Set list
I Can't Explain, The Seeker, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, Fragments, Who Are You, Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Riley, Relay, 5.15, My Generation, Cry If You Want, Won't Get Fooled Again, The Kids Are Alright, Pinball Wizard, Amazing Journey, Sparks, See Me Feel Me, Tea And Theater
Line Up
Roger Daltrey: Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar
Pete Townshend: Vocals, Guitar
John Bundrick: Keyboards, Piano
Pino Palladino: Bass
Zak Starkey: Drums
Simon Townshend: Backing Vocal, Guitar
Note
Private show with The Who on a "Rock Band 2" party at the E3 video game show. Setlist confirmed by Bart Adams.
Newspapers
E3 trendspotting: the triumph of music
Venture Beat, 17.07.2008
LOS ANGELES — I just came back from the “Rock Band 2″ party at the E3 video game show. Inside the Orpheum theater, The Who belted out 40-year-old songs to the delight...
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Harmonix Party: Rock Band owns LA with Who concert
Ars Technica, 17.07.2008
"I asked Alex Rigopulos if he ever expected The Who to play at one of our parties. He said 'yes.'"
E3 2008: The Who Rock the Orpheum
The Escapist, 17.07.2008
Last night, Rock Band developer Harmonix treated a few lucky game journalists to a once in a lifetime event: a private concert with rock legends The Who.
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The Who: Talkin' 'bout your Rock Band 2 g-g-generation
Los Angeles Times, 18.07.2008
The Orpheum Theatre is not a big room for the Who, but this was an unusual occasion, an intimate collision of rock history and virtual reality, of brute force and high-tech fun. Loo...
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Fanreports
Paul Lyons
I was fortunate enough to go to the Rock Band party at the Orpheum downtown on Wednesday night the 16th with special guests THE WHO. Unlike Saturday's rather sedate, 8-song set at UCLA for the VH1 Rock Honors show, last night was a truly majestic performance filled with fun and whimsy. Without the cameras and the media surrounding them, Pete and Roger were loose, and in a good mood, playing a strong 90 minute set featuring (not in order) I Can't Explain, The Seeker, Who Are You, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, Fragments, The Relay, 5:15, Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, My Generation, Won't Get Fooled Again, Pinball Wizard, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Tea and Theatre. For people who've never seen them it's still a joy to watch the two surviving members of the The Who play those great songs. Pete Townshend still has great spirit and is amazing to watch. In reality, as Pete said the other night at the Orpheum, they're really a "WHO cover band". But as cover bands go - they're the best!!
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