Back to the Who Tour 51!
# Back to the Who Tour 51!

Back to the Who Tour 51! was a 2016 concert tour of Europe & North America by British band The Who.

## Overview

The tour was announced, in part, on 3 May 2016 and is the continuity of the band's previous tour, The Who Hits 50!.

The new tour included a return visit to the Isle of Wight Festival (at the Seaclose Park in Newport, England) on the opening date and ended at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California on 16 October 2016 after thirteen concerts.

## Tour band

The Who

* Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine
* Pete Townshend – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Backing musicians

* John Corey – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, bass harmonica
* Loren Gold – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, jaw harp
* Pino Palladino – bass guitar
* Frank Simes – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, banjo, mandolin
* Zak Starkey – drums, percussion
* Simon Townshend – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

## Tour dates

Source:

The five UK dates scheduled for August / September 2016, originally billed as "Greatest Hits" shows, have been moved to 2017 to coincide with the Royal Albert Hall dates, as part of the 2017 Tommy & More tour.

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold/available | Box office |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Europe 2016 ||||||
| 11 June 2016 | Newport | United Kingdom | Isle of Wight Festival – Seaclose Park | — | — |
| 14 June 2016 | Toulouse | France | Zénith de Toulouse | — | — |
| 16 June 2016 | Madrid | Spain | Caja Mágica | — | — |
| 18 June 2016 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain | Azkena Rock Festival Grounds | — | — |
| 10 September 2016 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena | — | — |
| 12 September 2016 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | — | — |
| 14 September 2016 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | — | — |
| 17 September 2016 | Bologna | Italy | Unipol Arena | — | — |
| 19 September 2016 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum | — | — |
| North America 2016 ||||||
| 6 October 2016 | Santa Barbara | United States | Santa Barbara Bowl | -- | -- |
| 9 October 2016 | Indio | United States | Empire Polo Grounds | -- | -- |
| 12 October 2016 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes | 17,837 / 18,423 | $1,257,668 |
| 16 October 2016 | Indio | United States | Empire Polo Grounds | -- | -- |

## Cancelled shows

Source:

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 August 2016 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | The SSE Hydro |
| 31 August 2016 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Manchester Arena |
| 3 September 2016 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Sheffield Arena |
| 5 September 2016 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Genting Arena |
| 7 September 2016 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Echo Arena Liverpool |
