The Who Tour 1966

The Who Tour 1966

Tour by The Who
Associated album	"My Generation"
Start date	1 January 1966
End date	31 December 1966
Legs	7
Number of shows	216 (approximately)
The Who concert chronology

The Who Tour 1966 was a series of performances and tours by The Who, supporting releases such as My Generation (album and single), "Substitute", "I'm a Boy", and A Quick One.

History

The band played nearly non-stop in 1966, mostly shows in the United Kingdom with several short trips to European countries like Sweden and Germany mixed in. Performances during the early part of the year included material from the My Generation album (released in late 1965) and numerous cover songs; March saw the release of "Substitute", which would become one of the most performed songs in the Who canon, and "I'm a Boy" (released in August) would also remain in their act for several years. Later 1966 shows would feature material from the A Quick One album, as well as the single "Happy Jack".

Instrument destruction at the conclusion of "My Generation" remained an integral part of the group's stage show and would well into 1968. Meanwhile, the band suffered through some inner turmoil, with both Roger Daltrey and Keith Moon briefly quitting at different times during the month of May.

Highlights of 1966 included the May NME Poll Winners' Concert, where the band played "Substitute" and "My Generation". Their last performance of the year was a New Year's Eve show entitled "Psychedelicamania" at The Roundhouse in London, sharing the bill with The Move and Pink Floyd.

Tour band

• Roger Daltrey - lead vocals
• Pete Townshend - lead guitar, vocals
• John Entwistle - bass guitar, vocals
• Keith Moon - drums, vocals

Typical set lists

January–May: UK and France

Aside from three days in France, the first half of the year was spent performing entirely in the United Kingdom. Staples in the act included "My Generation", "Heat Wave", and "Dancing in the Street", while "Substitute", "Barbara Ann" (sung by Keith Moon and based on the Beach Boys version), and the Everly Brothers' "A Man With Money" were also regularly featured in band's shows, along with versions of "Daddy Rolling Stone" that included some of Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)".

Songs documented as being played at this stage are as follows:

1. "Heat Wave" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. "Runaround Sue" (Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca)
3. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter)
4. "I Can't Explain" (Pete Townshend)
5. "Substitute" (Pete Townshend)
6. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert)
7. "A Man With Money" (Don Everly, Phil Everly)
8. "Daddy Rolling Stone" (Otis Blackwell)/"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby)
9. "My Generation" (Pete Townshend)

June–October: Scandinavia and UK

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A flyer listing the concert of 21 July

Shows during this period featured much of the same material as earlier in the year, with the notable addition of the group's new single, "I'm a Boy", and early performances of "So Sad About Us", which would appear on their second LP, A Quick One. Songs documented as being played at this stage are as follows (all written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):

1. "Heat Wave" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter)
3. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert)
4. "I Can't Explain"
5. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey)
6. "Daddy Rolling Stone" (Otis Blackwell)/"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby)
7. "So Sad About Us"
8. "Substitute"
9. "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey, Lena Arant)
10. "Baby Don't You Do It" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
11. "A Legal Matter"
12. "I'm a Boy"
13. "My Generation"

October–December: Europe and UK

Performances at this stage of the year included more material from the band’s A Quick One album, such as "See My Way" and John Entwistle's "Whiskey Man". The single "Happy Jack" began appearing towards the end of the year and would be a regular part of the act well into 1970.

Songs documented as being played at this stage are as follows (all written by Pete Townshend unless otherwise specified):

