{"id":804210,"date":"2020-02-14T15:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=953558"},"modified":"2020-02-14T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T22:41:39","slug":"watch-the-who-play-tattoo-for-first-time-since-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/watch-the-who-play-tattoo-for-first-time-since-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Who Play \u2018Tattoo\u2019 for First Time Since 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Who<\/a> marked the 50th anniversary of their landmark concert at Leeds University by playing a special acoustic gig at the tiny Pryzm club in London on Friday evening. The set was similar to the one they played at the hall earlier in the week, but it did contain the first performance of The Who Sell Out<\/em>\u2018s \u201cTattoo\u201d since 2008. The song was also part of their set at Leeds back in 1970.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife has tattoos of dogs and fairies and various things,\u201d Pete Townshend told the crowd before playing the song. \u201cThe other day, she said \u2018my back aches\u2019 [and I was like] \u2018there\u2019s a fucking tattoo!\u2019 I hadn\u2019t seen. That shows how often we have sex. Anyway, apparently we\u2019re playing \u2018Tattoo.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The Who have been playing with locals orchestras over the past year, but these were special shows where Daltrey and Townshend were joined only by bassist Phil Spalding, guitarist\/vocalist Simon Townshend, background signer Billy Nicholls and percussionist Jody Linscott. The shows featured the first performances of \u201cBreak The News\u201d and \u201cShe Rocked My World\u201d from their new LP Who.<\/em><\/p>\n

Former Who audio engineer Bob Pridden, who worked with the group continuously from 1966 to 2016, recently spoke to Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> about recording Live at Leeds. \u201cThat\u2019s when they were on fire,\u201d he said. \u201cThe were working all the time and just on top of their game. As a unit of just four people, a band couldn\u2019t be any better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Who will return to the road on March 16th for a tour of European arenas. They come to America in late April for a seven-city run that wraps up with a mini residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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