The Who announce 2025 farewell tour, MSG show. Get tickets today
The Who are selling out one last time.
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend's legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group just announced their farewell 'The Song Is Over Tour' — it's for real this time unlike their infamous 1982 farewell 'It's Hard Tour' — that will send them to ballparks, arenas, theaters, bowls, boardwalk halls and amphitheaters all over North America from August through September.
That includes four shows in New York and New Jersey.
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Up first, the 'Magic Bus' group will make a stop at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Soon after, the guitar-smashing hitmakers hit Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Aug. 23, Long Island's Jones Beach Theater on Thursday, Aug. 28 and New York City's Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Aug. 30.
'It is a poignant time,' Townshend, 79, said. 'For me, playing to American audiences and those in Canada has always been incredible. The warmth and engagement of those audiences began back in 1967 with hippies smoking dope, sitting on their blankets and listening deeply and intensely. Music was everywhere. We all felt equal. Today, Roger and I still carry the banner for the late Keith Moon (who died in 1978) and John Entwistle (who died in 2002) and of course, all of our longtime Who fans.'
Prior to this tour, the most recent North American Who run was in 2022 on their 'Who Hits Back! Tour.' At concerts on that run, the group played 20ish classic songs like 'Pinball Wizard,' 'Who Are You,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again,' 'Behind Blue Eyes' and 'Baba O'Riley' with and without an orchestra (as well as recently fired and re-hired drummer Zak Starkey, who happens to be Ringo Starr's son).
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Fans Wholigans can purchase tickets for all upcoming North American Who shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the farewell The Song Is Over Tour' is Friday, May 16.
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The Who tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
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The Who set list
As noted above, The Who last performed in the U.S. three years ago. According to Set List FM, here's what they took to the stage at their final show in Last Vegas on Nov. 5, 2022:
With Orchestra
01.) 'Overture'
02.) '1921'
03.) 'Amazing Journey'
04.) 'Sparks'
05.) 'Pinball Wizard'
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06.) 'We're Not Gonna Take It'
07.) 'Who Are You'
08.) 'Eminence Front'
09.) 'Ball and Chain'
Band Only
10.) 'You Better You Bet'
11.) 'The Seeker'
12.) 'Naked Eye'
13.) 'Another Tricky Day'
14.) 'Won't Get Fooled Again'
15.) 'Behind Blue Eyes'
With Orchestra
16.) 'The Real Me'
17.) 'I'm One'
18.) '5:15'
19.) 'The Rock'
20.) 'Love, Reign O'er Me'
21.) 'Baba O'Riley'
The Who farewell press conference
To make the news official, Townshend and Daltrey conducted a 35-minute press conference discussing their history and the upcoming jaunt. If you'd like to see for yourself, you can find the surprisingly sprawling chat here:
The Who current band members
Throughout their seven-decade history, there's been quite a bit of turnover within the band other than Daltrey and Townshend.
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To give you a better idea of what the group looks like today, here is The Who's current lineup:
Roger Daltrey
lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, percussion, ukulele
(1964–1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996–present)
Pete Townshend
lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboards
(1964–1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996–present)
Billy Nicholls
backing vocals
(1989, 1996–1997, 2019–present)
Zak Starkey
drums, percussion
(1996–present)
Simon Townshend
guitar, backing vocals
(1996–1997, 2002–present)
Loren Gold
keyboards, backing vocals
(2012–present)
Jon Button
bass guitar
(2017–present)
Katie Jacoby
lead violinist
(2019–present)
Keith Levenson
music coordinator, conductor
(2019–present)
Emily Marshall
keyboards, associate conductor
(2019–present)
Audrey Q. Snyder
lead cellist
(2019–present)
Classic rockers on tour in 2025
Although not many groups that have been active for 61 years (!) are still touring in the 2020s, here are five of our favorite acts you won't want to miss in the next few months.
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• Ringo Starr with his All Starr Band
• Paul Simon
• Stevie Nicks
• Todd Rundgren
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• Eric Clapton
Need more music from way back when in your life? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
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