1. "Heat Wave" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter)
3. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert)
4. "So Sad About Us"
5. "See My Way" (Roger Daltrey)
6. "Whiskey Man" (John Entwistle)
7. "Substitute"
8. "The Kids Are Alright"
9. "A Legal Matter"
10. "I'm a Boy"
11. "Happy Jack"
12. "My Generation"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
United Kingdom
1 January 1966	Watford	England	Trade Union Hall
2 January 1966	Hassocks		Ultra Club
7 January 1966	Middlesbrough		Mister McCoy's
8 January 1966	Manchester		Jigsaw Club
9 January 1966	Carlisle		Cosmopolitan Club
13 January 1966	Skewen	Wales	Ritz Ballroom
	Ammanford		Regal Ballroom
14 January 1966	Pontypridd		Municipal Hall
15 January 1966	Stratford	England	Big Beat Club
	Hackney		In Crowd
16 January 1966	Camberley		Agincourt Ballroom
21 January 1966	Forest Hill		Glenlyn Ballroom
22 January 1966	West Bromwich		Adelphi
	Smethwick		Smethwick Baths Ballroom
23 January 1966	Warrington		Co-Operative Hall
26 January 1966	Stevenage		Locarno Ballroom
28 January 1966	Birmingham		Birmingham University
29 January 1966	Nelson		Imperial Ballroom
30 January 1966	Leigh		Beachcomber Club
31 January 1966	Cwmbran	Wales	Coed Eva Community College
1 February 1966	Nottingham	England	Brittania Rowing Club
4 February 1966	London		Astoria Theatre (2 shows)
5 February 1966	Southend-on-Sea		Odeon (2 shows)
6 February 1966	Liverpool		Liverpool Empire Theatre (2 shows)
8 February 1966	Farnborough		Town Hall (unconfirmed)
11 February 1966	Wimbledon		Palais
12 February 1966	Margate		Dreamland Ballroom
13 February 1966	Southall		Community Centre
14 February 1966	Liverpool		Liverpool University, Valentine's Panto Dance Ball
15 February 1966	Sheffield		Esquire Club
17 February 1966	Newcastle		Club A Go-Go
18 February 1966	Dumfries	Scotland	Drill Hall (unconfirmed)
	Galashiels		Volunteer Hall
19 February 1966	Northwich	England	Memorial Hall
20 February 1966	Manchester		Oasis Club
21 February 1966	Preston		Beachcomber Club
25 February 1966	Wellington		Ballroom
26 February 1966	Boston		Starlight Room
28 February 1966	Eltham		Eltham Baths
2 March 1966	Cheshunt		Wolsey Hall
3 March 1966	Chesterfield		Victoria Ballroom
4 March 1966	Pontypool	Wales	British Nylon Spinners Club
5 March 1966	March	England	Marcam Hall
9 March 1966	Farnborough		Town Hall
10 March 1966	Brixton		Ram Jam Club
11 March 1966	Leicester Square		Cavern
12 March 1966	Portsmouth		Birdcage
13 March 1966	Greenford		Starlite Ballroom
18 March 1966	Basildon		Locarno Ballroom
19 March 1966	Stoke-on-Trent		Kings Hall
23 March 1966	Great Yarmouth		Tower Ballroom
24 March 1966	Crawley		Starlite Ballroom
25 March 1966	Hertford		Corn Exchange
26 March 1966	Hinckley		St. George's Ballroom
27 March 1966	Morecambe		Marine Ballroom, Central Pier
France
31 March 1966	Issy-les-Moulineaux	France	d'Ailleurs
1 April 1966	Paris		La Locomotive Club – Place Blanche (2 shows)
2 April 1966			La Locomotive Club – Place Blanche (2 shows)
United Kingdom and Ireland
4 April 1966	Chatham	England	Town Hall
8 April 1966	Leeds		Queens Hall
9 April 1966	Buxton		Pavilion Gardens Ballroom
11 April 1966	Southport		Floral Hall (unconfirmed)
14 April 1966	Southampton		Gaumont Theatre (2 shows)
15 April 1966	Croydon		Fairfield Halls (2 shows)
16 April 1966	Watford		Odeon (2 shows)
17 April 1966	Edmonton		Regal Theatre (2 shows)
19 April 1966	Walsall		Walsall Town Hall
21 April 1966	Stevenage		Locarno Ballroom
22 April 1966	Derby		Odeon Cinema (2 shows)
23 April 1966	Rochester		Odeon Cinema (2 shows)
24 April 1966	Birmingham		Birmingham Theatre (2 shows)
25 April 1966	Bath		Bath Pavilion
26 April 1966	Borehamwood		Link International Club
28 April 1966	Catford		Witch Doctor
19 April 1966	Oxford Street		Tiles Club
30 April 1966	Chelmsford		Corn Exchange
1 May 1966	Wembley		Empire Pool (NME Poll Winners' Concert)
2 May 1966	Bath		Bath Pavilion (unconfirmed)
4 May 1966	Stourbridge		Town Hall
5 May 1966	Kidderminster		Town Hall
6 May 1966	Lisburn	Northern Ireland	Top Hat Ballroom
7 May 1966	Dublin	Ireland	National Boxing Stadium
8 May 1966	Cork	England	Arcadia Ballroom
9 May 1966	Belfast	Northern Ireland	(unconfirmed)
11 May 1966	Bristol	England	Corn Exchange
12 May 1966	Worthing		Pavilion Ballroom
13 May 1966	Wimbledon		Wimbledon Palais
14 May 1966	Bury		Palais
20 May 1966	Newbury		Corn Exchange
21 May 1966	Southport		Floral Hall
23 May 1966	Blackburn		Locarno Ballroom
26 May 1966	Ashton-under-Lyne		Locarno
27 May 1966	Leicester		Granby Halls
28 May 1966	Blackpool		South Pier (2 shows)
29 May 1966	Morecambe		Morecambe Winter Gardens (2 shows)
30 May 1966	Lincoln		Sincil Bank, Lincoln City Football Ground (Lincoln Pop Festival)
