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Re: The Who at Verizon Center
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2008, 11:47:00 pm »
The pw for the Thursday presale is the first part of a two-word song that ends in "Wizard".

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Re: The Who at Verizon Center
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2008, 08:45:00 am »
Yeah, the show last year was pretty full. I would say about 95% full from what I could tell.

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Re: The Who at Verizon Center
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2008, 12:03:00 am »
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  They make no bones about that fact they're in it for the money, but that they have a great time doing it.
Are they having a great time? They won't even stay in the same hotel....
 
 NY POST--THE Who's upcoming tour is expected to garner the legendary band a cool $100 million, but getting Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey to travel and perform together is turning into a logistical night- mare.
 
 One insider said, "There is a lot of tension and fighting going on right now. Roger is furious with Pete. Pete has been writing all this new material and wants to perform the new stuff, but Roger wants to stick with 'My Generation,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' 'Pinball Wizard' and other classics."
 
 Townshend and Daltrey are said not even to be on speaking terms, and have supposedly presented tour operators with a list of demands, including:
 
 * The two rockers must have separate dressing rooms on opposite ends of the hallway.
 
 * There will be no conversation between the two of them either before or after performances. "They will basically show up, play, and leave," the source said.
 
 * They must have separate travel arrangements, separate hotel accommodations, as well as separate staffing.
 
 "They're at each other's throats right now," our insider said, "But considering how much money is on the line, there's 100 million reasons why they need to do this."
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Re: The Who at Verizon Center
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2008, 12:12:00 am »
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Originally posted by vansmack:
  They make no bones about that fact they're in it for the money, but that they have a great time doing it.
Are they having a great time? They won't even stay in the same hotel....
 
 NY POST--THE Who's upcoming tour is expected to garner the legendary band a cool $100 million, but getting Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey to travel and perform together is turning into a logistical night- mare.
 
 One insider said, "There is a lot of tension and fighting going on right now. Roger is furious with Pete. Pete has been writing all this new material and wants to perform the new stuff, but Roger wants to stick with 'My Generation,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' 'Pinball Wizard' and other classics."
 
 Townshend and Daltrey are said not even to be on speaking terms, and have supposedly presented tour operators with a list of demands, including:
 
 * The two rockers must have separate dressing rooms on opposite ends of the hallway.
 
 * There will be no conversation between the two of them either before or after performances. "They will basically show up, play, and leave," the source said.
 
 * They must have separate travel arrangements, separate hotel accommodations, as well as separate staffing.
 
 "They're at each other's throats right now," our insider said, "But considering how much money is on the line, there's 100 million reasons why they need to do this." [/b]
That's awesome.  Pissed off rock stars can make for great shows.  Anyone who saw Jane's Addiction on the '91 Lollapalooza tour can attest to that.  One of the best shows I've ever seen.  Supposedly some nights on that tour Perry and Dave would walk offstage at the end of the night and just start beating the shit out of each other.