The Vegas Job Explained

The Vegas Job
Starring:	The Who Roger Daltrey John Entwistle Pete Townshend John Bundrick Zak Starkey
Music:	The Who
Studio:	Passport Entertainment Video Film Express
Distributor:	Passport Entertainment Video Film Express
Runtime:	115 min.
Language:	English

The Vegas Job is a concert film of The Who's performance on October 29, 1999, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the infamous Pixelon launch event.^[1] Pixelon claimed that the performance was streamed live over the Internet to over 1 million viewers and to the video screen on One Times Square;^[2] it was reported that thousands of viewers were unable to watch the live stream due to technology failures.^[3] The DVD was certified Gold in Canada after selling 5,000 units.^[4]

Songs performed

1. "I Can't Explain"
2. "Substitute"
3. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
4. "Pinball Wizard"
5. "See Me, Feel Me"
6. "Baba O'Riley"
7. "My Wife"
8. ""
9. "Behind Blue Eyes"
10. "Who Are You"
11. "Magic Bus"
12. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
13. "The Kids Are Alright"
14. "My Generation"

Special features

The DVD included interviews with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, the story behind the Pixelon fiasco, and interviews with the audience prior to start of the concert.

Notes and References

1. News: Sonic flashback: iBash at MGM Grand (October 29, 1999). Las Vegas Weekly. June 3, 2015. Dennis Mitchelle. 2017-10-26.
2. Pixelon.com Launch Sets New Standard For Compelling Internet Programming . 2016-08-24 . 1999-11-02.
3. Web site: Pixelon's Broken Promises . https://web.archive.org/web/20000621115956/http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,8459,00.html . 2000-06-21 . 2016-08-24 . Dan Goodin . 2000-01-03 . The Industry Standard.
4. "Certified Awards Search ". Music Canada. Retrieved on 4 October 2011. Note: User needs to enter "The Who" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.