19 May 2025
The Who name their special guests on their farewell tour
The Who have confirmed a powerful lineup of special guests set to join them on their final North American run, The Song Is Over Tour. Artists including Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Billy Idol, Candlebox, Feist, Joe Bonamassa, The Joe Perry Project (Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Buck Johnson, Chris Robinson, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz), Tom Cochrane and Leslie Mendelson will appear across various stops on the historic farewell tour.
The Song Is Over Tour marks a bittersweet goodbye for one of rock’s most enduring and influential acts, celebrating nearly six decades of groundbreaking music. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announced the tour during a live press conference (see HERE) from London’s Iconic Images gallery, where they also unveiled a rare piece of memorabilia: the American football helmet from their 1974 album Odds & Sods, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
All shows are on sale now at www.thewho.com/tour.
Citi is the official card of The Who – The Song Is Over – North American Farewell Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets in the U.S. beginning Tuesday, May 13 at 10:00 am local time until Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.
Join the Wholigan Fan Club exclusively HERE to receive early ticket access, exclusive Wholigan merchandise, and a copy of the previously unreleased album, The Who Live At The Oval 1971, one of The Who’s most legendary shows, which has been newly mixed and mastered from the original tapes.
The tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to pre-show soundcheck, invitation to the pre-show VIP Lounge, a limited edition autographed tour poster & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit www.vipnation.com.
THE WHO
THE SONG IS OVER
2025 NORTH AMERICA TOUR
• Sat Aug 16 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
with Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters
• Tue Aug 19 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
with Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters
• Tue Aug 26 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
with The Joe Perry Project
• Thu Aug 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
with Feist
• Sat Aug 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
with Feist
• Tue Sep 02 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
with Tom Cochrane
• Thu Sep 04 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
with Tom Cochrane
• Sun Sep 07 – Chicago, IL – United Center
with Joe Bonamassa
• Wed Sep 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
with Leslie Mendelson
• Fri Sep 12– Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
with Leslie Mendelson
• Wed Sep 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
with The Joe Perry Project
• Fri Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
with TBC
• Sun Sep 21 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
with Candlebox
• Tue Sep 23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
with Candlebox
• Thu Sep 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
with Candlebox
• Sun Sep 28 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
with Billy Idol
Im such a die hard WHO fan and Ive been waiting for The WHO to tour Florida because I live in Florida. I hope there will be Florida dates so I can get to see The Who in Concert. That would be so awesome to see The WHO tour Florida.
I will do my best to go to the MSG concert. Fly from Panamà to NYC. Hope they will play some deep cuts.
Houston the 4th largest city in America
I went to your concert at Shea Stadium NY George and the C lash warmed up I was in High School all my friends went
Who is opening for the who on September 19.2025 at Hollywood bowl
Thank you very much Pete and Roger for coming out to Philadelphia one last time obviously you know how much we love you guys. We’ll see you there for one last Rock Off. Please get Billy Idol to come out here to Philly we love him too. See you soon old friends
I was reading the VIP itinerary and it mentioned access to the band soundcheck. Is there any meet & greet or photo opportunity that goes with it?
Am I missing something about this “retirement tour”, however, are The Who to continue this tour with a farewell tour of the UK and Europe, I hope so.
Mark Rawlinson
I would recommend “pure and easy” and/or “water” as a special fan choice for the Italy concerts 😁
Reinhard
Please have Joe Perry on the 19th in Los Angeles
Please consider adding Atlanta!
How about playing Denver September 13th
Can you please do I’m one and 1921!in Boston?
As for the rest of the set list I’lll leave it up to you.
Oh ya and Sea and Sand would be the balls too!
Been a fan since as far as I can remember
What about a farewell tour in Europe?
I purchased 2 tickets for the Ultimate package. When will I get details re: how/when we can access the perks? I.e.. entrance to sound check, exclusive shopping, snacks etc.
New Orleans??
Please?
I think it is Joe Perry Project. It would be the logical thing to open both LA shows. I’ll be at the Sept 19th show too
Please please please play London. It’s where you started from after all.
Saw The Who
Montreal Forum 1980
Quadraphenia
Montreal Bell Centre 1996
Toronto ACC 2002
Amazing 2 shows
Please add Minnesota to your final tour!
I heard Billy Idol was opening for them at Madison Square Garden. This says it’s Feist. Can you confirm who is opening at that concert?
I will be attending the Boston show. Please play Getting in Tune, this will be my 5th time seeing you and never heard that song live.
1st night of the Who’s tour in Sunrise, Fla
Excellent show, Roger’s voice sounds the same as 50 yrs ago and great on harmonica. No throwing of the Mike, which I would have loved but let’s face it, we’re all getting “ on with age”
Pete was great voice wonderful, brother Simon accompanied them. Truly iconic incredible talent
JPP FOR THE 19-Sep show please. With Aidan Rixx in support.
I hope that there will be a tour of Europe and UK after the US and Canada in ada tour. I hope you tour the football stadiums in London Birmingham Manchester Newcastle and Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Please do not forget Brussels/Werchter and Amsterdam.
Hope I see you all one last time.
Hope it happens. We will just be left with the Rolling Stones.
Prefer The Who.
Thanks a million. Everything will pale into insignificance from now on.
JPP for the 9/19 show please
Saw the boys in June 1974 at MSG. One of, if not the best show that I’d ever seen. Tickets were $6.50 for really great seats. I call that a Bargin, the best I’d ever had!
Looking forward to LA.
I’m sitting in my kitchen @ 5am, getting up for work after having returned @ 1am from Chicago’s United Center. The Sunday evening September 7th performance was absolutely stellar. Amazing lighting & visuals in tribute to the band’s history with non-stop images of The Ox & Moon The Loon, though the performance was not without it’s hiccups. Roger sang absolutely wonderfully, very very strong voice but lost his temper a couple times with the sound mix in his IEM (or wedge monitors). Right after “See Me, Feel Me,” he stormed back & forth across the stage, yanked out his earpiece & said the sound was like singing in a tin can. Roger’s at the point where if the technical issues interfere, he gets p**sed & stops the song. (The last show with Zak Starkey featured a similar eruption of anger.) During “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” a quick blast of feedback really got him through his IEM. He reacted angrily. There were several songs that had false starts. Pete goofed and began “My Generation” in a higher key, stopped, then restarted in a step lower key; “Tea & Theatre” had three false starts. Pete asked the audience if they wanted their money back (“I would,” said Roger) then later said when they fuck things up, we ought to pay extra. After 2 false starts of “Tea & Theatre,” including Roger’s mic falling from the stand & hitting the stage floor (“BOOM!”), Pete said we now should pay “extra extra!” This brought a humor and a humanity to the performance that was beautiful. This music means so much to me. I grew up listening to it & with every song, I had a flashback from long ago. These classics trigger great memories. To see The Who perform “The Song Is Over” almost brought me to tears, like I was losing a close friend. Thank you Pete, Roger, John & Keith for being part of the soundtrack to my life. Last night was the 47th anniversary of Keith Moon’s passing. As Pete said on stage, Moon was a superb drummer but not a good liver. He didn’t live long enough. Amen.
Saw them last night at The Hollywood Bowl. Absolutely amazing. Daltrey still hits all the notes, Townsend is still as incredible as he always was. They may have aged physically but you would never know it if you hadn’t been told.