During their farewell tour in North America, The Who shocked fans by performing their 1971 smash song, “Going Mobile,” live for the first time.
The surprise appearance happened at Sunrise, Florida’s Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.
Nine tracks into their concert was the song “Going Mobile,” which was taken from their album Who’s Next. Roger Daltrey, 81, played harmonica, while Simon Townshend, brother of guitarist Pete Townshend, sang.
The Who’s Next album has several timeless songs. Mike Norman, the life & culture editor for cleveland.com, mentioned songs like “Behind Blue Eyes,” “Baba O Riley,” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
Although Going Mobile is a bit less well-known, it is unmistakably a classic Who song, with a fantastic Pete Townshend voice. I adore Who’s Next. Many people consider it to be the band’s best album. Norman added, “And it’s one of my favorites.”
The Song is Over, the band’s final tour, includes the performance.
Daltrey said in a May interview with NME how much he has valued American audiences over the band’s existence.
“I’ve been inspired by the warmth of the American audiences over the years,” Daltrey stated. We got a sense of generational rebellion from rock. America has always been wonderful to me.
The seasoned singer also admitted to the emotional strain of closing this phase of his life.
He continued by saying, “It’s not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been.” We appreciate you being there for us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Despite his zeal, Daltrey has been open about health issues after a prior meningitis battle that limited his capacity to perform in warmer climates.
It has caused a great deal of harm. Daltrey explained, “It’s bugged up my internal thermometer.” There is a chance that I could become seriously ill, and I must admit that I’m anxious about finishing the tour.
Classics including Pinball Wizard, My Generation, Baba O Riley, and Won’t Get Fooled Again were among the 24-song setlist of the Florida event, which ended suitably with The Song Is Over.
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