Rescheduled Dates Unveiled For ‘The Who Hits 50’ Tour

As promised, The Who’s big 50th anniversary celebration will return in the spring. Today’s announcement reschedules all dates from the fall leg, which was postponed earlier this month because of Roger Daltrey’s bout of viral meningitis.

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"12-12-12" (A Concert For Sandy Relief), Madison Square Garden Arena, New York City

Daltrey broke the news to fans a few weeks ago that he had been in and out of the hospital with viral meningitis and his doctors had recommended he refrain from touring the rest of the year. On the bright side, he said he was “feeling a lot better” and that his doctors said he would make a complete recovery.

And now the rescheduled “Who Hits 50!” dates are here!   

Check out the routing below:

Feb. 27 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena         
March 1 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre       
March 3 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena           
March 7 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden           
March 10 – Chicago, Ill., United Center       
March 12 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
March 14 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center    
March 16 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
March 19 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
March 21 – Milwaukee, Wis., BMO Harris Bradley Center
March 24 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center        
March 26 – St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center            
March 29 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center       
April 26 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre       
April 29 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center  
May 1 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center  
May 4 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, MTS Centre  
May 6 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SaskTel Centre
May 8 – Edmonton, Alberta, Rexall Place    
May 10 – Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome
May 13 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena        
May 15 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center        
May 17 – Portland, Ore., Moda Center         
May 19 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena       
May 22 – Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center    
May 25 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
May 27 – San Diego, Calif., Valley View Casino Center     
May 29 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Colosseum At Caesars Palace

The fall leg included a batch of dates that were postponed in May 2015 so Daltrey could remain on vocal rest, as well as a handful of shows that were moved from September and October to December to give Daltrey additional time off between gigs.

Pete Townshend proclaims that The Who “will be coming back stronger than ever!”

Tickets for the originally scheduled shows will be honored at the new dates. As for the Toronto gigs, tickets for the Oct. 19 show will be honored March 1 and tickets for the Dec. 1 gig will be honored April 26.

Visit TheWho.com for more information.

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