The Who - Amazing Journey/Sparks (Cap Center 1976)

As The Who get set to begin the Tommy section of a concert, Keith Moon introduces "Amazing Journey/Sparks." The "Sparks" portion begins around the 4:42 mark. The song is from a show at the Cap Center on August 3, 1976 in Landover, Maryland.

Roger Daltrey Talks to Rolling Stone

Roger Daltrey spoke with RollingStone.com on the eve of his tour of Tommy. Daltrey touched on a number of topics including his vocal surgery, the future with Pete Townshend and his upcoming tour. The interview is here.

Complete Dates for Roger Daltrey's Tour of Tommy; Facebook, Twitter Contest

Courtesy of TheWho.com I have listed all of the dates and the venues for Roger Daltrey's tour of Tommy below. If you want the links for the arenas click here.

Also, there is a contest that has been started with the chance to win two tickets to a show on the tour. All you have to do is pick your favorite song off of Tommy and post it on Facebook or Twitter. Click this to enter.

UK TOUR
3 July – Wolverhampton (Civic Hall)
4 July - Gateshead (Sage)
6 July - Glasgow (Clyde Auditorium)
7 July - Manchester (Bridgewater Hall)
9 July - Nottingham (Royal Centre)
10 July - Newport (Centre)
12 July - Bristol (Colston Hall)
13 July - Southend (Cliffs Pavillion)
15 July - Guilfest
16 July – Hampshire (Broadlands)
19 July - Hull (City Hall)
21 July - London (Indigo 02)
22 July – Norwich (Blickling Hall)
24 July – London (Indigo2 at the O2)
26 July - Dublin (Marlay Park)
28 July - Isle of Man (Royal Hall)
30 July - Belgium (Lokerse Festival)
31 July - Denmark (Valdemars Castle, Svendborg)

U.S./CANADA TOUR
Tue-9/13/11 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
Thu-9/15/11 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Encore Park
Sat-9/17/11 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Sun-9/18/11 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Wed-9/21/11 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Center
Fri-9/23/11 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sat-9/24/11 Hartford, CT XL Center
Tue 9/27/11 Montreal, QC [French | English]
Wed-9/28/11 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
Fri-9/30/11 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Sat-10/1/11 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Wed-10/5/11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Fri-10/7/11 Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Sat-10/8/11 St Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
Tue-10/11/11 Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park Center
Wed-10/12/11 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Fri-10/14/11 Kansas City, MO The Midland by AMC
Sun-10/16/11 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
Wed-10/19/11 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
Fri-10/21/11 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
Sat-10/22/11 Las Vegas, NV The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
Mon-10/24/11 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
Tue-10/25/11 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
Thu-10/27/11 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Sat-10/29/11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Sun-10/30/11 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Tue-11/1/11 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
Wed-11/2/11 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

Simon Townshend's New Song

Simon Townshend has released a new song, "Looking Out Looking In," on his website (video above). The 50-year-old younger brother of Pete will be part of Roger Daltrey's upcoming tour of Tommy which begins in the U.K. this Sunday.

Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love Medley

The above "Whole Lotta Love" medley includes "Boogie Chillun," "Let's Have a Party," "Hello Marylou" and"Going Down Slow." The music comes off of the 2003 Led Zeppelin album How the West Was Won

New Robert Plant DVD

A new DVD on Robert Plant (pictured above with Alison Krauss) is scheduled to be released on August 23, according to antiMUSIC. The article says the DVD will include rare footage, interviews and performances.

I'm looking forward to it!

Roger Daltrey and Slash

I came across this cover by Roger Daltrey and Slash of Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy."The song appeared on the 2006 album Guitar Gods: The Classic Rock Anthems, which you can find on Amazon.com here.