SheffBloke Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Sold out in 10 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena Mole Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Sold really well but still plenty of tickets available click here to view the latest ticket availability http://www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk/whats-on/the-who---quadrophenia-and-more/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Sold out in 10 minutes i expect the touts have bought them up, hope they get stuck with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena Mole Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Support will be Vintage Trouble!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil-minx92 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 THE WHO, one of rock’s legendary and defining bands, has announced a UK arena tour where they’ll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics. The tour stops off at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on Tuesday 18th June 2013. This marks a welcome return to Yorkshire for the band who have performed at the Arena on two previous occasions in 2000 and 2007. Their first live album ‘Live At Leeds’ recorded at the University of Leeds in 1970 is widely regarded as one of the greatest live albums of all time. The UK tour follows on from a hugely successful North American tour, praised by press and fans alike as probably the definitive interpretation of Quadrophenia and “a rock 'n' roll lover's dream come true” (Telegram.com, Boston). “QUADROPHENIA is their (The Who’s) boldest and most fully realized albums,” writes Rolling Stone, “but it's never quite gotten the live show it deserves – until now”. The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band’s second rock opera (after Tommy), raised the bar for rock albums as an art form, hit #2 on the UK album chart and massively influenced the future of UK style, fashion and culture – from Paul Weller to Bradley Wiggins, from Paul Smith to Noel Gallagher. The album’s title is a variation on the popular usage of the medical diagnostic term schizophrenia and exemplifies the four varying personalities of the band members who created the album. IGN placed QUADROPHENIA at No. 1 on its list of the greatest classic rock albums of all time and Q magazine placed QUADROPHENIA on its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. It features such classic WHO songs as “The Real Me,” “5:15” and “Love Reign o’er Me.” The band, founded in 1964, brought together four different personalities and in effect produced a musical hurricane. Each of them was a pioneer. Wildman drummer Keith Moon beat his kit with a chaotic elegance; stoic bassist John Entwistle held down the center with the melodic virtuosity of a solo guitarist; raging intellectual Pete Townshend punctuated the epic universality of his songs with the windmill slamming of his fingers across his guitar strings; and Roger Daltrey roared above it all with an impossibly virile macho swagger. They exploded conventional rhythm and blues structures, challenged pop music conventions, and redefined what was possible on stage, in the recording studio, and on vinyl. The film QUADROPHENIA starred a young Sting, Phil Daniels, Ray Winstone, Trevor Laird and Lesley Ash. John Lydon (Rotten) was screen tested for a part, but the idea was dropped when insurance became an issue! QUADROPHENIA became one of the key influential, independent British movies, alongside other gritty real life films (known as ‘angry young man films’), like “Scum”, “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner” and “Look Back In Anger”. This new concert version of QUADROPHENIA, personally directed by Roger Daltrey, focuses on the original album and replaces the narrative used in previous stage versions with powerful imagery projected on an array of massive screens, designed to support, complement and propel the musical content of the work by setting it in the context of the history of the band. This is achieved to startling effect. “Quadrophenia and its coming-of-age story unfolded in songs that blended nuance and noise, a spectacle grand and gritty,” writes the Orlando Sentinel. The Who’s 8-date UK tour features founding members ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND, who will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), John Corey (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals). Tickets, priced £60 £65 & £70 (subject to booking fee) go on general sale at 9am on Friday 1st February 2013. Mailing list members can book from 9am on Thursday 31st Jan - join now! http://www.motorpointarena.co.uk/members/register/ There is a ticket limit of 6 per person in place on this concert. All under 14’s attending this show must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. Souvenir ticket stock will be in use on this show - we do not have these tickets and anticpate that they will be supplied between 4 & 6 weeks proir to the show. When tickets are to be posted information will be posted here and on the Arena facebook & twitter sites. Raging something Oh no, he was just doing some research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS live Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 SSS are playing the 02 Academy Sheffield as main support to Section 60 on what promises to be a top night a great music. Tickets are cheap at £4 (less than a pint in some places!) and can be bought from SSS. Email sssmusic@live.co.uk for more details, if your pondering over coming taken a listen through the links below Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamwoody Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Should be called FROM THE WHO now as theres only half of them left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Should be called FROM THE WHO now as theres only half of them left I think having Daltrey & Townsend left is a bit different to Foxton, mateyboy but no Weller. Though one of first gigs i ever went to was The Who is 82 and they were pretty old & creaky then (though probably younger than I am now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Should be called FROM THE WHO now as theres only half of them left "Two from the Who" sounds better. or "And then there were two" apologies to Genesis fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I love the who and saw them in 2007 at the arena....they were competent and sounded good but to me they were just drawing there pension. No fire no excitement. And getting told by security to sit down ( floor seat) didn't help lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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