The Who appeared at the Isle of Wright festival on August 29, 1970, performing in front of a crowd estimated at 600,000. Although the full concert was over three hours long, this video presents a version that was significantly edited (a lot of Tommy was eliminated and the performances were resequenced). The track listing, as included in the video, includes:
1. Heaven And Hell
2. I Can’t Explain
3. Young Man Blues
4. I Don’t Even Know Myself
5. Water
6. Shakin’ All Over
7. Spoonful/Twist And Shout
8. Summertime Blues
9. My Generation
10. Magic Bus
11. Overture
12. It’s A Boy
13. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
14. Christmas
15. The Acid Queen
16. Pinball Wizard
17. Do You Think It’s Alright
18. Fiddle About
19. Go To The Mirror
20. Miracle Cure
21. I’m Free
22. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
23. We’re Not Gonna Take It
I think you will really enjoy this video. In my opinion the Who are arguably the greatest band of all time and this performance captures the original group at full power. Let’s watch…..
If you enjoyed the Who’s performance at the Isle of Wright, check back tomorrow for the movie version of my favorite Who album of all time, Quadrophenia.
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