The Who ‘The Song Is Over’ Farewell Tour Begins

Share This:

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend during opening night of The Who’s “The Song Is Over” farewell tour, Sunrise, Fla., August 16, 2025.

The Who began their farewell tour last night (August 16, 2025) with the first of 17 North American shows. The career-spanning setlist at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. was dominated by songs from their most fertile recording era, namely, 1971’s Who’s Next, and from the double album that followed, 1973’s Quadrophenia. That period ably showcased Pete Townshend’s visionary songwriting that was well-suited for the powerhouse British foursome. Of course, only Townshend, who turned 80 on May 19, and Roger Daltrey, 81, remain. The band’s John Entwistle and Keith Moon are long gone.

“Pete’s still playing great guitar,” said Daltrey when the tour was announced at a May 8 press conference. “And the music still has such vitality. We’re not going to please the [entire] audience. [But] they’ve met their wives and husbands [at our concerts] and are now taking their grandchildren.”

Watch the evening’s opening number

The band had a messy “divorce” with their longtime drummer, Zak Starkey. He’s replaced on this tour by Scott Devours.

It’s said that this performance of “Going Mobile” was its concert debut. (Daltrey has sung it many times at his solo concerts.) Townshend sings lead on the recorded version; however, on this occasion, his brother, Simon Townshend did so.

Watch them perform the evening’s first number from Quadrophenia

If there’s a way to see whether Daltrey’s vocals can still soar, it’s with “Love, Reign O’er Me.”

The concert appropriately concluded with “The Song Is Over.”

Tickets for the tour are available here. Townshend and Daltrey have yet to commit to dates beyond this North American run.

The Who, Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL, August 16, 2025 Setlist
I Can’t Explain
Substitute
Who Are You
The Seeker
I Can See For Miles
Bargain
Love Ain’t For Keepin’
Behind Blue Eyes
Going Mobile
Pinball Wizard
See Me, Feel Me
Eminence Front
My Generation
You Better You Bet
The Real Me
I’ve Had Enough
I’m One
5:15
Love, Reign O’er Me
Baba O’Riley
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Tea & Theatre
The Song Is Over