# the Who at Golden 1 Center, October 26, 2022

[AEG Live](https://www.golden1center.com/events/detail/the-who) presents [the Who](https://www.thewho.com/) _Hits Back! 2022 Tour_, with opener, [Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs](https://www.thedirtyknobs.com/)  
[Golden 1 Center](http://golden1center.com/)  
[500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento, CA 95814 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=500+David+J+Stern+Walk,+Sacramento,+CA+95814+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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## Set One: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

[7:30 PM] {lights down}  
[7:31 PM] {band out without introduction}

01. [7:32 PM] _Wicked Mind_
02. [7:36 PM] _Fault Lines_
03. [7:42 PM] _Wreckless Abandon_
04. [7:48 PM] _I Still Love You_  
[7:53 PM] {band introduction}
05. [7:56 PM] _Even the Losers_
06. [8:00 PM] _Refugee_
07. [8:07 PM] _Runnin' Down a Dream_  
[8:11 PM] {thanks, bye!}  
[8:12 PM] {setbreak}

### Performers

* [Mike Campbell](https://www.thedirtyknobs.com/): guitar, vox;
* Chris Holt: guitar;
* [Matt Laug](https://www.mattlaugdrums.com/): drums;
* Lance Morrison AKA Craw Daddy: bass.

## Set Two: the Who

[8:38 PM] {lights down; band out; PT yack}

01. [8:38 PM] _Overture_
02. [8:44 PM] _1921_
03. [8:47 PM] _Sparks_
04. [8:55 PM] _Pinball Wizard_
05. [8:59 PM] _We're Not Gonna Take It_  
[9:07 PM] {end _Tommy_ segment; RD puts on a guitar; PT yack}
06. [9:08 PM] _Who Are You_  
[9:15 PM] {banter}
07. [9:16 PM] _Eminence Front_  
[9:21 PM] {RD takes off guitar; PT yack about new(ish) record}
08. [9:23 PM] _Ball and Chain_  
[9:27 PM] {Orchestra break; core band remains onstage}
09. [9:29 PM] _You Better You Bet_  
[9:34 PM] {PT complains about his guitar}
10. [9:35 PM] _The Seeker_  
[9:39 PM] {RD puts on an acoustic guitar; add cello}
11. [9:40 PM] _Naked Eye_  
[9:45 PM] {drop cello; RD takes off guitar; RD yack about how things don't really change}
12. [9:46 PM] _Another Tricky Day_  
[9:51 PM] {PT: we were not an angry band}
13. [9:53 PM] _Won't Get Fooled Again_  
[10:01 PM] {add section leads: violin, cello, contrabass; PT swaps to acoustic guitar}
14. [10:03 PM] _Behind Blue Eyes_  
[10:07 PM] {pause for return of the orchestra; PT: now for selections from _Quadrophenia_}
15. [10:08 PM] _The Real Me_
16. [10:12 PM] _I'm One_  
[10:15 PM] {PT swap to guitar}
17. [10:16 PM] _5:15_
18. [10:23 PM] _The Rock_ »
19. [10:30 PM] (piano solo)
20. [10:32 PM] _Love, Reign O'er Me_  
[10:38 PM] {Orchestral bow; PT introduces the band}  
   
**Finale**
21. [10:41 PM] _Baba O'Riley_  
[10:46 PM] {show ends; all bow; comments from both PT & RD}  
[10:50 PM] {all off}

### Performers

[the Who](https://www.thewho.com/)

* [Roger Daltrey](https://www.thewho.com/): harmonica, percussion, tambourine, acoustic guitar, guitar, ukulele, vox;
* [Pete Townshend](http://petetownshend.net/): guitar, keyboards, vox;
* [Jon Button](http://jonbutton.nubook.com/): bass, contrabass, electric contrabass, harmony vox;
* [Loren Gold](http://www.lorengold.com/): piano, keyboards, jaw harp, harmony vox;
* [Katie Jacoby](https://katiejacoby.com/): violin, electric violin;
* Randy L: contrabass;
* [Keith Levenson](https://www.keithlevenson.net/): conductor;
* [Emily Marshall](https://www.emilymarshallmusic.com/): keyboards, associate conductor;
* [Billy Nicholls](http://www.billynicholls.com/): harmony vox;
* [Audrey Snyder](https://audreyqsnyder.com/about): cello;
* [Zak Starkey](http://www.sshh.co.uk/): drums, percussion, guitar;
* [Simon Townshend](http://www.simontownshend.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, vox;
* orchestra members unidentified.

## Notes

Dirty Knobs opening for the Who was a novelty: the crowd was kind of obnoxious (ignoring the band) until they realized who Campbell was, and then they turned into obnoxious singalong Petty fans.

And it only got worse for the Who: party people screaming drunkenly, "superfans" talking over the music, loudmouths belting out incorrect lyrics, etc. Really annoying. I wanted to move seats (hoping to find a quieter place), but Ting didn't think that would work out, so we stayed put and suffered. There might have been a few songs not interrupted by aud idiocy, but not many.

Performance-wise, the show was decently good. Slightly sloppy. The format for this tour -- same as last time around, if you went -- was that there was a local orchestra onstage. First & last 40 min were with the orchestra. Middle 40 min just the "core" band of RD, PT + hired hands (8 this time -- last time was more). I don't think the sloppiness was due to the orchestra as much as the impossibility of getting them to mesh with the variances in the core band's delivery.

Both Pete & Roger were in good moods, and talked a lot.

Roger can't scream as well as he used to, and wisely held back a LOT. I was also surprised to see that his mic-swinging skills seemed to be off: maybe old age is getting in the way too much?

As with many of the past tours, Pete's brother Simon played a lot of the classic guitar lines, leaving Pete free to strut and pose dramatically. This might have pleased the fans, but it was weird to watch him do windmills and NOT hear loud clanging guitar chords.

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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