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Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 75 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Shakin' All Over

Comments: The Who return to New York for their first 1969 Tour with a vengeance! Pete's soloing in Heaven and Hell is great and they charge through Tommy for the first time in front of a New York audience. This is the second of a three-night stand at the Fillmore East. This is complete except for two Tommy songs by combining two different, very good sounding audience sources.

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 65 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Pinball Wizard, Substitute, I'm a Boy, Shakin' All Over, Magic Bus

Comments: A complete, short set at the Rockpile on Pete's birthday....the group only decided to play 4 songs from Tommy and conclude the show in a little over an hour. The playing is wonderful, and Magic Bus features some really great and spontaneous soloing from Pete, who leads the group into a Chuck Berry-type jam near the end. Although shorter than usual, a really dynamic set, and unusual and unique!

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Shakin' All Over, Summertime Blues, Magic Bus

Comments: This is the best show from 1969, in my opinion...the playing and energy are just wonderful! The band plays full tilt, fast, heavy, loud, and they ROCK!! The great sound helps this too. Everything about this show is great; there are hardly any pauses between numbers, just one blistering song after another. This is the show where Zeppelin opened for The Who, who blew Zeppelin off the stage, and Pete reminds the crowd about how good Zeppelin's performance was before a killer Magic Bus with 2 minutes of guitar solos by Pete before the songs starts. RECOMMENDED!! (To see all that is left of the Led Zeppelin gig, click HERE).

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 45 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, Substitute, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Magic Bus

Comments: All that is known to exist from this show, and what we have sounds very good. Magic Bus is very long and possibly one of the best versions ever. Pete solos alone for nearly 5 minutes before the rest of the band joins in and the entire jam at the end is amazing, with the whole band thundering their way through it. Where's the rest!?

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 1 Hour

Set List:

Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Pinball Wizard, We're Not Gonna Take It, Substitute, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over

Comments: All that is known to exist from the late show, and it too sounds quite powerful. Young Man Blues is a powerful jam and the remaining Tommy songs in this recording sound good. Shakin' All Over has a great jam and is extended with some amazing riffs. Once again, let's all join in...Where's the rest!?

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 45 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, We're Not Gonna Take It, Substitute, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, Magic Bus

Comments: All that is know to exist from this show. An excellent show in front of a crowd that seems to be really enjoying the show! Young Man Blues is brutal and the soloing in Shakin' All Over and Magic Bus especially is breathtaking and dynamic, as are the ensuing jams. Where is the rest of this show!? 

Comments: This is an incredible show, and the boys play their hearts out to make sure the Bay Area won't forget them any time soon. The Tommy is among the best played in 1969, and the Magic Bus played is a great jam. There are no encores as Pete explains that he and Roger need to be in New York at 9am to be in court for assaulting a cop back in May. An excellent show. 

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 20 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey

Comments: The Who's third and final appearance at the National Jazz and Blues Festival. An excellent show from what I can tell from the small amount available. This is all that remains and is known to exist of this great show...I hope some day the rest will see the light. More of this please!

Sound: Very good, clear audience, though a little distant

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright?, Fiddle About, Go to the Mirror!, Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Substitute, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, My Generation

Comments: A great show, and a warm up for the Isle of Wight Festival the next day. The beginning really charges along, and Young Man Blues is jammed on for 10 minutes and is devastating. Tommy is excellent, as always, and an excellent version of Substitute leads to a killer collection of songs at the end, with the jamming at the end of My Generation going incredibly from riff to riff and section to section.

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, My Generation

Comments: A truly electrifying 1969 set, blowing headliner Bob Dylan off the stage. The playing is impeccable and Tommy sounds crisp, perfect and spine chilling in quality. There aren't too many words I can use to describe this gig....this and the show they played the following year at the same festival truly mark this band as one of the greatest live acts. I cannot say anything more...recommended! (An interesting note is that Keith had a broken foot and played the gig with painkiller injections in his foot...still sounds amazing to me!)

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Sound: Great soundboard or Very good audience

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, Overture, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think Its Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, See Me Feel Me, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over

Comments: A great sounding recording of a great show. The version of Young Man Blues is one of the longest and the BEST version they ever played. It is staggering. Great playing throughout. By combining the two recordings, we have here almost the complete, excellent show!

Sound: Excellent audience

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, Spoonful

Comments: Pete complains about the echo in the gym, but the sound on the recording doesn't suffer one bit! The playing is so good. Young Man Blues is longer than usual and really heavy, leading right into Tommy, which, as always, is great...I have never really heard a weak Tommy performance. Shakin' All Over is a monster, jammed on for an incredible length. Another typical 1969 show.

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Young Man Blues, Summertime Blues, Overture, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, My Generation, Magic Bus

Comments: A great, typical, amazing 1969 Who show. Oddly, Pete introduces Summertime Blues before Tommy. Tommy is great as usual and some great jamming and improvisations characterize My Generation and Magic Bus. In all, a great show, typical of the Who, blowing everyone else away. Great sound too.

Sound: Excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 45 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, My Generation

Comments: A simply superb show with excellent sound. Pete gets fed up with the rowdies and the police and tells them very nicely what to do before My Generation...simply exceptional playing...where's the rest?!

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 2 Hours

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, Overture, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, My Generation

Comments: A GREAT 1969 show, particularly good. Tommy is excellent and the beginning and ending, especially the towering My Generation medley, frame the Tommy part in high voltage and potent rock! The entire band is on fire, and Pete in particular delivers some great solos over John's amazing bass and Keith's drums that are all over the place. Roger's voice is amazing too.

Sound: Very good audience

Time: Approx. 90 Minutes

Set List:

Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Fortune Teller, Tattoo, Young Man Blues, Overture, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think Its Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, My Generation

Comments: Another killer late 1969 Tommy show! Young Man Blues is so heavy and devastating and Tommy sounds quiet, loud, aggressive, plaintive, a whole range of moods and is as strong as ever. My Generation contains an excellent jam at the end that is a bombastic ending to this fabulous concert.

Sound: Excellent soundboard

Time: Approx. 1 Hour

Set List:

Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, Tommy Can You Hear Me, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, Miracle Cure, Sally Simpson, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, My Generation

Comments: What an exceptional show! The playing is better than many other shows I have heard, and that's really saying something. In this superb soundboard recording, you can really hear John' truly amazing and outstanding bass playing fill in the gaps between Pete's great guitar and Keith's manic drumming. This is the last two-thirds of the show....where's the rest?!