Scandinavia
2 June 1966	Stockholm	Sweden	Gröna Lund
3 June 1966	Uppsala		Liljekonvaljeholmen
3 June 1966	Kungsör		Kungsparken
4 June 1966	Söderhamn		Berget
	Sandviken		Högbo Bruk
5 June 1966	Nyköping		Träffen
	Örebro		Idrottshuset
6 June 1966	Helsinki	Finland	Kaivopuisto (unconfirmed)
7 June 1966	Copenhagen	Denmark	Hit House
	Odense		Fyens Forum
United Kingdom and The Netherlands
16 June 1966	Kingston upon Hull	England	Hull University
17 June 1966	Perth	Scotland	City Hall
18 June 1966	Carlisle	England	Market Hall
19 June 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
20 June 1966	Birmingham		Gay Tower Ballroom
21 June 1966	Malvern		Winter Gardens
23 June 1966	Leeds		Leeds University
24 June 1966	Salisbury		Salisbury University
25 June 1966	Chichester		College of Further Education, Chichester College
26 June 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier (2 shows)
28 June 1966	Blackpool		South Pier
29 June 1966	Sheffield		Sheffield University
1 July 1966	Eastbourne		Winter Gardens
3 July 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
4 July 1966	Ramsgate		Marina Ballroom
7 July 1966	Streatham		Locarno Ballroom
8 July 1966	Cardiff	Wales	Top Rank Suite
9 July 1966	London	England	Westminster Technical College
10 July 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
14 July 1966	Yeovil		Liberal Hall
15 July 1966	Greenford]		Starlite Ballroom
16 July 1966	Barnsley		Civic Hall
17 July 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
21 July 1966	Bristol		Locarno
22 July 1966	Morecambe		Marine Ballroom, Central Pier
23 July 1966	Bridlington		Spa Royal Hall
24 July 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
27 July 1966	Redruth		Flamingo Club
28 July 1966	Barnstaple		Queen's Hall
29 July 1966	Oxford Street		Tiles Club
30 July 1966	Windsor		National Jazz and Blues Festival – Balloon Meadow
31 July 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier (unconfirmed)
18 August 1966	Douglas		Palace Ballroom
20 August 1966	Torquay		Town Hall
21 August 1966	Hastings		Pier Ballroom
22 August 1966	Glasgow	Scotland	Odeon Cinema
23 August 1966	Nottingham	England	Sherwood Rooms
24 August 1966	Purley		Orchid Ballroom
25 August 1966	Margate		Dreamland Ballroom
28 August 1966	Great Yarmouth		Brittania Pier
29 August 1966	Hassocks		Ultra Club
1 September 1966	Coventry		Locarno
2 September 1966	Basildon		Locarno
3 September 1966	Grantham		Drill Hall
4 September 1966	Belle Vue		Elizabethan Hall
6 September 1966	Ilford		Palais
8 September 1966	Stevenage		Locarno Ballroom
9 September 1966	Felixstowe		Pier Pavilion
10 September 1966	Bedford		Corn Exchange
11 September 1966	Hassocks		Ultra Club
15 September 1966	Stoke-on-Trent		Gaumont Cinema (2 shows)
16 September 1966	Derby		Odeon Cinema (2 shows)
18 September 1966	Leicester		De Montfort Hall (unconfirmed)
1 October 1966	Nelson		Imperial Ballrom
8 October 1966	Peterborough		Palais de Danse
10 October 1966	Bath		Bath Pavilion
12 October 1966	Scheveningen	Netherlands	Club 192
14 October 1966	Leeds	England	Queen's Hall
15 October 1966	Chelmsford		Corn Exchange
16 October 1966	Greenford		Starlite Ballroom
Europe
20 October 1966	Copenhagen	Denmark	K.B. Hallen (unconfirmed)
			Herlev Hallen
21 October 1966	Gothenburg	Sweden	Lisebergs Konserthall
22 October 1966	Simrishamn		Gislövs Stjärna
	Höör		Jägersbo-Höör
23 October 1966	Malmö		Malmö Stadion
	Odense	Denmark	Fyens Forum
24 October 1966	Halmstad	Sweden	Folkparken
25 October 1966	Stockholm		Club Nalen
28 October 1966	Villeurbanne	France	Palais d'Hiver de Lyon
30 October 1966	Berlin	Germany	Berlin Deutschlandhalle
4 November 1966	Kassel		(unconfirmed)
5 November 1966	Saarbrücken		Messehalle 10
6 November 1966	Cologne		Kongresshalle (2 shows)
7 November 1966	Düsseldorf		Rheinhalle
United Kingdom
12 November 1966	Chelsea	England	Duke of York's Barracks
17 November 1966	Glasgow	Scotland	Locarno
18 November 1966	Perth		City Halls
19 November 1966	Carlisle	England	Market Assembly Hall
24 November 1966	Worthing		Pavilion
26 November 1966	Bridlington		Spa Royal Hall
29 November 1966	Malvern		Winter Gardens
1 December 1966	Maidstone		Town Hall
3 December 1966	Birmingham		Midnight City
5 December 1966	Streatham		Locarno Ballroom
9 December 1966	Dumfries	Scotland	Assembly Halls
10 December 1966	Sunderland	England	Empire Theatre (2 shows)
15 December 1966	Streatham		Locarno Ballroom
17 December 1966	Nelson		Imperial Ballroom
21 December 1966	Forest Gate		Upper Cut Club
30 December 1966	Cheam		Baths Hall
31 December 1966	London		The Roundhouse

See also

• List of The Who tours and performances

External links

• The Who Online Concert Guide