Tickets are now on sale for The Who's orchestral UK tour
They play nine dates at indoor and outdoor venues
Last updated 3rd Feb 2023
The Who have announced a very special 'Hits Back!' UK tour for July 2023 visiting outdoor venues and one arena.
Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and co. will be flanked by a full orchestra each night on the nine-date tour, which opens at Hull Sewell Group Craven Park on Thursday 6th July.
The Who play two nights at Edinburgh Castle before visiting London’s The O2, Derby The Incora County Ground, Bristol Badminton Estate, Durham Seat Unique Riverside, St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium and Brighton The 1st Central County Ground.
The Edinburgh Castle concerts are The Who’s first appearance in the Scottish capital in over 40 years, and they haven’t played Derby since way back in 1966.
The gigs follow last year’s highly acclaimed ‘The Who Hits Back’ tour of the US, where the band shared the stage with some of the finest orchestras in America.
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Tickets to The Who’s UK tour are on sale now from Aloud.com.
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell will support The Who at the majority of their UK dates except for Edinburgh and London.
The 2023 UK tour will feature The Who’s full live band comprised of 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.
The Who will perform music from throughout their nearly 60-year career, including sections devoted to classic albums ‘Tommy’ and ‘Quadrophenia’ as well as other beloved Who tracks and songs from their 2019 ‘WHO’ album, their first studio release in 13 years.
Roger Daltrey says: “Having not toured the UK for six years, it's great that at this time of our careers we have the chance to go to places that are not on the usual touring map Edinburgh Castle and Derby, as well as the other cities across the country that we haven’t been to for decades, will make this very special for me.
“This opportunity will give our UK Who fans the chance to hear our current show, which, with the addition of an orchestra, takes our music to new heights.”
Pete Townshend: “Roger initially christened this tour with an orchestra ‘Moving On!’ I love it. It is what both of us want to do. Move on, with new music, classic Who music, all performed in new and exciting ways. Taking risks, nothing to lose. I’m really looking forward to bringing this show to the UK."
Ahead of the UK tour, The Who are releasing the live album ‘The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley’ on Friday 31st March 2023.
Immortalising their concert at London’s Wembley Stadium in July 2019, the album will be released as a limited edition yellow, orange & red 3LP set, triple black vinyl, 2CD / Blu-Ray set which features the audio remixed in Dolby Atmos and 1CD edition.
The Who’s 'Hits Back!' UK tour dates:
July 2023
Hull Sewell Group Craven Park – Thu 6th
Edinburgh Castle – Sat 8th
Edinburgh Castle – Sun 9th
London The O2 – Wed 12th
Derby The Incora County Ground – Fri 14th
Bristol Badminton Estate – Sun 16th
Durham Seat Unique Riverside – Wed 19th
St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium– Fri 21st
Brighton The 1st Central County Ground – Sun 23rd
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