21 Apr 2022
The Who announce special guests for their 2022 North American tour
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
Leslie Mendelson • Los Lonely Boys
Amythyst Kiah • The Wild Things
Willie Nile • Steven Page • Dan Bern
The Who have announced an exciting line-up of special guests to join them on THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour. The Who have raised the bar once again on their incredible legacy by inviting a wide range of special guest artists to join on the tour: Texas rockers Los Lonely Boys, the hard rocking band led by (guitarist/co-writer Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs, singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson, British female-led rock band The Wild Things, Americana soul singer Amythyst Kiah, singer/songwriter and founder of Barenaked Ladies Steven Page, guitarist, singer/songwriter Dan Bern, and opening for one night at the Bethel Woods show, Willie Nile.
The Who’s upcoming North American trek promises to be another rock n’ roll knockout, bringing Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend back to US venues two years after their acclaimed MOVING ON! Tour, which wowed audiences with a series of sold-out dates. THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour (see complete list of dates below) will again share the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the US and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off April 22 in Hollywood, FL at the Hard Rock Live for its spring leg, and returns in the fall on October 2 in Toronto, ON at Scotiabank Arena.
The Who are hitting most of the cities they were set to play in 2020 with multiple new stops, including shows in New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on April 30, and a much-anticipated performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on May 26. After a summer break, The Who will continue in the fall, including stops in Chicago, IL at United Center on October 12, and in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on November 1. The Who Hits Back! Tour winds down with two shows in Las Vegas, NV on November 4 + 5 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour will feature THE WHO’s full live band comprising guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, second keyboardist Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey and backing vocals by Billy Nicholls along with orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder, passionately delivering THE WHO’s many classics, as well as songs from their most recent album, titled WHO.
Produced by Live Nation, The Who’s North American THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour will deliver their indelible brand of powerhouse rock through 28 cities.
Purchase tickets for The Who Hits Back! tour here
THE WHO HITS BACK! TOUR DATES
SPRING SPECIAL GUESTS
Leslie Mendelson https://www.lesliemendelson.com
Los Lonely Boys https://loslonelyboys.com
Amythyst Kiah https://www.amythystkiah.com
The Wild Things https://thewildthingsband.com
Willie Nile https://www.willienile.com
Safe Passage www.safepassageband.com
Dan Bern https://danbern.com/
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April 22: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, FL* SPECIAL GUEST Leslie Mendelson
April 24: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL SPECIAL GUEST Leslie Mendelson
April 27: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL SPECIAL GUEST Leslie Mendelson
April 30: New Orleans Jazz Festival *
May 3: Moody Center ATX, Austin, TX SPECIAL GUEST Amythyst Kiah
May 5: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX SPECIAL GUEST Los Lonely Boys
May 8: The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX SPECIAL GUEST Los Lonely Boys
May 10: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK SPECIAL GUEST Los Lonely Boys
May 13: FedExForum, Memphis, TN SPECIAL GUEST Dan Bern
May 15: TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH SPECIAL GUEST Safe Passage
May 18: TD Garden, Boston, MA SPECIAL GUEST Amythyst Kiah
May 20: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA SPECIAL GUEST Amythyst Kiah
May 23: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. SPECIAL GUEST Amythyst Kiah
May 26: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY SPECIAL GUEST The Wild Things
May 28: Bethel Woods Center of the Arts, Bethel, NY SPECIAL GUEST Willie Nile
* Not a Live Nation date
FALL / AUTUMN SPECIAL GUESTS
Steven Page https://www.stevenpage.com
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs https://www.thedirtyknobs.com
The Wild Things https://thewildthingsband.com
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October 2: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON SPECIAL GUEST Steven Page
October 4: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI SPECIAL GUEST Steven Page
October 7: UBS Arena, Belmont Park, NY SPECIAL GUEST Steven Page
October 9: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH SPECIAL GUEST Steven Page
October 12: United Center, Chicago, IL SPECIAL GUEST Steven Page
October 14: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
October 17: Ball Arena, Denver, CO SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
October 20: Moda Center, Portland, OR SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
October 22: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
October 26: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
October 28: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
November 1: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA SPECIAL GUEST Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
November 4 and 5: Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV SPECIAL GUEST The Wild Things
No SF Bay area dates?
This Tour will mark my 40th Who Concert.
This broke dick has shity seats for Detroit show but still can’t wait LOVE my WHO
Come to Mexico please. Until 2016 not come here. Mexico loves them
Jacksonville Florida is PUMPED UP
for the Sunday Night Showcase from the Who –
Thank you guys for coming to see us –
We will be hollering all night –
Love Leon Jonjock
Red Rocket TV Productions
Roku TV Music Channel = REBELTV
No Atlanta date ?
See ya at whorleans, boys
Welcome back guys and we have missed your live concerts.
Please consider adding Greensboro, NC this summer at the Brand New Tanger Center.
I will bring all my family from the Philly May,2019 concert and my 2 grand Kids and Son/Daughter in laws.
Spread the love I have for the Greatest Rock and Rock /amazing rhythm and Blues band ever!!!!
Pete, Roger and the band. Thank you very much for coming to Jacksonville. Pete, love the story about John Entwistle
and the hummingbird in Jacksonville all those years ago. lol…. You guys were fabulous.
Really happy that The Who did give a chance to Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs. They are a fantastic band and it is incredible, how much Mike Campbell s´voice is similar to the late Tom Petty. This is a really good band to open; fans will not only discover their music but also, will hear Tom Petty s former band music.
Hope one day they will invite Tal Wikenfield again or The Strawbs.
Tickets are surprisingly a fair price compared to what the Stones, Paul, Elton, The Eagles, etc are charging for a show that is shorter than this one, well Paul maybe plays 2 and a half hours, we will see the start of his tour. With an orchestra, looking forward to it. Haven’t seen them since The Endless Wire tour, missed the greatest hits tour where they opened in Tampa and regret not going after hearing how awesome Roger sounded just a few years ago. Should be pretty cool.
Yeah, please come to México, its my dream to see you guys (and the Stones)
So excited to see R&R history being made as The Who return to Cincinnati. Praying it will be a night of healing for everyone.
Last I had the chance to see The Who was 1989 at the Astrodome with Stevie Ray Vaughan. 33 yrs ago, what an incredible show that was.
Weren’t you two at the Helston Flora Day event? It rocked. 😎
See you at Wells Fargo.
💕💫
Best concert I have even been to!!! Thank you for coming to Memphis TN in 2022….The Who is the best band ever!! Roger can still belt out Love Reign O’ver Me which is my fav song among many!! My Spotify play list has a separate Who playlist that I cannot get enough of… I hope to see The Who again…2023 please!!!!!!
Thank you for performing in Philadelphia. The show was absolutely STUNNING! You never disappoint. You are truly loved.
And thank you Zak Starkey😂
Wil be first timer seeing you at the last show in Vegas.
CAN’T WAIT!!
While thoroughly enjoying my first in-theater screening of “Top Gun: Maverick”, it got EVEN BETTER when I heard The Who track of……I won’t tell you–no spoiler here—but it was JUST SO PERFECT!
You Two are always right on…the money. Good deal! Well done.