23 May 2022

The Who Hits Back! Tour: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, 20 May 2022

We were here in Philadelphia exactly three years ago in May 2019 playing at Citizens Bank Park, but the last time we played the Wells Fargo Center was way back in March 2016 on The Who Hits 50! tour. We love playing this town so it’s good to be back. Always a great crowd of people. Our special guest tonight was the amazing Amythyst Kiah and we can’t sing her praises enough. We had a really great night at the Wells Fargo Center and one fan even got his album signed. More of that in the post!

Always a crowd at the merch stand

And some fans even modelled their purchases for us

And it’s showtime!

Just before the band launched into ‘Who Are You’ Pete spied a fan in the audience holding up a sign.

Who fan Troy Tomczak had lost his wife to cancer just two months ago and told us he had been depressed since her passing. Watch what happens when Pete sees Troy’s sign

Video courtesy of Richie Butz

Well, Troy did get his album signed and handed over an envelope containing $500. When asked about it, he replied “I was feeling depressed over my wife’s passing but I was on top of the world Friday night!”. The picture disc of Who Are You had been previously signed by Roger and Simon on a Rock Legends Cruise a few years back.