UK and Ireland Tour, due to start next Monday March 16th in Manchester at the Manchester Arena and finishing at Wembley SSE Arena on April 8th.... 12 March 2020. Facebook. 12 March 2020.
12. Web site: The Who announce the rescheduled tour dates for the UK and Ireland. . 18 March 2020 . Facebook . 18 March 2020.
13. Web site: The Who announce rescheduled UK and Ireland tour dates . 18 March 2020 . www.thewho.com . 18 March 2020.
14. Web site: Unfortunately, The Who's forthcoming UK and Ireland tour due March 2021 has now been cancelled. [...] "We are very sorry that we have to cancel our planned March 2021 UK and Ireland shows. Please excuse the delay but we wanted to wait as long as possible to see if we could indeed play them. However, as you can see the current situation makes this impossible. Thanks for all your wonderful support and we hope to see you in the future when conditions allow." ~ Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, 15 February 2021 ]. 15 February 2021 . Facebook . 16 February 2021.
15. Web site: The Who UK and Ireland tour 2021 . 16 February 2021 . www.thewho.com . 16 February 2021.