The Who will release their July 2023 orchestral performance at the Eden Project as a live album in May.
The rock legends played at the Cornwall site with the Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra three years ago, and now it has been revealed that fans will be able to buy it as a live album.
It will be available as a 2CD digipak, a limited 3LP gatefold edition on recycled vinyl in a paper wallet and a standard 3LP gatefold from May 29 – pre-order your copy here.
The 24-track album has been previewed with ‘Pinball Wizard’, which you can listen to here:
The Who’s ‘Live At Eden Project’ tracklist:
- ‘Overture’
- ‘1921’
- ‘Amazing Journey’
- ‘Sparks’
- ‘The Acid Queen’
- ‘Pinball Wizard’
- ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’
- ‘Who Are You’
- ‘Eminence Front’
- ‘The Kids Are Alright’
- ‘You Better You Bet’
- ‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’
- ‘Substitute’
- ‘I Can’t Explain’
- ‘My Generation’
- ‘Cry If You Want’
- ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’
- ‘Behind Blue Eyes’
- ‘The Real Me’
- ‘I’m One’
- ‘5:15’
- ‘The Rock’
- ‘Love Reign O’er Me’
- ‘Baba O’Riley’
The Who played the final show of their North American farewell tour in October last year in Thousand Palms, California, closing with ‘Tea & Theatre’ from 2006.
“I suppose, you know, it’s goodbye,” Pete Townshend told the audience afterwards. “That’s what it is. To what we know as The Who, it’s goodbye. What Roger and I will get up to next, who knows? If we last any longer, I’m sure we’ll get up to all kinds of mischief.
“We’ll do stuff together, I’m sharing some stuff, all kinds [of] bits and pieces. But for this kind of thing, it’s goodbye. And you were last!”
Roger Daltrey added: “Thank you so much for your support, over all the years. It means so much to us. It was every band’s dream in the ’60s to make it in America. And thanks to you guys, you made it happen for us. Thank you so much!”
Townshend recently reflected on The Who coming to an end, saying that he and Daltrey “don’t communicate very well” and “have different needs as performers”. The musician also said the group were now “a Who tribute band”.
It currently seems unlikely that there will be a final album from The Who. Townshend expressed his desire for the band to make another record last year, but said there was “a bit of a river to cross” in convincing Daltrey.
Before then, the guitarist spoke to NME about the possibility of more new music from The Who. “I don’t think there is. If there was a need or a place for a Who album, could I write the songs for it within six weeks? Of course I fucking could, it’s a piece of cake. The problem is, I don’t think Roger wants to do it again.”
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