The Who Rocks America 1982

7/16/2023

This decades-old concert was captured on video in order to preserve what was going to be the Who's final performance before they retired from touring. Of course, that did not happen, and some of us wish this tape did not happen, as well. The concert film is shot on video in front of thousands of screaming fans in Toronto, Canada. I guess when they rocked America, The Who meant NORTH America. The concert lasts almost two hours, and the lads give it all they have- and that ain't too much. The group includes Roger Daltrey on vocals and some guitar, Pete Townshend on guitar and some vocals, the late John Entwistle on bass and some vocals, Kenney Jones replaces the late Keith Moon on drums, and Tim Gorman is trapped behind a bank of keyboards. The film opens with what can only be described a