Album cover for The Who’s 1973 rock opera, “Quadrophenia,” which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week. The Who’s “Quadrophenia” — a rock opera composed by guitarist Pete Townshend is turning ...

Bonfire night, 1973. The Who are 50 minutes into their set at Newcastle’s Odeon Cinema, the first gig of a three-night stand. They’re promoting Quadrophenia, the grand new opus written by Pete ...

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases or premieres, or occasionally our own inscrutable whims. This week: The recent (and very strange) Jeannette: The Childhood Of Joan Of ...

We say “essentially” because there was a lone “I’ve Had Enough” at the launch of the original Quadrophenia tour on October 28, 1973, at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It’s a show that ...

The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey haven't stayed off the road during the past four-plus years by choice. "We've been trying to find something we can do together. We've struggled to find ...

Judging from reviews of shows from the tour so far, here we are 44 years later, and Daltrey and Townshend are just as energetic at 75 and 74, respectively, as they were four-and-a-half-decades ago.

The 80-year-old rock legend picked The Who’s 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. The double-LP set was the band’s first album to be written and produced solely by Townshend, which Pete admitted was a factor ...

When The Who announced earlier this year that it was going to embark on a tour performing its classic album "Quadrophenia" (1973), some may have assumed this band was merely coasting on its previous ...

“You know when you’re at a party and some old man dances?” mused Pete Townshend on stage Wednesday night in Chicago, poking a little fun following a shimmy as he set up The Who’s “Another Tricky Day.” ...

Pete Townshend has announced the premiere of Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet, based on the Who’s classic 1973 album. The production will open in the U.K. in May 2025, following years of development after ...